Facebook Video Downloader - Watch, Reels & Live (HD MP4)

Download Facebook videos, Reels, and Watch videos in original HD MP4. Pass any public Facebook video URL and get back direct CDN download links. No watermark, no login, no API key.

What this Facebook Downloader does

For each Facebook URL, the actor returns:

• Best combined download URL (video + audio in one MP4)
• Best video-only URL (highest resolution, e.g. 1080p)
• Best audio URL for audio-only extraction
• Full format list with resolution, bitrate, file size
• Title, thumbnail, duration, uploader, platform metadata

Supports:

• facebook.com/watch?v=...
• facebook.com/reel/...
• facebook.com/<page>/videos/...
• facebook.com/<user>/posts/...
• fb.watch/... short URLs

Why use this Facebook Downloader?

• Original quality — direct from Facebook CDN, no re-encoding
• No watermark — pristine source files
• No login or API key for public content
• Bulk download URLs — pass an array, get every link
• Audio-only extraction for podcasts and ringtones

Use cases

• Content archival — back up your own page videos before migration
• Cross-posting — fetch from Facebook Watch, repost to YouTube / TikTok
• UGC monitoring — capture brand-mention videos for review
• Influencer marketing — analyse high-performing Reels in your niche
• Compliance / legal — capture public videos for editorial / court records

Input

{
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1234567890",
        "https://www.facebook.com/reel/9876543210",
        "https://fb.watch/abcDEF/"
    ]
}

Output

Each dataset record:

{
    "title": "Video title or first line of caption",
    "thumbnail": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/…",
    "duration": 142,
    "duration_string": "2:22",
    "uploader": "Page Name",
    "platform": "facebook",
    "audio_url": "https://… (best audio direct URL)",
    "formats": [
        {
            "format_id": "hd",
            "type": "video",
            "ext": "mp4",
            "height": 1080,
            "quality": "1080p",
            "filesize": 23456789,
            "has_audio": true,
            "url": "https://…"
        }
    ]
}

How it works

The actor uses yt-dlp — the open-source standard. It queries Facebook's public video endpoints and parses the embedded video manifest, returning direct CDN URLs identical to what Facebook serves to its own players.

Cost & speed

URLs resolve in 3–6 seconds per video. Memory stays under 256 MB. You only pay for compute time used.

Related actors

• Facebook Page Scraper — extract page contact info, followers, about
• Facebook Ads Library Scraper — research competitor ads
• YouTube Downloader — YouTube videos and Shorts
• Universal Video Downloader — every supported platform in one actor

FAQ

Q: Does this work for private videos or members-only groups? No. Only public videos can be resolved without login.

Q: Why does my download URL expire? Facebook signs CDN URLs with a time-limited token (typically 6 hours). Re-run the actor for fresh URLs.

Q: Does the actor download the file? No — it returns the direct URL. Download with curl, wget, ffmpeg, or any HTTP client.

Q: Does it support Facebook Live VODs? Yes — past live broadcasts that remain on the page can be resolved.

Q: Is downloading legal? For your own content and CC-licensed material, yes. For copyrighted content, comply with Facebook's Terms of Service and your local copyright law.