Hootsuite Analytics API is one of 21 APIs that Hootsuite publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include analytics-api. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, and rate-limit docs.
This API exposes
4 operations
across 4 paths,
and defines 48 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://platform.hootsuite.com.
4 operations4 paths48 schemas4 POST
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Hootsuite Analytics API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes.
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Paths & Operations 4
Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
analytics-api 4
Hootsuite Analytics API
POST
/v1/analytics/posts
List Posts and Metrics
listPosts4 paramsbody→ 200default
POST
/v1/analytics/profiles
List Profiles and Metrics
listProfilesMetrics4 paramsbody→ 200default
POST
/v1/analytics/paid/{adEntityCollection}
List Paid campaigns, ad sets, or ads
listPaid5 paramsbody→ 200default
POST
/v1/analytics/paid/{adEntityCollection}/metrics
List Metrics for paid campaigns, ad sets, or ads
listPaidMetrics5 paramsbody→ 200default
Schemas 48
The contract defines 48 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Ad (27 properties), Post (21 properties), AdSet (17 properties), Campaign (15 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
PageMetricsOverview
object
All page level metrics in a single object. Keys are metric names (e.g. "pagereactions", "totalfollowers"). Values are numeric (float64). For metric definitions…
ListPostsResponse
object
2 properties2 required
Ad
object
27 properties21 required
AdAccountFilter
object
filter by adAccountId and organizationId
2 properties2 required
Post
object
21 properties5 required
ListPaidResponse
object
Response payload for listing paid entities (campaigns, ad sets, or ads).
2 properties2 required
TimeFieldFilters
object
Filter by a time field, at least one filter must be specified.
1 property
AdAccountTypeEnum
string
Ad account network type
CampaignContentDailyMetrics
object
Daily metrics snapshot for a paid campaign.
7 properties7 required
AdLink
object
Link objects associated with the ad.
2 properties1 required
ProblemDetails
object
5 properties2 required
ListPostsRequest
object
1 property1 required
MetricsPublic
object
All social network and Owly metrics in a single map. Keys are metric names (e.g. "likes", "comments", "postviews", "clicks"). Values are numeric (float64). For…
PostMetadata
object
Platform-specific metadata in a single object. Keys and values depend on socialprofiletype. Examples: ispopular, objecttype, isboostedpost, iseligibleforpromot…
AdMedia
object
Thumbnail and media URLs for the ad, when available.
2 properties2 required
MediaPublic
object
Media item. Do not include thumbnailurl when highresolutionthumbnailurl is present.
8 properties
Lifecycle
object
Schedule window (start and end time), when available.
2 properties
InFilter
array
Options to filter against, at least 1 must match.
BreakdownDimension
object
2 properties2 required
LinkPublic
object
Link from the post. UTM is excluded (not populated since beginning of 2024).
2 properties
ListPaidMetricsResponse
object
2 properties2 required
DatatypeEnum
string
API code for this datatype
AdsetContentDailyMetrics
object
Daily metrics snapshot for a paid ad set.
8 properties8 required
Budget
object
Budget configuration, when available.
2 properties2 required
Cursor
object
1 property1 required
LabeledType
object
2 properties2 required
AdSet
object
Paid ad set entity returned from ad platform integrations.
17 properties12 required
AdContentDailyMetrics
object
Daily metrics snapshot for a paid ad.
9 properties9 required
TimespanFilter
object
Timespan to filter against, inclusive. At least one of since or until must be provided.
2 properties
EqFilter
string
Filter by exact match.
DataFieldFilters
object
Filter by a data field, at least one filter must be specified.
2 properties
ListProfilesMetricsRequest
object
1 property1 required
AttachmentType
string
UTM
object
UTM objects associated with the ad.
5 properties5 required
RequestFilters
object
3 properties1 required
PageMetric
object
2 properties1 required
NetworkTypeEnum
string
API code for this Social Network
ListProfilesMetricsResponse
object
2 properties2 required
Author
object
6 properties
ListPaidMetricsRequest
object
1 property1 required
AdRequestFilters
object
3 properties1 required
Campaign
object
Paid campaign entity returned from ad platform integrations.
15 properties10 required
CollectionInfo
object
2 properties
AdMetadata
object
Platform-specific metadata in a single object. Keys and values depend on adaccounttype.
AdEntityCollectionEnum
string
Plural collection name used in the URL path. Determines whether the response contains campaigns, ad sets, or ads
ProfileMetricsEntry
object
4 properties4 required
Metadata
object
1 property1 required
ListPaidRequest
object
1 property1 required
Specification
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