# Facebook Friends Scraper - Low-cost💲🔥🌐👥 (`delectable_incubator/facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost`) Actor

Scrape Facebook profile friend data 🌐📊 with a powerful social media scraper. Extract friend names, profile URLs, profile images, and related public information from Facebook profiles. Ideal for social network analysis, audience research, CRM enrichment, lead generation, and data-driven insights 🚀

- **URL**: https://apify.com/delectable\_incubator/facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost.md
- **Developed by:** [Prime Scrape](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.005 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## 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.

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# README

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://i.ibb.co/jkNS73wX/readme.png" alt="Facebook Friends Scraper" width="100%">
</p>

---

## Facebook Friends Scraper 👥📘

The Facebook Friends Scraper is a powerful and scalable Apify Actor designed to extract structured friends list data directly from Facebook profiles.

It enables social media research, audience analysis, lead generation, competitor monitoring, relationship mapping, profile enrichment, and structured Facebook data collection workflows.

---

### 🎯 What This Scraper Does

Simply provide one or more Facebook profile URLs and the scraper handles everything automatically.

✅ Extracts Facebook friends data

✅ Supports bulk profile URL scraping

✅ Handles authenticated Facebook sessions

✅ Automatically processes friend lists

✅ Applies maxItemsPerUrl limits

✅ Extracts detailed profile information

✅ Captures friendship metadata

✅ Collects profile URLs and profile images

✅ Generates clean and structured datasets

✅ Ready for analytics and automation workflows

✅ Export-ready output format

---

### 📊 Data Extracted

#### 👥 Friends Information

| Field               | Description                         |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| 🆔 profileId        | Facebook profile identifier         |
| 👤 profileName      | Full profile name                   |
| 🌐 profileUrl       | Facebook profile URL                |
| 🖼️ profileImage    | Profile image URL                   |
| 🧑 gender           | Gender information                  |
| 🤝 friendshipStatus | Friendship relationship status      |
| 🧾 shortName        | Short profile name                  |
| 🏙️ subtitleText    | Location or additional profile info |
| 🌍 sourceUrl        | Source Facebook profile URL         |

---

### 🛠 How to Use

#### 1️⃣ Configure Input

Provide one or multiple Facebook profile URLs:

````

{
"bulk\_urls": \[
"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632"
],
"max\_items\_per\_url": 70
}

```

#### 2️⃣ Run the Actor

• Loads Facebook profile pages
• Processes friend lists automatically
• Extracts structured friend profile data
• Collects profile metadata and friendship information
• Applies maxItemsPerUrl limits
• Stops automatically when limits are reached

#### 3️⃣ Export the Dataset

Download your results in multiple formats:

✅ JSON
✅ CSV
✅ Excel
✅ XML
✅ HTML

---

### ⚙️ Input Configuration

#### 📥 Input Example

```

{
"email": "yourfacebookemail@gmail.com",
"password": "your-facebook-password",
"bulk\_urls": \[
"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632"
],
"max\_items\_per\_url": 70
}

```

#### Input Fields

| Field             | Type    | Description                                      |
| ----------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| email             | string  | Facebook account email                           |
| password          | string  | Facebook account password                        |
| bulk_urls         | array   | List of Facebook profile URLs                    |
| max_items_per_url | integer | Maximum number of friends to collect per profile |

---

### 📤 Output Example

```

{
"profileId": "123456789",
"profileName": "Alex Proyas",
"profileImage": "https://example.com/profile.jpg",
"profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/RealAlexProyas",
"subtitleText": "Sydney, Australia",
"gender": "MALE",
"friendshipStatus": "CAN\_REQUEST",
"shortName": "Alex",
"sourceUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632"
}

````

---

### 📊 Output Explanation

| Use Case                 | Description                              |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- |
| 📊 Social Media Research | Analyze Facebook relationship networks   |
| 💼 Lead Generation       | Build targeted prospect datasets         |
| 👥 Audience Insights     | Understand communities and audiences     |
| 🔍 Competitor Monitoring | Analyze competitor social ecosystems     |
| 📈 Community Tracking    | Monitor growth and engagement trends     |
| 🤖 Automation Pipelines  | Feed social data into workflows and CRMs |

---

### 🌍 Why Use This Scraper?

📊 Extract structured Facebook friends data at scale

🔐 Supports authenticated Facebook scraping

📈 Build research-ready structured datasets

🌍 Scrape multiple Facebook profiles simultaneously

⚡ Fast and automated extraction

🤖 Automation-ready output

📦 Bulk URL scraping support

🧠 Ideal for analysts, marketers, agencies, and researchers

🚀 Scalable for both small and enterprise workloads

---

### ❓ FAQ

#### How does this scraper work?

The scraper loads Facebook profiles and extracts structured friends data including names, profile URLs, profile images, friendship status, and additional profile metadata.

#### Can I scrape multiple Facebook profiles in one run?

Yes. You can provide multiple profile URLs inside the bulk_urls array.

#### Does the scraper require authentication?

Yes. A Facebook account email and password are required for authenticated scraping.

#### Can I limit the number of friends extracted?

Yes. Use max_items_per_url to control how many friends are collected per profile.

#### Does the scraper collect profile images?

Yes. Profile image URLs are extracted whenever available.

#### Is the data collected live?

Yes. Data is extracted directly from Facebook during every run.

#### What export formats are supported?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and HTML.

#### Can I use the extracted data commercially?

Yes. The extracted data can be used for analytics, research, automation, monitoring, and commercial applications.

#### What happens if the scraper fails?

The Actor includes retry mechanisms and automated error handling to improve reliability.

#### How long does a run take?

Most extractions complete within minutes depending on the number of profiles and requested results.

---

### 🚀 How to Use

1️⃣ Sign up — Create a free Apify account

2️⃣ Find the tool — Search for "Facebook Friends Scraper" in the Apify Store

3️⃣ Configure profiles — Add one or multiple Facebook profile URLs

4️⃣ Run it — Start the Actor and wait for extraction

5️⃣ Export data — Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML

---

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is an independent solution and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Facebook or Meta Platforms, Inc.

---

### 💸 Pricing

This scraper runs on a **pay-per-result pricing model**.

You only pay for successfully extracted records.

💳 **Price:** $9.99 / 1,000 results

---

### Related Actors

If you're interested in other Social Media, Lead Generation, Analytics, Marketplace, Research, or Automation scraping solutions, explore more tools:

(Coming soon)

---

### 📬 Support

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a 5-star rating if you like this tool

---

### 🌍 PrimeScrape

Built for scalable web data extraction & automation.

Contact us for custom scraping solutions or enterprise requests via Apify or by email.

# Actor input Schema

## `email` (type: `string`):

Your Facebook account email address 📧
## `password` (type: `string`):

Your Facebook account password 🔒
## `bulk_urls` (type: `array`):

List of Facebook profile URLs to scrape friends from. Examples: • https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632 ⚠️ Each URL must contain profile.php?id=.
## `max_items_per_url` (type: `integer`):

The maximum number of friends to fetch for each profile 🔢

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "email": "youremail@gmail.com",
  "bulk_urls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632"
  ],
  "max_items_per_url": 70
}
````

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "email": "youremail@gmail.com",
    "bulk_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632"
    ],
    "max_items_per_url": 70
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("delectable_incubator/facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost").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 = {
    "email": "youremail@gmail.com",
    "bulk_urls": ["https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632"],
    "max_items_per_url": 70,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("delectable_incubator/facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "email": "youremail@gmail.com",
  "bulk_urls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632"
  ],
  "max_items_per_url": 70
}' |
apify call delectable_incubator/facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=delectable_incubator/facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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        "description": "Scrape Facebook profile friend data 🌐📊 with a powerful social media scraper. Extract friend names, profile URLs, profile images, and related public information from Facebook profiles. Ideal for social network analysis, audience research, CRM enrichment, lead generation, and data-driven insights 🚀",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "0cSQr2LL8qxPaXKJi"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-delectable_incubator-facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/delectable_incubator~facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-delectable_incubator-facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/delectable_incubator~facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-delectable_incubator-facebook-friends-scraper-low-cost",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "email",
                    "password",
                    "bulk_urls"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "email": {
                        "title": "Facebook account email 📧",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Your Facebook account email address 📧"
                    },
                    "password": {
                        "title": "Facebook account password 🔒",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Your Facebook account password 🔒"
                    },
                    "bulk_urls": {
                        "title": "Profile URLs 🚨 (must contain profile.php?id= and have visible Friends) 👀",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Facebook profile URLs to scrape friends from. Examples: • https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583196031632 ⚠️ Each URL must contain profile.php?id=.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "max_items_per_url": {
                        "title": "Max friends per profile 🔢",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "The maximum number of friends to fetch for each profile 🔢",
                        "default": 70
                    }
                }
            },
            "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": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "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
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```