Connect Facebook/Instagram API to ADF

Question

Hello, I am looking to get insights about my Instagram/Facebook page through the API and I want to implement a pipeline that will retrieve these data automatically through a REST connection in ADF ? Could you please provide me with a detailed guide on how to do it? Thanks

Answer 1

Hi @Wajih Arfaoui ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum and thanks for reaching out here.

I understand that you want to get information about your Instagram/Facebook page using the API and set up a process in ADF to do this automatically through a REST connection. Please let me know if I got that right.

Currently, ADF doesn't have a built-in way to connect directly to Facebook and Instagram. But as a work around, you can use the REST connector in ADF to read data from their APIs. In ADF, you'll use a copy activity. On the source side, use the REST connector, and on the destination side, use ADF connectors to load the data.

Here are some links that might help you:

• REST connector documentation: Copy and transform data from and to a REST endpoint by using Azure Data Factory
• Facebook Graph API documentation
• Instagram Basic Display API

Make sure to get the API credentials and permissions you need from Facebook and Instagram. Getting data from them can be a bit tricky due to their rules, so it's important to test your pipeline thoroughly. Keep an eye out for any changes in the APIs that could affect your pipeline.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.