You can access the Facebook URL to ID programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "fbUrls": [
<    {
<      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/nintendo"
<    },
<    {
<      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAmerica/posts/pfbid02JESEPSvyiLGjvewuFYhviAwQjTdxZW1ZfnWTeCzxVWgZLT3xgoLHVDwvuenVRyKKl"
<    },
<    {
<      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAmerica/posts/pfbid02AB8FNERMDYwpsgVJVYaEQ8K2vpH4JLzPTvTB71WqiMfNQhu99ZMBmqvKZSt2tqT4l"
<    },
<    {
<      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/germtheory.vs.terraintheory/permalink/5671657859577842/"
<    }
<  ]
<}' |
<apify call apify/facebook-url-to-id --silent --output-dataset

Facebook URL to ID API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Facebook URL to ID locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the Apify CLI

$npm i -g apify-cli
$apify login

Other API clients include:

Facebook URL to ID API in Python

Facebook URL to ID API in JavaScript

Facebook URL to ID OpenAPI definition

Facebook URL to ID API

Facebook Photos Scraper

apify/facebook-photos-scraper

Extract data from one or multiple Facebook images. Get image ID, Facebook photo URL, image URL, OCR text, and more. Download the data in JSON, CSV, and Excel and use it in apps, spreadsheets, and reports.

Apify

1.7K

4.9

Facebook Profile & Posts Scraper

cleansyntax/facebook-profile-posts-scraper

Fetch public Facebook profile data with one tool. Collect profile posts, get profile details by page ID/URL, or get a profile ID from a URL.

Sam Cornwell

5.0

Facebook Likes Scraper

apify/facebook-likes-scraper

Extract Facebook likes data from one or multiple Facebook posts. Get post URL, reaction type (like, love, care, sad, angry, laugh), and basic liker info such as Facebook name and profile URL. Download the data in JSON, CSV Excel and use it in apps, spreadsheets, and reports.

Apify

2.7K

4.5

Facebook Posts Scraper

apify/facebook-posts-scraper

Extract data from hundreds of Facebook posts from one or multiple Facebook pages and profiles. Get post URL, post text, page or profile URL, timestamp, number of likes, shares, comments, and more. Download the data in JSON, CSV, and Excel and use it in apps, spreadsheets, and reports.

Apify

28K

4.8

Facebook Profile Scraper (Private & Public)

igolaizola/facebook-profile-scraper

Extract Facebook private or public profile posts, including text, images, videos, comments, reactions, and shares. Supports scraping tagged people and translations. Use authentication cookies for access. Ideal for market research, sentiment analysis, and social media monitoring.

Iñigo Garcia Olaizola

254

Example Secret Input

apify/example-secret-input

This Apify actor showcases how to use secret fields in the actor input.

Apify

4.7

Facebook Scraper Pro

alien_force/facebook-scraper-pro

Facebook Scraper Pro is a powerful Apify actor for extracting Facebook data. It includes: Search Scraper (finds posts by keyword), Profiles Scraper (scrapes profile info & posts), Posts Scraper (extracts posts by URL), and Comments Scraper (collects comments from posts). 🚀

Alien Force

235

Facebook Profiles - People Scraper 📘🕵️‍♂️

scrapestorm/facebook-profiles---people-scraper

🚀 Extract Public Facebook Profile Data 📘 using usernames / keywords! Collect names, profile pictures, and URLs 🔗 easily. Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel 🔽 for smooth use in apps, reports, or spreadsheets. Ideal for research, outreach, lead generation, and analysis 📈.