# Facebook Reel, Post and video stats Scraper (`cyrolix/facebook-reel-posts-video-stats-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes Facebook reels and posts for views, likes, comments and shares without login

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cyrolix/facebook-reel-posts-video-stats-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Cyrolix](https://apify.com/cyrolix) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Facebook Reel & Post Scraper

Scrape Facebook reels and posts for engagement metrics — views, likes, comments, and shares — **without requiring login or cookies**.

Supports reels, video posts, image posts, and text posts. Resolves shortened URLs (fb.watch, /share/r/, /share/p/) automatically.

***

### Features

| Feature | Details |
|---------|---------|
| Likes | ✅ |
| Views | ✅ |
| Comment Count | ✅ |
| Share Count | ✅ |
| Caption / Title | ✅ |
| Upload Date | ✅ |
| Thumbnail URL | ✅ |
| Direct Video URL | ✅ |
| Author Name | ✅ |
| Author Profile URL | ✅ |
| Author ID | ✅ |
| Exact Count Flags | ✅ (tells you if count is precise or rounded) |
| Shortened URL Resolution | ✅ (`fb.watch`, `/share/r/`, `/share/p/`) |
| Supports Reels & Posts | ✅ (image, video, text posts) |
| No Login Required | ✅ |
| Batch URLs | ✅ |

***

### Supported URL Formats

| Type | Example |
|------|---------|
| Reel | `https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890` |
| Reel (reels/) | `https://www.facebook.com/reels/1234567890` |
| Shared reel | `https://www.facebook.com/share/r/XXXXXXXX/` |
| Short reel | `https://fb.watch/XXXXXXXX/` |
| Watch video | `https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1234567890` |
| Video post | `https://www.facebook.com/username/videos/1234567890` |
| Post | `https://www.facebook.com/username/posts/pfbid...` |
| Shared post | `https://www.facebook.com/share/p/XXXXXXXX/` |
| Permalink | `https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=...` |

***

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `url` | String | No\* | Single Facebook reel or post URL |
| `urls` | Array of Strings | No\* | Multiple Facebook URLs to scrape |

\*At least one of `url` or `urls` must be provided.

#### Example Input

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890"
}
```

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890",
    "https://fb.watch/XXXXXXXX/",
    "https://www.facebook.com/share/p/XXXXXXXX/"
  ]
}
```

***

### Output

Each scraped URL produces one result object pushed to the dataset.

#### Full Output Schema

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890",
  "shortcode": "XXXXXXXX",
  "realId": "1234567890",
  "platform": "FACEBOOK",

  "views": 95000,
  "likes": 3200,
  "comments": 148,
  "shares": 560,

  "views_display": "95K",
  "views_reported": 95000,
  "views_reported_display": "95K",

  "caption": "Check out this amazing video!",
  "datePosted": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://example.com/thumbnail.jpg",

  "author": "Page Name",
  "authorName": "Page Name",
  "authorId": "987654321",
  "authorUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/pagename",

  "cdnUrl": "https://video.xx.fbcdn.net/...",

  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-22T12:00:00.000Z",
  "status": "available",
  "error": null,

  "exact": {
    "views": true,
    "likes": true,
    "comments": true,
    "shares": false
  }
}
```

#### Output Fields Reference

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `url` | String | Resolved canonical Facebook URL |
| `shortcode` | String | Short ID from the URL path |
| `realId` | String | Numeric Facebook reel/post ID |
| `platform` | String | Always `"FACEBOOK"` |
| `views` | Number / null | Exact video play count |
| `likes` | Number / null | Total reaction count (likes, loves, etc.) |
| `comments` | Number / null | Total comment count |
| `shares` | Number / null | Total share count |
| `views_display` | String / null | Human-readable views (e.g. `"1.2K"`) |
| `views_reported` | Number / null | Display-formatted view number |
| `views_reported_display` | String / null | Human-readable reported views |
| `caption` | String / null | Post title or description |
| `datePosted` | ISO 8601 / null | Upload date |
| `thumbnailUrl` | String / null | Cover image URL |
| `author` | String / null | Creator name or username |
| `authorName` | String / null | Creator display name |
| `authorId` | String / null | Numeric Facebook user/page ID |
| `authorUrl` | String / null | Link to creator profile/page |
| `cdnUrl` | String / null | Direct video CDN URL (time-limited) |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 | Timestamp of when the scrape ran (UTC) |
| `status` | String | `"available"` on success, `"error"` on failure |
| `error` | String / null | Error message if `status` is `"error"` |
| `exact.views` | Boolean | Whether the view count is exact (`true`) or rounded (`false`) |
| `exact.likes` | Boolean | Whether the like count is exact |
| `exact.comments` | Boolean | Whether the comment count is exact |
| `exact.shares` | Boolean | Whether the share count is exact |

#### Error Response

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890",
  "status": "error",
  "error": "HTTP 404 – page not found",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-22T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### Limitations

- Only works on **public** Facebook content (private/friends-only posts are not accessible)
- Direct video CDN URLs (`cdnUrl`) are **time-limited** and expire after a few hours
- Share counts may not always be exact due to Facebook's display rounding
- Facebook may rate-limit or block requests for very high-volume batches — add delays between runs if needed

# Actor input Schema

## `url` (type: `string`):

Single Facebook URL. Reels: /reel/, /share/r/, fb.watch, /watch/?v=. Posts: /posts/pfbid…, /share/p/.

## `urls` (type: `array`):

List of Facebook reel or post URLs to scrape.

## Actor input object example

```json
{}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `datasetItems` (type: `string`):

All scraped Facebook reel/post metadata and engagement metrics

## `datasetItemsCsv` (type: `string`):

Download all scraped items as CSV

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cyrolix/facebook-reel-posts-video-stats-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cyrolix/facebook-reel-posts-video-stats-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call cyrolix/facebook-reel-posts-video-stats-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cyrolix/facebook-reel-posts-video-stats-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/oio3skuokraxq4Dul/builds/Slkgfps6kgpGJtrch/openapi.json