Facebook Photos Scraper

Extract data from one or multiple Facebook page photo grids. Get image ID, Facebook photo URL, full-resolution image URL, alt text (OCR/image description), author info, and more. Download in JSON, CSV, or Excel.

What does Facebook Photos Scraper do?

Facebook Photos Scraper extracts publicly available photo data from Facebook pages, profiles, and albums — without requiring Facebook login or cookies.

For each photo, the scraper always extracts:

• Photo ID — Unique Facebook photo identifier
• Photo URL — Direct link to the photo on Facebook
• Image URL — Full-resolution image file URL from Facebook's CDN
• Alt Text — Facebook's auto-generated image description (accessibility caption / OCR)
• Author Name — Page or profile name that posted the photo
• Author URL — Link to the author's Facebook page/profile

When available (more reliably with residential proxy):

• Caption — Photo description/caption text
• Timestamp — When the photo was uploaded (ISO 8601)
• Likes Count — Number of reactions
• Comments Count — Number of comments

How to use Facebook Photos Scraper

1. Provide Facebook URLs — Enter one or more URLs of Facebook pages, profiles, or photo albums
2. Set results limit (optional) — Limit the maximum number of photos to extract (default: all available)
3. Configure proxy — Apify Proxy AUTO group works for core data; residential proxy provides caption and engagement data
4. Run the scraper — Click "Start" and wait for results
5. Download data — Export results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

Supported URL formats

URL Type	Example
Page URL	https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork
Photos section	https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos
Individual photo	https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=123456789
Photo album	https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.123456789
Profile URL	https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=123456789
Mobile URL	https://m.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos

Input example

{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos" }
    ],
    "resultsLimit": 10
}

Output example

{
    "photoId": "1547667900257527",
    "photoUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1547667900257527",
    "imageUrl": "https://scontent-dfw6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/photo.jpg",
    "altText": "May be an image of 2 people, outdoors, standing",
    "authorName": "Humans of New York",
    "authorUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork",
    "inputUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos",
    "scrapedAt": "2024-03-20T10:15:30.123456"
}

With residential proxy, you also get:

{
    "caption": "Today I met someone extraordinary at the park...",
    "timestamp": "2024-03-15T14:30:00",
    "likesCount": 15230,
    "commentsCount": 842
}

How much does it cost to scrape Facebook photos?

Resource	Usage
Compute	~0.02 CU per photo
Proxy	Apify AUTO (free datacenter) for core data; residential for full details
Memory	2048 MB recommended

Proxy requirements

• Apify Proxy AUTO (default) — Works for extracting photo grid data (image URLs, alt text, author info). Free with all Apify plans.
• Residential proxy — Required to extract captions, timestamps, and engagement metrics from individual photo pages, which Facebook gates behind login walls for datacenter IPs.

Tips for best results

• Provide the /photos page URL — e.g. https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos — for the most complete results
• Use public pages — Works best with public Facebook pages (businesses, public figures, organizations)
• Set a results limit — Start with 10–20 to test, then increase as needed
• No login needed — The scraper does not require Facebook cookies or credentials

Limitations

• Only works with publicly accessible Facebook content
• Private profiles and restricted content cannot be scraped
• Caption, timestamp, and engagement data require residential proxy (Facebook's login wall on individual photo pages)
• Only output fields that have actual data are included — fields with no value are omitted

FAQ

Can I scrape photos without a Facebook account?

Yes. The scraper does not require Facebook login, cookies, or API keys. It only accesses publicly available content.

What image quality do I get?

The scraper extracts the highest-resolution image URL from Facebook's CDN, typically the full-resolution version.

Why are caption and engagement fields missing?

Facebook requires login to view individual photo pages from datacenter IPs. Use residential proxy in the proxy configuration to unlock caption, timestamp, and engagement data.

Why are some output fields not present?

Fields are only included when they contain real data. A photo without an accessible caption, for example, simply won't have a caption key in its record.

Can I scrape photos from private profiles?

No. Only publicly accessible content is supported.

How many photos can I scrape?

No hard limit. Use resultsLimit to control how many to extract — higher limits take more time and compute.