What is the difference between "page_stories" and "post_stories" in the Facebook Insights API?

Question

I'm currently creating an analytics tool and I'm a bit confused about the API descriptions in the Insights API.

For the value "page_stories" the API says: "The number of stories created about your Page (Stories)" and for the (real-time) "post_stories" it says:"The number of stories generated about your Page post ('Stories')".

I'm understanding the difference between the page and post but thought that "page_stories" also measures the stories created from a page post. But after re-reading it a lot of times, I'm now confused and think that "page_stories" only measures stories which are really related to the Page itself and not to the posts.

• Is my assumption correct that the insights value "page_stories" is only measuring Stories only about the Page without the posts and the value "post_stories" is measuring the stories generated about this specific post?

• If this is true it would lead to a second question: How can I calculate the created stories for a facebook page including page and posts for a specific date?

Answer 1

Page Stories: The number of stories created about your Page. Stories include:

• Likes of your Page;
• Likes, comments on, or shares of your Page posts;
• Answers to a Question you’ve asked;
• Responses to your Event;
• Mentions of your Page;
• Tags of your Page in a photo;
• Check-ins or Recommendations of your Place.

Post Stories: The number of stories generated about your Page post. Stories include:

• Likes, comments on, or shares your Page post;
• Answers a question you’ve asked;
• Responds to your event.

Source: http://www.jonloomer.com/2012/09/11/facebook-insights-glossary/