Need Help with Meta Graph API Explorer for Instagram Analytics Dashboard in Power BI

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to create a marketing dashboard to analyze the performance of an Instagram account, and I want to use Meta’s Graph API Explorer to pull the data into Power BI. However, I’m running into an issue when trying to access the API.

When I make a request, I get the following error:

{
  "error": {
    "message": "(#10) This endpoint requires the 'pages_read_engagement' permission or the 'Page Public Content Access' feature. Refer to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/review/login-permissions#manage-pages and https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/review/feature#reference-PAGES_ACCESS for details.",
    "type": "OAuthException",
    "code": 10,
    "fbtrace_id": "AvHfOzyJqtsZwFWyZKpg1ha"
  }
}

From what I understand, I need the pages_read_engagement permission or the Page Public Content Access feature, but I’m not entirely sure how to get these approved or set up. Has anyone gone through this process before?

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

1. Created a Meta Developer account and set up an app.

2. Tried using the Graph API Explorer to query Instagram insights.

3. Followed the documentation, but I’m stuck at this error.

My goal is to connect the API to Power BI so I can automate the data extraction and build a dashboard. If anyone has experience with this or can point me in the right direction, I’d really appreciate it!

Thanks in advance for your help!