followers_count is empty
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Hi everyone,

I'm working on a project using the Facebook Graph API, and I'm encountering an issue: the followers_count field is returning empty or null, even though it should contain the follower count.

Here’s what I’m using:

API endpoint: https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/{id}?fields=followers_count Expected result: The number of followers for the given ID. Actual result: The followers_count field is empty or null. I’ve double-checked:

My access token and API version (v21.0) are valid. I’ve granted all required permissions, including those for pages_read_engagement and similar. There’s no mention of deprecation for this field in the documentation. Has anyone else faced this issue or knows what might be wrong? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance! 😊

Franck
Asked about a month ago
Viktor

same here

December 4 at 12:40 AM
Clark Ashley

same

December 4 at 5:04 AM
Emmanuel

Same here

December 4 at 7:53 AM
Michael

same

December 4 at 9:15 AM
Diego

It seems to be fixed, it's working on my side.

December 5 at 12:02 AM
Selected Answer
1

Yes, we aslse experience this!

December 4 at 6:23 AM
Vasil
1

We're seeing the same. Data is not being returned for: 'followers_count' or 'follows_count'

For a query such asfields=business_discovery.username(example){username,ig_id,followers_count,follows_count}

December 4 at 7:24 AM
James
1

Same here

December 4 at 8:01 AM
Freeda
1

Same here

December 4 at 9:14 AM
Serge
1

Same Here

December 4 at 10:35 AM
Joschka
1

same here, we recovered the data from this morning 6 AM and it was not yet an issue at this time

December 4 at 10:37 AM
Marc
1

same issue

December 4 at 7:53 PM
Ha
1

It's fixed on my side.

December 5 at 12:02 AM
Diego
1

got fixed today

December 5 at 12:29 AM
Joschka
1

Thursday, December 5, 2024 08:34 GMT looks like it started working again

December 5 at 12:36 AM
Mateusz
2

same here

December 4 at 2:35 AM
Freeda
2

Same here

December 4 at 3:27 AM
Krystian
2

Same here

December 4 at 3:48 AM
Max
2

Same with us

December 4 at 4:08 AM
Janis
2

Same here. Any workarounds?

December 4 at 4:17 AM
Hex
3

Sameeeee

December 4 at 1:11 AM
Andrea
3

Same here!

December 4 at 1:12 AM
Carlos
3

Same here

December 4 at 1:13 AM
田中悠太
3

Same here

December 4 at 1:16 AM
尾下裕亮
3

Totally same, issue is critial

December 4 at 4:16 AM
Alex
3

same here!

December 4 at 5:05 AM
Mateusz
4

Same issue here.

December 4 at 1:04 AM
菊地 さや
5

Same issue with Instagram Graph API business discovery

December 4 at 1:33 AM
Massimo
5

Same issue on our side since the 3rd of December, and it also impact the Instagram Graph API business discovery.

December 4 at 2:12 AM
Diego
5

Same here

December 4 at 3:11 AM
堀住 亮太
6

same here

December 4 at 12:57 AM
Ilanit
6

same here

December 4 at 1:24 AM
Michael
10

The same with Instagram Graph API business discovery

December 4 at 1:31 AM
Arseniy
15

I am experiencing the same issue. There is a similar bug report here: https://developers.facebook.com/support/bugs/590769030135984/

December 4 at 3:21 AM
押川 正樹
押川 正樹

If you are experiencing the same issue, I recommend leaving a comment or subscribing to the bug report at the URL mentioned above.

December 4 at 7:39 AM
Nabhan

Thanks for reporting the bug. Subscribed.

December 4 at 7:49 AM