Querying Facebook Graph API for Reels and Metrics on Video Posts

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Question: I'm working with the Facebook Graph API to retrieve video data from user accounts. Currently, when querying the videos edge, I get both individual videos and reels. The only distinguishing factor for reels seems to be the permalink_url containing "/reel/" in the response. Ex:

"permalink_url": "/reel/12345678987654321/"

However, I'm facing challenges in two areas:

Question 1: Is there an alternative method or endpoint to specifically query for reels? I've explored the video_reels endpoint, but it returns zero results for accounts that I know have reel video posts.

Question 2: For video posts identified as reels, I'm limited to a set amount of fields, and I specifically need metrics. As of now, I can only retrieve the views metric. Are there additional metrics or alternative approaches to gather more data on reels?

I appreciate any insights or suggestions to obtain comprehensive metrics for reel video posts. Thank you!

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