Instagram API for ADS posts not working

Question

I get instagram post details (likes, comments) by using the media endpoint:

$data1 = file_get_contents("https://api.instagram.com/v1/media/$media_id/likes?access_token=$access_token");

This works for normal posts from my feed, but when I input the $media_id for an instagram post that is an AD I always get invalid media id

{
  "meta":  {
    "error_type": "APINotFoundError",
    "code": 400,
    "error_message": "invalid media id"
  }
}

Are ads treated as different types of posts or the API is unable to retrieve any details from them?

Answer 1

Yes, the ads are treated like a different type of post and can only be managed or fully read by means of the Facebook APIs. Try the Graph API, the Marketing API or the Business Manager API, that's where I got the most useful tips and results.

(sorry, dont have enough rep to post more than two links. But don't worry, you'll find it on google in a heartbeat)