Collecting data from Facebook Public Page
This guide explains how to collect data from Facebook Public Page. To learn how to collect data from a different data source, go back to the Available data sources in Adverity overview.
Introduction
For a list of the fields that you can collect from Facebook Public Page, see
Prerequisites
Before you start collecting data from Facebook Public Page, perform all of the following actions:
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Find the page handle of the Facebook Public Page on which you want to collect data.
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Alternatively, create a value table that contains the page handles of the Facebook Public Pages. For more information on how to create a value table, see Creating value tables.
Creating a datastream to collect data from Facebook Public Page
The basics of creating a datastream to collect data from any data source are explained in our guide to Creating a datastream. This guide contains information about the specific steps to create a datastream to fetch data from Facebook Public Page.
Configuration: Choose the data you want to collect from Facebook Public Page
To choose what data to collect and customize the Facebook Public Page datastream configuration, follow these steps:
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(Optional) Rename your datastream.
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In Pages, choose how you want to specify the page handles on which to collect data:
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Type in
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Select this option to manually enter the page handles for the pages on which you want to collect data.
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If you select this option, in Type in, type in and select the page handles on which you want to collect data.
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Value table
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Select this option to provide a value table containing the page handles for the pages on which you want to collect data.
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If you select this option, in Value table, select the value table containing the page handles for the pages on which you want to collect data.
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What's next?
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Apply Data Mapping to your collected data to harmonize data collected from different sources in Adverity.
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Transform your data to meet your needs by creating and applying enrichments to your datastream.
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Load your data into Explore & Present to visualize your data in Adverity
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Load your data into an external destination of your choice