Social Media Posts Table
The Social Media Posts table catalogs posts published to connected social media pages, including post content, publishing status, CTA details, and platform-provided context. One row per post.
Table GuideWhat You Can Answer With This Table
- What has been published on my connected social pages, and is it live? — use
post_text,publisher_name,is_published- Which CTAs, channels, or publishers are represented across posts? — use
cta_type,channel,publisher_nameBefore You Query
- This table is not time-series. No
event_datefilter is needed. Usecreated_atorupdated_atif you want to narrow to a time range.Key Relationships
Table Join Key What the Join Enables Social Media Pages page_idPage-level engagement and reach metrics (impressions, views, fan adds) plus page metadata (name, category, permalink). Social Media Comments post_idComment content, sentiment, visibility status, and risk assessment on each post. When to Use a Different Table
- For daily engagement and reach metrics on your pages → use Social Media Pages. This table covers post content and publishing activity, not aggregated page performance.
- For comments on your posts → use Social Media Comments.
- For public mentions of your brand on other accounts' posts → use Social Media Brand Mentions. This table only contains posts you published on your own connected pages.
Dimensions
Dimensions are immutable properties that can be used for grouping data.
| Title | ID | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | channel | string | The channel where the post was published.Example values: meta-analytics, twitter-social |
| Created Date | created_at | timestamp | The time the post was created. Formatted according to the ISO 8601 international standard.Example value: 2025-07-16 04:32:29 |
| Call-to-Action Type | cta_type | string | The type of call-to-action configured for the post.Example values: SHOP_NOW, SIGN_UP, LEARN_MORE |
| Call-to-Action URL | cta_url | string | The URL linked to the call-to-action button on the post.Example value: https://example.com/products/summer-collection |
| Event | event | string | A platform-generated text string providing extra context about the post, such as page updates or location check-ins.Example values: BlueWave Apparel updated their cover photo., EcoLoom Studio is in Barcelona, Spain. |
| Is Published | is_published | boolean | Indicates whether the post is currently published and visible on the page.Possible values: true, false |
| Page ID | page_id | string | The ID of the page.Example value: 123456789012345 |
| Post ID | post_id | string | The ID of the post.Example value: 123456789012345_987654321098765 |
| Post Permalink | post_permalink | string | The permanent link to the post on the social platform.Example value: https://www.facebook.com/123456789/posts/987654321 |
| Post Text | post_text | string | The text content of the post.Example value: Show your love story on a custom T-shirt! |
| Publisher ID | publisher_id | string | The ID of the user, page, group, or event that published the post.Example value: 987654321098735 |
| Publisher Name | publisher_name | string | The name of the user, page, group, or event that published the post.Example values: BrightThreads, Urban Tee Co. |
| Post Type | type | string | The format of the post, indicating what kind of media or action it includes.Example values: added_photos, added_video |
| Updated Date | updated_at | timestamp | The time the post was last updated. Formatted according to the ISO 8601 international standard.Example value: 2025-07-20 10:14:05 |
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