Facebook Comments Scraper

Scrape comments and replies from public Facebook posts and videos.

Features

• Bulk URLs: Process multiple post URLs in one run
• Comments + Replies: Fetches top-level comments and nested replies
• Proxy Fallback: Starts with no proxy; falls back to datacenter then residential if Facebook blocks
• Sort Options: most_relevant, newest, or original order

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	required	Facebook post/video URLs
proxyConfiguration	object	required	Apify proxy config (useApifyProxy: false = no proxy by default)
maxComments	integer	100	Max comments per post
maxRepliesPerComment	integer	2	Max replies per comment
commentsSortOrder	string	"all"	most_relevant, newest, or all

Output

Each item in the dataset contains:

• url_key: Short post identifier
• full_url: Full Facebook post URL
• comments: Array of comment objects with text, profileName, date, reply, etc.
• commentsCount: Total comments
• repliesCount: Total replies
• error: Present if processing failed

How to Use

1. Go to Apify Console → Actors
2. Run facebook-comments-scraper
3. Add Facebook post URLs in startUrls
4. Run and view results in the OUTPUT tab

Proxy Behavior

• Default: No proxy
• If blocked: Fallback to datacenter (SHADER)
• If datacenter blocked: Fallback to residential, retry 3x
• After fallback: Uses residential for all remaining requests

Cautions

• Data from publicly available posts only
• Comply with Facebook's Terms of Service and applicable privacy laws
• Use responsibly