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SocialBaseAPI Limitations

API Limitations

We’re committed to supporting as many social features as possible —but some capabilities (like adding music overlays, or creating custom location tags) simply aren’t exposed by their APIs.

We monitor every update and will unlock these features in Trovebase as soon as the platforms allow.

Instagram

Rate Limits

  • 200 calls/hour per user access token (Graph API)
  • 60 comment writes/hour per user
  • Messaging APIs: 2 calls/sec for conversations; 100 calls/sec for live replies, 750 calls/hour for other comments; 100 calls/sec text, 10 calls/sec media

Feature Restrictions

  • Live videos: Cannot schedule or publish via API
  • Music on Reels/Stories: No API support for attaching licensed music
  • Location Tags: You can only tag existing business locations (via Business Discovery endpoints); you cannot create new location tags

Typical Delays

  • Media container creation: ~5 seconds
  • Post propagation: up to 2 minutes

LinkedIn

Rate Limits

  • Daily quotas reset at midnight UTC

Feature Restrictions

  • Articles & Newsletters: Cannot schedule or publish via API
  • Stories: No API support
  • Polls: Cannot create via API
  • Location Tags: Not supported
  • Music/Media Effects: No support for music overlays or advanced media

Typical Delays

  • Company Page posts appear in 2–3 minutes

Facebook

Rate Limits

  • App-level quotas vary by daily/weekly active users

Feature Restrictions

  • Personal Profile Posts: Cannot be scheduled. Only Pages and Groups (Group posting limited)
  • Music Attachments: API does not support adding music to posts or stories
  • Location Tags: Can tag Page check-ins only; cannot add custom location tags to images or videos
  • Event & Marketplace Posts: Not supported by API

Typical Delays

  • Scheduled Page posts publish within ~1 minute
  • Insights data lags 15–30 minutes