API Limitations

As an official partner of Meta, Google, and X, Metricool works closely with all major social media platforms to provide the most comprehensive set of features available. However, certain features may not be accessible due to platform restrictions. Social networks sometimes choose not to make specific functionalities available through their APIs, which means third-party tools, including Metricool, are unable to offer them.

Here is a summary of platform-specific limitations. Click on each platform to see all the details.

🌐 Platforms Overview

Social Network	Publishing Limitations	Inbox Limitations	Reporting Limitations
Facebook	Carousel ads, tagging users/products, adding 'feelings', polls	Reply to pages, like pages, comment reactions	Listening for brand mentions
Instagram	Edit posts, tag private accounts, GIFs, Story add-ons	Hide ad comments, like comments, tag photos	Story poll/slider results, Highlights sync
Threads	GIFs in posts, polls	-	-
X (Twitter)	Polls, mixed media, thumbnail customization	Pin posts, add reactions	Demographic data
Bluesky	Quote posts, direct messages, polls	-	-
LinkedIn	Articles, author customization, event posts, non-EN-US mentions	Sync private messages, follow/unfollow	View all published posts
Pinterest	Rich Pins, private boards, Story Pins	-	-
TikTok	Overlay text, duets, filters	Manage DMs, dislike/remove dislikes	Audience demographic data
YouTube	Community posts, Shorts thumbnails	Pin/hide comments, like/unlike comments	-
Google Business Profile	Edit CTAs, add multiple images/videos	Flag content, sync reviews with images	View Google listings

📱 Platform-Specific Details

Facebook

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Publish an ad format (e.g., carousel ad)
Post carousels with more than 10 slides
Tag users in photos
Tag products
Add 'feelings' to a post
Create a poll
Share links to Facebook events, groups, or videos

Inbox:

Reply to a Facebook page
Like a Facebook page
Add reactions to comments
Report comments

Instagram

Connect:

Add a personal profile

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Tag private accounts in images or videos
Add collaborators with private accounts or age restrictions
Publish animated GIFs
Use more than 30 hashtags in a post
Add Story add-ons (e.g., tickets, swipe-up links, GIFs, locations, hashtags, product tagging)
Publish Stories using a Creator account
Add more than 10 images to a carousel post

Inbox:

Hide ad comments
Manage comments on inactive or updated ads
Engage with Dynamic Ad comments (reply, like, hide, delete)
Like comments
Comment on tagged photos
Sync sponsored posts and re-shared Stories

Reports:

View Story poll/slider results
Sync Story Highlights

Threads

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Add animated GIFs to posts
Create polls

X (Twitter)

Publishing:

Post across multiple accounts
Publish tweets with polls
Add mixed media in a single tweet
Customize thumbnails

Inbox:

Pin to profile
Add reactions

Reports:

Access demographic data

Bluesky

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Quote Posts.
Send direct Messages.
Create polls.

LinkedIn

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Publish LinkedIn articles
Customize author name
Publish event-type posts
Mention accounts that do not have a profile in EN-US language

Inbox:

Sync private messages from a user page
Follow/unfollow users

Reports:

View all published posts over a given period

Pinterest

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Publishing Rich Pins, which include extra information like product details or recipes.
Managing private boards.
Create Story Pins.

TikTok

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Add overlay text
Add voiceovers or duet/stitch with other videos
Apply filters

Inbox:

Manage direct messages
Dislike or remove dislikes
Block users
Engage with live or story content
Mention users

Reports:

Access demographic data (e.g., followers' age range)

YouTube

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Publish community posts
Add custom thumbnails to Shorts

Inbox:

Like, unlike, or heart comments
Pin comments
Hide users from the channel

Google Business Profile

Publishing:

Edit published posts
Edit CTA
Add photos to profiles
Publish multiple images or videos
Delete published posts

Inbox:

Flag inappropriate content
Sync reviews with images
Access detailed user information
View Google listings
Like/dislike reviews

Updated on: 05/05/2025