Facebook Posts Search Scraper

Unlock the full power of Facebook search data. This actor discovers Facebook pages through Google and extracts structured Facebook page data in a competitor-aligned format. It is useful for location-based business discovery, page research, monitoring, and dataset building.

What You'll Get

Rich, structured Facebook page data discovered through search engines, including:

Comprehensive Page Data

• Direct Facebook Page URLs: Canonical and legacy Facebook page links
• Page Identity: Facebook IDs, page names, and normalized page URLs
• Business Details: Categories, addresses, phone numbers, websites, services, and business status
• Media & Profile Data: Profile image, cover image, and related page metadata

Valuable Engagement Metrics

• Follower and Like Counts: Useful for quick size and popularity checks
• Ratings Metadata: Rating text, counts, and overall score when Facebook exposes them
• Ad Library References: Page ad library identifiers when available

Actionable Business Intelligence

• Location-Aware Discovery: Search terms can be combined with places such as Sarajevo
• Competitive Benchmarking: Output is shaped toward competitor-style page datasets
• Availability Detection: Legacy pages that are no longer accessible are surfaced as structured error rows

Features

• Comprehensive Data Extraction: 30+ structured fields per page including identity, contact, engagement, media, and ad library data
• Search-Powered Discovery: Finds Facebook pages through search engines (DuckDuckGo primary, Google Playwright fallback) without needing Facebook credentials
• Location-Aware Search: Combine search terms with locations for geo-targeted discovery
• Automatic Pagination: Expands Google SERPs based on maxItems setting
• Monitoring Mode: Track newly discovered pages across repeated runs without duplication
• Dual Extraction Mode: HTTP-first approach with automatic Playwright browser fallback
• Error Row Handling: Unavailable or deleted pages are reported as structured error rows
• Structured Output: Download data in JSON or CSV format

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchTerms	Array of strings	(required)	Plain search terms for Google discovery (e.g., ["Pub", "Restaurant"])
locations	Array of strings	[]	Optional locations combined with each search term (e.g., ["Sarajevo", "London"])
maxItems	Integer	60	Maximum number of page rows to output
monitoringMode	Boolean	false	Only process newly discovered pages compared to prior runs
startDate	String	null	Optional date boundary for monitoring (YYYY-MM-DD)
minDelay	Integer	5	Minimum delay between requests in seconds
maxDelay	Integer	10	Maximum delay between requests in seconds

Example Input

{
  "searchTerms": ["Pub"],
  "locations": ["Sarajevo"],
  "monitoringMode": true,
  "startDate": "2025-07-01",
  "maxItems": 60,
  "minDelay": 5,
  "maxDelay": 10
}

Output

Each output row represents a discovered Facebook page with the following fields:

Page Identity

Field	Type	Description
facebookUrl	String	The Facebook URL for the page
pageUrl	String	Normalized page URL
pageName	String	Extracted page slug or name
pageId	String or null	Facebook page identifier
facebookId	String or null	Main Facebook ID (often matches pageId)
title	String or null	Page title with branding context

Classification

Field	Type	Description
categories	Array or null	Categories Facebook exposes for the page
category	String or null	Primary category
info	Array or null	Short summary lines from the page
intro	String or null	Page introduction or description

Contact & Business

Field	Type	Description
phone	String or null	Public phone number
email	String or null	Public contact email
messenger	String or null	Messenger contact link
address	String or null	Public address or coordinates
addressUrl	String or null	Map URL for the address
websites	Array or null	Associated website links
website	String or null	Primary website
services	String or null	Service summary
priceRange	String or null	Price range value

Engagement

Field	Type	Description
likes	Number or null	Public like count
followers	Number or null	Public follower count
followings	Number or null	Following count if exposed
ratingOverall	Number or null	Numeric overall rating
ratingCount	Number or null	Number of reviews/ratings
ratings	String or null	Human-readable rating text
rating	String or null	Rating label text

Media

Field	Type	Description
profilePictureUrl	String or null	Profile picture image URL
coverPhotoUrl	String or null	Cover photo image URL
profilePhoto	String or null	Facebook photo page URL

Business Status

Field	Type	Description
business_hours	String or null	Business hours status
business_price	String or null	Business price label
business_services	String or null	Business services label
creation_date	String or null	Page creation date
ad_status	String or null	Ad library status
pageAdLibrary	Object or null	Ad library metadata (id, owner_business, pamv_comms_data)
instagram	String or null	Instagram reference

Sample Output

{
  "facebookUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/thebarsarajevo",
  "pageUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/thebarsarajevo",
  "pageName": "thebarsarajevo",
  "pageId": "100054347029663",
  "facebookId": "100054347029663",
  "title": "The Bar Sarajevo | Sarajevo",
  "categories": ["Page", "The Bar"],
  "info": ["The Bar Sarajevo, Sarajevo. 671 likes", "473 were here. The Bar"],
  "likes": 671,
  "intro": null,
  "phone": null,
  "email": null,
  "messenger": null,
  "priceRange": null,
  "address": "43.85568192,18.41980219",
  "websites": ["https://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.85568192,18.41980219&hl=en"],
  "website": null,
  "services": null,
  "followers": 671,
  "followings": null,
  "profilePictureUrl": "https://scontent-man2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/...",
  "coverPhotoUrl": null,
  "profilePhoto": null,
  "ratingOverall": null,
  "ratingCount": null,
  "category": "The Bar",
  "addressUrl": "https://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.85568192,18.41980219&hl=en",
  "ratings": null,
  "rating": null,
  "business_hours": "Open now",
  "business_price": null,
  "business_services": null,
  "creation_date": null,
  "ad_status": null,
  "pageAdLibrary": {
    "id": "215880995429821",
    "owner_business": null,
    "pamv_comms_data": null
  },
  "instagram": null
}

Error Rows

For unavailable or deleted pages:

{
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pirates-Bar-Old-Town-Sarajevo/163665216985663",
  "error": "not_available",
  "errorDescription": "This content isn't available because the owner only shared it with a small group of people or changed who can see it, or it's been deleted."
}

Monitoring Mode

When monitoringMode is enabled:

• The scraper keeps state across runs using Apify Key-Value Store
• Previously seen pages are skipped on subsequent runs
• Only newly discovered pages are processed and output
• Useful for building historical archives and tracking new pages

Use Cases

• Local Business Discovery: Find businesses in specific cities or neighborhoods
• Competitive Intelligence: Build datasets of competitor pages in your industry
• Market Research: Survey the Facebook page landscape for a category or vertical
• Lead Generation: Discover business pages with contact information
• Monitoring: Track new pages appearing for specific search terms over time

FAQ

Does this scraper need Facebook cookies or login?

No. The scraper discovers pages through Google and extracts data from public Facebook pages without authentication.

What happens if a page is no longer available?

The scraper outputs a structured error row with the URL and a description of why the page is unavailable, instead of silently skipping it.

How does monitoring mode work?

The scraper stores a list of previously seen page URLs. On subsequent runs with monitoring enabled, it skips pages it has already processed and only outputs new discoveries.

Can I search for pages in a specific city?

Yes. Use the locations input field to combine search terms with geographic locations. For example, searchTerms: ["Restaurant"] with locations: ["Paris"] will search for restaurant pages in Paris.

What is the maximum number of pages I can extract?

Set the maxItems field up to 1000. The scraper will paginate Google results and extract pages until the limit is reached.

Why are some fields null in the output?

A null field means Facebook did not expose that information publicly, the page layout did not contain it, or it exists for some pages but not for this specific one.