Facebook Reels & Video Scraper — MP4 Download, Transcript, No Login

Scrape and download public Facebook Reels and Videos without login or cookies. Give the scraper a Reel/Video URL — or just a keyword — and get back the direct MP4 download link, thumbnail, caption, hashtags, view count, reactions, comments, shares, creator details and a clean transcript / subtitles. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

Built for predictable cost and reliability: hard spend caps, charge-only-on-success, automatic proxy rotation and clean run-and-exit — no runaway bills.

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✅ What this Facebook video scraper does

• 📥 Download Facebook Reels & Videos (MP4) — direct HD + SD links for every video
• 📝 Transcript & subtitles — native captions parsed to text + timed cues (free), or bring your own speech-to-text key
• 🔎 Keyword & hashtag search — discover public Reels/Videos via search engines, no URL list needed
• 📊 Full engagement data — views, reactions, comments, shares + a 0–100 engagement score
• 👤 Creator info — name, profile URL, ID, followers, rating
• 🏷️ Smart metadata — hashtags, @mentions, auto category, language, music/audio, resolution & orientation
• 📅 Date filter, geo-targeting, real-time webhook, retries — control that most scrapers skip

No login, no cookies, no API key. Only public content.

📦 Output (per video)

Field	Description
videoId, videoUrl, videoType	ID, canonical URL, reel/video/live
title, caption, hashtags, mentions, category, language	Content & metadata
videoMp4Url (+ HD/SD), thumbnailUrl, durationSeconds	Media & download links
width, height, aspectRatio, orientation	Video dimensions
viewCount, reactionCount, commentCount, shareCount, engagementScore	Engagement
creatorName, creatorUrl, creatorId, creatorFollowers, creatorRating	Creator
publishedAt, musicTitle, musicArtist	Timing & audio
transcript, transcriptCues, transcriptSummary, hasTranscript	Transcript

⚙️ Input

Field	What it does
startUrls	Reel/Video URLs — /reel/<id>, /watch/?v=<id>, /<page>/videos/<id>, fb.watch/…, bare IDs
searchQueries	Keywords / #hashtags to discover public Reels & Videos
maxResults, maxCostUsd	Hard caps on results and spend — the run stops when reached
sinceDays, keywordFilter	Keep only recent videos / captions matching a keyword
downloadMp4, includeTranscript	Toggle MP4 links and native transcript
transcribeWithAsr + asrApiKey	Optional: transcribe audio with your own OpenAI-compatible speech-to-text key
proxyCountry	Geo-target the proxy (US, GB, DE, …)
maxConcurrency, timeout, maxRetries	Throughput & reliability
notifyWebhookUrl	POST each result to Zapier / Make / n8n / Slack in real time

Example input

{
  "searchQueries": ["#fitness"],
  "startUrls": ["https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890123456"],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "sinceDays": 30,
  "downloadMp4": true,
  "includeTranscript": true,
  "proxyCountry": "US"
}

🆚 Why choose this scraper

Feature	This scraper	Typical competitor
URL/ID input + MP4 + engagement	✅	✅
Transcript / captions	✅	some
Keyword search	✅	some
Date / recency filter	✅	rare
Category & music metadata	✅	rare
Creator rating	✅	rare
Geo-targeting	✅	rare
Real-time webhook	✅	rare
Hard spend cap (no runaway bills)	✅	rare

💡 Use cases

• Download Facebook Reels in bulk for re-use, archives or analysis
• Video transcript extraction for SEO, captions, repurposing to blog/LinkedIn
• Competitor & creator research — track engagement, hooks and posting cadence
• Trend & hashtag monitoring — find top-performing Reels in any niche
• Ad creative & influencer scouting — filter by engagement, followers, recency
• Feeding n8n / Make / Zapier automations and AI agents (MCP)

💸 Pricing

Pay per result. You're charged only for videos successfully scraped and saved — filtered, duplicate or failed items are free. Set maxResults / maxCostUsd to cap spend to the cent. No subscriptions, no surprise bills.

❓ FAQ

Do I need to log in or provide cookies? No. The scraper only reads public Reels and Videos.

Can I download the MP4? Yes — videoMp4Url gives a direct HD/SD link. Facebook links are time-limited, so download promptly.

Does it get the transcript? Yes, when the video has captions (parsed to text). For videos without captions, enable BYO speech-to-text with your own API key.

Can I search instead of providing URLs? Yes — use searchQueries with keywords or #hashtags.

How do I avoid unexpected costs? Use maxResults and maxCostUsd; the run stops at your cap and only bills saved videos.

What about private videos? Only public content is returned. Private/removed videos are reported with a clear status and are not billed.

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Not affiliated with or endorsed by Facebook/Meta. Use responsibly and in line with applicable laws and platform terms; scrape only public data.