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Facebook Posts & Reels Scraper

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Facebook Posts & Reels Scraper

Facebook Posts & Reels Scraper

Scrape Facebook post and reel metrics instantly - no login required. Get reactions, comments, shares, views, captions, author info, and timestamps from any public Facebook post. Just pass the URLs and get structured data back. Supports share links, direct reel URLs, and fb.watch shortlinks.

Pricing

from $2.20 / 1,000 posts

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Clappi

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Facebook Posts Scraper

Scrape Facebook post and reel metrics without login. Get reactions, comments, shares, author info, captions, and timestamps from any public Facebook post.

Features

  • No Facebook login or cookies required
  • Supports posts, reels, share links, and fb.watch short URLs
  • Extracts reactions, comments, shares, views (reels), captions, and timestamps
  • Built-in proxy rotation and retry logic

Input

FieldTypeDescription
postUrlsarrayFacebook post/reel URLs to scrape

Supported URL formats

  • https://www.facebook.com/share/p/CODE/ - Post share links
  • https://www.facebook.com/share/r/CODE/ - Reel share links
  • https://www.facebook.com/reel/123456/ - Direct reel URLs
  • https://www.facebook.com/username/videos/123456/ - Video URLs
  • https://fb.watch/CODE/ - Short links

Example Input

{
"postUrls": [
"https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dp3jrkRrW/",
"https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ECnzMeN9y/"
]
}

Output

Each post returns a JSON object with the following fields:

{
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dp3jrkRrW/",
"shortcode": "1Dp3jrkRrW",
"status": "available",
"platform": "FACEBOOK",
"author": "username",
"authorName": "Display Name",
"authorId": "100069280951608",
"authorUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/username",
"views": 7400,
"likes": 4023,
"comments": 138,
"shares": 205,
"caption": "Post caption text...",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent...",
"datePosted": "2026-03-30T10:34:54.000Z",
"scrapedAt": "2026-04-28T16:18:20.851Z"
}

Output fields

FieldDescription
urlCanonical post URL
originalUrlOriginal input URL (if different from canonical)
shortcodePost identifier extracted from URL
statusavailable or unavailable
platformAlways FACEBOOK
authorAuthor username
authorNameAuthor display name
authorIdAuthor platform ID
authorUrlAuthor profile URL
viewsView count (reels only, 0 for regular posts)
likesReaction count (all reaction types combined)
commentsComment count
sharesShare count
captionPost caption/text
thumbnailUrlPost thumbnail image URL
datePostedPost publish timestamp (ISO 8601)
scrapedAtScrape timestamp (ISO 8601)

Use Cases

  • Content Analysis - Track post performance metrics
  • Competitor Research - Monitor competitor content engagement
  • Influencer Vetting - Verify engagement rates and content quality
  • Social Listening - Collect post data for reporting and analysis