Facebook Page Scraper
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Facebook Page Scraper
β‘ Lightning-fast profile scraper π β grab URLs, status, followers & bio links in seconds! π Streamline your data β collect info efficiently with zero hassle. π Boost productivity β accurate, structured results every single time. π‘ Smart, reliable, effortless β save time & work like a pro!
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$5.00/month + usage
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Alpha Scraper
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β¨ Facebook Page Scraper β π΅οΈββοΈ
Extract trimmed Facebook page/profile metadata using the page-detail endpoint.
This Apify Actor posts each page URL to the API and returns only the requested fields so your dataset stays clean and easy to use.
Behavior & key implementation notes π οΈ
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The actor POSTS JSON
{"page_id":"", "link":"<page_url>"}to with realistic headers (kept to mimic a browser). -
Input URLs and usernames are normalized and deduplicated before requests (so duplicate inputs won't cause duplicate results).
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Retry logic: If a request fails, is rate-limited , returns 5xx, or produces an effectively empty response (none of the requested fields present), the actor will automatically retry up to 3 attempts with exponential backoff (1s β 2s β 4s).
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Concurrency is configurable via
concurrencyin actor input (default5). -
Results are:
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Apify Dataset (one item per input),
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and all results are saved to
output.jsoninside the actor container (array of items). -
The actor performs best-effort extraction across likely field names and nested paths. If the API returns unusual schemas, some fields may be
null. -
The actor preserves raw response and profile URL in the internal debug fields in code β but the dataset/output JSON contains the requested public-facing fields above.
Output β fields returned π
Each dataset item contains only these keys (best-effort extraction from the API response):
messageβ textual message / status returned by the API (if any).page_idβ numeric/string page id (if present).titleβ page title or headline (if available).ad_page_idβ ad-related page id (if present).bioβ short bio/description.followers_countβ follower/subscriber count (best-effort).likes_countβ likes count (best-effort).avatar_urlβ primary avatar/profile image URL (best-effort).avatar_url_altβ alternate / HD avatar URL (best-effort).websiteβ external website link if present.descriptionβ longer description / about text (if present).
The actor also pushes each record to the Apify Dataset and writes
output.json(an array of all results) inside the actor container for download.
Input (actor input JSON) βοΈ
Provide input JSON when running the actor. Important fields:
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
startUrls | array<{url: string}> or string[] | β | β | One or more Facebook profile/page URLs. Each item can be a dict { "url": "..." } or a plain string. |
usernames | string[] | β | β | One or more Facebook usernames (bare username strings will be converted to a canonical https://www.facebook.com/<username> URL). |
concurrency | integer | β | 5 | Number of concurrent HTTP requests (default 5). |
Example input
Example output π¦
Troubleshooting tips π
- If a page returns empty results repeatedly, it may be protected or blocked by Facebook β the actor will retry up to 3 times, but access may still fail if the API or Facebook refuses public access.
- If many pages fail due to rate limits, lower
concurrencyin the input (e.g., 1β3). - This version ignores any proxy setting. If you need to use residential or datacenter proxies (for pages behind geofences or more robust extraction), I can re-enable proxy configuration in the script.
