# Normalize Facebook IDs for a data pipeline

**Use case:** 

Normalize real Facebook profile, group post, and video URL formats into typed ID records ready for enrichment or spreadsheet export.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=4"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/germtheory.vs.terraintheory/permalink/5671657859577842/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAmerica/videos/432168259120897/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 3
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "sourceUrl": {
    "label": "Source URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "facebookId": {
    "label": "Facebook ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "objectType": {
    "label": "Object type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "normalizedUrl": {
    "label": "Normalized URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "resolutionMethod": {
    "label": "Resolution method",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "parentId": {
    "label": "Parent ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "resolvedAt": {
    "label": "Resolved at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Facebook URL to ID Resolver](https://apify.com/automation-lab/facebook-url-to-id-resolver) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/automation-lab/facebook-url-to-id-resolver) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.