# Facebook search scraper (`curious_coder/facebook-search-scraper`) Actor Scrape facebook search results - **URL**: https://apify.com/curious\_coder/facebook-search-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Curious Coder](https://apify.com/curious_coder) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation - **Stats:** 119 total users, 1 monthly users, 80.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $15.00/month + usage To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README Scrape people search results from [facebook](https://facebook.com) ### Sample input data https://www.facebook.com/search/people?q=marketing&filters=eyJjaXR5OjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJ1c2Vyc19sb2NhdGlvblwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiMTA2Mzc3MzM2MDY3NjM4XCJ9In0%3D ### Sample output data ```json { "description": "Partner & Head of Content Marketing at imagineGROWTH Institute ยท Udemy", "id": "100027979005906", "is_verified": false, "name": "Adi Suja", "profile_url": "https://www.facebook.com/growthmeister", "profile_picture": { "uri": "https://scontent.fixe2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-1/39454502_114379762837990_5806172429818527744_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p200x200&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=2b6aad&_nc_ohc=OButPd-7FJMAX-u6R_r&_nc_ht=scontent.fixe2-1.fna&oh=00_AfBtrIC9ub3e4jx5QBkJPCKUmcS3md8QLZO0bmtKr-Sd4Q&oe=655217C2", "width": 200, "height": 200, "scale": 3 } } ```` # Actor input Schema ## `cookies` (type: `array`): Cookie used to authorize actor with facebook.com. Install [Cookie-Editor](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cookie-editor/hlkenndednhfkekhgcdicdfddnkalmdm) chrome extension. Login to your facebook.com account. Click on the extension and export the facebook.com cookies. Insert the contents here ## `searchUrl` (type: `string`): No description ## `count` (type: `integer`): Leave this field empty if you want to scrape all items. ## `cursor` (type: `string`): Use this field if you want to resume scraping from where the scraper stopped last time. You can find this value in default storage of scraper runs under **lastCursor** key ## `proxy` (type: `object`): You can use proxy from your account's country if needed for extra safety. ## `minDelay` (type: `integer`): Minimum duration in seconds to wait before scraping next page ## `maxDelay` (type: `integer`): Maximum duration in seconds to wait before scraping next page ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/search/people?q=marketing&filters=eyJjaXR5OjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJ1c2Vyc19sb2NhdGlvblwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiMTA2Mzc3MzM2MDY3NjM4XCJ9In0%3D", "cursor": "", "minDelay": 1, "maxDelay": 3 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/search/people?q=marketing&filters=eyJjaXR5OjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJ1c2Vyc19sb2NhdGlvblwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiMTA2Mzc3MzM2MDY3NjM4XCJ9In0%3D", "minDelay": 1, "maxDelay": 3 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("curious_coder/facebook-search-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/search/people?q=marketing&filters=eyJjaXR5OjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJ1c2Vyc19sb2NhdGlvblwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiMTA2Mzc3MzM2MDY3NjM4XCJ9In0%3D", "minDelay": 1, "maxDelay": 3, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("curious_coder/facebook-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/search/people?q=marketing&filters=eyJjaXR5OjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJ1c2Vyc19sb2NhdGlvblwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiMTA2Mzc3MzM2MDY3NjM4XCJ9In0%3D", "minDelay": 1, "maxDelay": 3 }' | apify call curious_coder/facebook-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=curious_coder/facebook-search-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Facebook search scraper", "description": "Scrape facebook search results", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "XiTfftkQnelvqLIkT" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/curious_coder~facebook-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-curious_coder-facebook-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/curious_coder~facebook-search-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-curious_coder-facebook-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/curious_coder~facebook-search-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-curious_coder-facebook-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "cookies", "searchUrl" ], "properties": { "cookies": { "title": "๐Ÿช Cookies", "minItems": 1, "type": "array", "description": "Cookie used to authorize actor with facebook.com. Install [Cookie-Editor](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cookie-editor/hlkenndednhfkekhgcdicdfddnkalmdm) chrome extension. Login to your facebook.com account. Click on the extension and export the facebook.com cookies. Insert the contents here" }, "searchUrl": { "title": "People search url to scrape results", "type": "string", "description": "" }, "count": { "title": "#๏ธโƒฃ Total number of records required", "type": "integer", "description": "Leave this field empty if you want to scrape all items." }, "cursor": { "title": "Start from cursor", "type": "string", "description": "Use this field if you want to resume scraping from where the scraper stopped last time. You can find this value in default storage of scraper runs under **lastCursor** key", "default": "" }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "You can use proxy from your account's country if needed for extra safety." }, "minDelay": { "title": "โฑ๏ธ Minimum wait duration", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 30, "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum duration in seconds to wait before scraping next page", "default": 1 }, "maxDelay": { "title": "โฑ๏ธ Maximum wait duration", "minimum": 10, "maximum": 60, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum duration in seconds to wait before scraping next page", "default": 3 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```