Field equivalence
Which native platform field feeds each unified field, for the metrics people compare most across platforms.
Each platform names the same number its own way: TikTok says play_count, YouTube says viewCount, Twitter/X says views.count. In a response, all three arrive as post.engagement.views. The tables below show, per platform, which native fields a unified field is filled from.
Build comparisons on the unified field once and they work across every platform listed. Several native names per platform means different endpoints on that platform expose the value under different names.
Engagement
post.engagement.views
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
interested_count, reachEstimate, reach_estimate, social_context.interested_count, videoViewCount, view_count | |
data.xdt_shortcode_media.video_play_count, items.0.play_count, media.play_count, play_count | |
totalImpressions | |
follower_count, viewCount | |
view_count | |
| Threads | post.view_counts, view_counts |
| TikTok | aweme_info.statistics.play_count, ch_info.view_count, impression, lifetime_views, statistics.play_count, stats.playCount, userCount, vv_count |
| Twitter/X | view_count, views.count |
| YouTube | viewCount, viewCountInt |
The Facebook interested_count entries are events, where views carries the interested count; see Metric substitutions.
post.engagement.likes
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
going_count, like_count, reactionCount, reactions_count, social_context.going_count | |
data.xdt_shortcode_media.edge_media_preview_like.count, items.0.like_count, like_count, media.like_count | |
activity.num_likes, data.activity.num_likes, stats.total_reactions | |
pin_count, reaction_counts.1, totalReactionCount | |
score, ups | |
| Threads | like_count, post.like_count |
| TikTok | aweme_info.statistics.digg_count, like, likes, statistics.digg_count, stats.diggCount |
| Twitter/X | favorite_count, legacy.favorite_count |
| YouTube | likeCount, likeCountInt |
post.engagement.comments
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
commentCount, comment_count, comments_count | |
comment_count, data.xdt_shortcode_media.edge_media_to_parent_comment.count, items.0.comment_count, media.comment_count | |
activity.num_comments, data.activity.num_comments, stats.comments | |
aggregatedPinData.commentCount, aggregated_pin_data.did_it_data.responses_count | |
comments, num_comments | |
| Threads | post.text_post_app_info.direct_reply_count, text_post_app_info.direct_reply_count |
| TikTok | aweme_info.statistics.comment_count, comment, statistics.comment_count, stats.commentCount |
| Twitter/X | legacy.reply_count, reply_count |
| YouTube | commentCount, commentCountInt |
post.engagement.shares
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
share_count | |
items.0.reshare_count | |
activity.num_shares, data.activity.num_shares, stats.reposts | |
repin_count, shareCount | |
num_crossposts, shares | |
| Threads | post.text_post_app_info.repost_count, text_post_app_info.repost_count |
| TikTok | aweme_info.statistics.share_count, share, statistics.share_count, stats.shareCount |
| Twitter/X | legacy.retweet_count, retweet_count |
post.engagement.saves
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
saves_count | |
items.0.save_count | |
aggregatedPinData.aggregatedStats.saves, aggregated_pin_data.aggregated_stats.saves | |
saves | |
| TikTok | aweme_info.statistics.collect_count, statistics.collect_count, stats.collectCount |
| Twitter/X | bookmark_count, legacy.bookmark_count |
A platform listed here may still return null on most surfaces; Metric substitutions says where.
Post content
post.content.text
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
accessibility_caption, description, message, name, snapshot.body, snapshot.body.text, text, title | |
caption, caption.text, data.xdt_shortcode_media.edge_media_to_caption.edges.0.node.text, items.0.caption.text, media.caption.text, title | |
data.text, description, text, title | |
description, name, title | |
title | |
| Threads | caption.text, post.caption.text |
| TikTok | adTitle, ad_title, aweme_info.desc, ch_info.cha_name, desc, hashtag, name, title |
| Twitter/X | note_tweet.note_tweet_results.result.text |
| YouTube | content, title |
post.published_at
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
creation_time, publishTime, startDateString, start_date_string, start_timestamp, timestamp | |
data.xdt_shortcode_media.taken_at_timestamp, items.0.taken_at, media.taken_at, taken_at | |
created_at, data.created_at, posted_at.timestamp, startDate | |
createdAt, created_at | |
created_utc, creationDate | |
| Threads | post.taken_at, taken_at |
| TikTok | aweme_info.create_time, createTime, create_time, created_at, first_shown_date, publish_time |
| Twitter/X | created_at, legacy.created_at |
| YouTube | publishDate, publishedAt, publishedTime, videoPublishedAt |
Author
author.followers
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
followerCount, likes, member_count | |
data.user.edge_followed_by.count, follower_count, user.follower_count | |
data.follower_and_connection.follower_count, data.follower_count, follower_count, follower_count_display | |
subscribers | |
| Threads | follower_count |
| TikTok | follower_count, user.follower_count, user_info.follower_count |
| Twitter/X | legacy.followers_count, member_count |
| YouTube | SubscriberCount, subscriberCount |
author.following
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
data.user.edge_follow.count, following_count, user.following_count | |
data.follower_and_connection.connection_count | |
following_count | |
| Threads | following_count |
| TikTok | following_count, user.following_count, user_info.following_count |
| Twitter/X | legacy.friends_count |
author.posts_count
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
data.user.edge_owner_to_timeline_media.count, media_count, user.media_count | |
submission_count | |
| Threads | text_post_app_media_count |
| TikTok | aweme_count, user.aweme_count, user_info.aweme_count |
| Twitter/X | legacy.statuses_count |
| YouTube | TotalVideosCount, videoCount |
author.likes_count
| Platform | Native field |
|---|---|
likeCount | |
karma.total, total_karma | |
| Threads | like_count |
| TikTok | total_favorited, user.total_favorited, user_info.total_favorited |
For every field, its nullability and per-platform coverage, see the Post, Author and Comment pages.