Facebook Posts & Reels Scraper
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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.
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from $2.20 / 1,000 posts
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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
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
postUrls | array | Facebook post/reel URLs to scrape |
Supported URL formats
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/CODE/- Post share linkshttps://www.facebook.com/share/r/CODE/- Reel share linkshttps://www.facebook.com/reel/123456/- Direct reel URLshttps://www.facebook.com/username/videos/123456/- Video URLshttps://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
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
url | Canonical post URL |
originalUrl | Original input URL (if different from canonical) |
shortcode | Post identifier extracted from URL |
status | available or unavailable |
platform | Always FACEBOOK |
author | Author username |
authorName | Author display name |
authorId | Author platform ID |
authorUrl | Author profile URL |
views | View count (reels only, 0 for regular posts) |
likes | Reaction count (all reaction types combined) |
comments | Comment count |
shares | Share count |
caption | Post caption/text |
thumbnailUrl | Post thumbnail image URL |
datePosted | Post publish timestamp (ISO 8601) |
scrapedAt | Scrape 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