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Connect Instagram to MySQL

Connect Instagram to MySQL and export selected accounts, metrics, and dimensions to your MySQL project.

Configure the historical window, destination table, and recurring schedule without maintaining a Instagram API pipeline.

Used by the world's leading companies

Export Instagram data to MySQL

Catchr handles extraction, normalization, and loading automatically.

Centralize

Centralize Instagram data in MySQL

Bring all your Instagram data into your warehouse and make it available for analytics, machine learning, and internal applications.

Data freshness

Keep your MySQL tables up to date

Automatically sync new data from Instagram so every dashboard, model, and report works with fresh information.

Analysis

Unify Instagram with the rest of your business data

Join marketing, finance, CRM, and product data inside the same warehouse.

Instagram metrics and dimensions available in MySQL

Access 51 metrics and 37 dimensions from Instagram connectors including Views, Profile Reach, Profile Total Interactions, Media Engagement Rate, Website Clicks, Date, Media Type, Media Product type, Media created at, Country, Age, Gender and many more...

51

Metrics availables

37

Dimensions availables

Connect Instagram to MySQL in minutes

Move your data from Instagram to MySQL with a simple setup. Once connected, Catchr handles the ingestion automatically so your warehouse stays up to date without manual work.

Step one

Connect your Instagram account

Authenticate your Instagram account securely in Catchr. No custom scripts, API maintenance, or engineering work required.

Client A · Connected sources
5 sources ready
Instagram 3 advertising accounts Connected
Google Ads 2 advertising accounts Connected
Google Analytics 4 1 web property Connected
HubSpot 1 CRM portal Connected
Step two

Choose the MySQL destination

Connect your existing MySQL database with its host, port, username, password, and database name. Then create the datastream that defines where the selected source data should go.

Destination / MySQL Required fields
Host Required
analytics-db.internal
Username Required
catchr_writer
Password Required
••••••••••••
Database Required
marketing_reporting
Step three

Keep your MySQL tables updated

Choose the fields, initial history, partition field, and recurring schedule for the job. Catchr refreshes the configured import window in your MySQL table.

Export job / MySQL Example
Database Destination
marketing_reporting
Table Per job
google_ads_campaigns
Recurring schedule Choose a cadence
Every 6 hours
Daily · 06:00
Weekly · Mon
Export readySelected fields · configured history
Every 6 hours

Review 30-day Instagram organic content performance in SQL.

This example summarizes impressions, reach, engagements, and engagement rate by post.

Instagram.sql
BigQuery SQL
30-day window
SELECT
  post_id,
  SUM(impressions) AS impressions,
  SUM(reach) AS reach,
  SUM(engagements) AS engagements,
  SAFE_DIVIDE(
    SUM(engagements),
    SUM(impressions)
  ) AS engagement_rate
FROM `your_project.marketing_raw.instagram_content_daily`
WHERE date >= DATE_SUB(
  CURRENT_DATE(),
  INTERVAL 30 DAY
)
GROUP BY post_id
ORDER BY engagements DESC;
Illustrative SQL — adapt it to the fields and schema selected in your export. Standard SQL

Connect more table to your Instagram data

Open the dedicated route for each platform. Its field catalog, reporting grain, historical constraints, and warehouse use cases should be specific to that source.

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Before you schedule the job.

Answers about MySQL setup, available source data, schedules, table updates, and SQL use cases.

Can Catchr send Instagram records directly to MySQL?

Add Instagram in Sources and connect the existing MySQL database in Storage. A datastream defines the route, while the job loads the chosen fields into "media".

How much control do I have over Instagram fields in MySQL?

Select concrete Instagram fields such as Media Engagement Rate, Media Interaction, Profile Account Engaged, and Day of the month. You can rename the chosen columns, preview the result, and write them to MySQL tables such as accounts, profiles, and posts.

How should I configure recurring Instagram imports in MySQL?

Define the first Instagram fetch, run frequency, and lookback window in the "media" job. Each scheduled run replaces data inside the configured period.

How do I prevent duplicate Instagram rows in MySQL?

Use a supported date field to partition "media". Recurring Instagram runs can then update the selected window instead of adding another copy of the same period.

How can a team use Instagram data after it reaches MySQL?

With Instagram data, a MySQL query can summarize impressions, reach, engagements, and engagement rate by post. Model Media Engagement Rate and Media Interaction in SQL, then expose the result to dashboards, internal tools, or recurring client reports.

Does my MySQL database need to exist before I connect it?

Yes. Connect an existing MySQL database first. The Catchr job creates and populates the destination table you configure inside that database.

Can I load several marketing sources into the same MySQL database?

Yes. Create a separate datastream and job for each source, write each export to its own table, then combine the data downstream with SQL, views, or your BI tool.

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