Haiilo Advocacy engages with each supported social network through an API, allowing functions like sharing and analytics to operate effectively. However, certain capabilities may be limited due to specific API restrictions imposed by each social network. Unfortunately, Haiilo has no control over this.
This article outlines the functions that are not available because of these limitations.
You can also view what actions you can take and what data is collected for each social network in Haiilo Advocacy in Supported social networks.
LinkedIn
| API Limitation |
Additional details |
| Share PDFs |
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| Share as Carousel post |
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| Custom thumbnail in video shares |
While you can use a custom thumbnail for your post on Haiilo Advocacy, it might not transfer to LinkedIn. |
| @mention a LinkedIn profile |
While it isn't possible to @mention another user's profile when sharing via Haiilo Advocacy, you can mention Pages. |
| Disable commenting on shares |
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| Target share |
Shares are always targeted to "Anyone on LinkedIn". |
| Report on impressions |
LinkedIn currently doesn't provide the impressions metric via their API, which means Haiilo can only report on "Potential Reach". |
| Report on video metrics |
Video views or watch time cannot be recorded in Haiilo's analytics. Reactions and comments are counted. |
X
| API Limitation |
Additional details |
| Share to multiple X accounts |
You can only connect one X account to Haiilo at a time. |
| Custom thumbnail in video shares |
While you can use a custom thumbnail for your post on Haiilo Advocacy, it might not transfer to X. |
| Report on video metrics |
Video views or watch time cannot be recorded in Haiilo's analytics. Reactions and comments are counted. |
Instagram
| API Limitation |
Additional details |
| Share from a web browser |
Instagram is primarily a mobile app, so its usage on desktop is limited. |
| Share multiple images in one post |
You can only include 1 image per share. |
| Custom thumbnail in video shares |
While you can use a custom thumbnail for your post on Haiilo Advocacy, it might not transfer to Instagram. |
| Report on reactions |
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| Report on impressions |
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| Report on video metrics |
Video views or watch time cannot be recorded in Haiilo's analytics. |
Facebook
| API Limitation |
Additional details |
| Share image and video posts from a web browser |
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| Custom thumbnail in video shares |
While you can use a custom thumbnail for your post on Haiilo Advocacy, it might not transfer to Facebook. |
| Report on reactions |
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| Report on impressions |
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| Report on video metrics |
Video views or watch time cannot be recorded in Haiilo's analytics. |