📍 Facebook Location UID Finder

What does this actor do?

This Apify actor searches Facebook locations by name and returns their UIDs, city IDs, and timezone information.

These location UIDs can be used to filter posts by location in the Facebook Global Search actor.

✨ Features

• 🔍 Search Facebook locations by city, country, or place name
• 📋 Get unique location UIDs for use with other Facebook tools
• 🌐 Returns timezone and city ID for each location
• ⚡ Fast, single-request lookup — no pagination needed

📥 Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	String	✅	Location name to search for (e.g., "Tokyo, Japan", "New York", "London, UK")

Example Input

{
  "query": "Tokyo, Japan"
}

📤 Output

Each result contains:

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Always facebook_location_search
search_query	String	The query you searched for
position	Number	Position in the results list
label	String	Full location name (e.g., "Minato, Tokyo")
uid	String	Facebook location UID — use this in Global Search
city_id	Number	Facebook city identifier
timezone	String	Timezone of the location (e.g., "Asia/Tokyo")
scraped_at	String	ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped

Example Output

{
  "source": "facebook_location_search",
  "search_query": "Tokyo, Japan",
  "position": 1,
  "label": "Chuo (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan)",
  "uid": "164287213617515",
  "city_id": 2686152,
  "timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-04T01:50:00.000Z"
}

🔗 How to use with Facebook Global Search

1. Run this actor with your desired location (e.g., "Tokyo, Japan")
2. Copy the uid from the result (e.g., "164287213617515")
3. Use that UID as the locationUid input in the Facebook Global Search actor

⚠️ Notes

• The API returns up to ~10 matching locations per query
• More specific queries (e.g., "Minato, Tokyo") return more precise results
• UIDs are stable Facebook identifiers that can be reused across searches

Tags

facebook location uid, facebook scraper, facebook search location, location uid, city id, timezone, facebook location search, apify actor

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Get Started Now

1. Enter the Search Query (e.g., Tokyo, Japan)
2. Click Start to run the scraper
3. Export your data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format
4. Click "Try for free" to test the actor

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