# Facebook Comments Scraper (`lordfloofington/facebook-comments-scraper`) Actor

Scrape comments and replies from public Facebook posts and reels without login, with a per-post coverage report. $1.50 per 1,000 comments.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lordfloofington/facebook-comments-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Daniel G](https://apify.com/lordfloofington) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 99.9% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 comments

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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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.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Facebook Comments Scraper

Scrape comments and replies from public Facebook posts, reels and videos without login. Each post gets a coverage report describing whether comment pages and reply threads were read to the end. Each returned comment costs $0.0015 ($1.50 per 1,000 comments), including replies; a $0.00005 start fee applies per run.

### What it returns

Each dataset item is one comment or reply. Replies are separate rows; `threadingDepth` is `0` for top-level comments and higher for replies, while `replyToCommentId` identifies the direct parent. Nested arrays such as `comments` and `replies` are empty. A comment made only of a sticker, GIF or photo is still returned: `text` may be null and `attachments` contains available media details.

| Name | Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `facebookUrl` | string or null | Facebook URL of the post. |
| `inputUrl` | string or null | URL supplied in `startUrls`. |
| `postId` | string or null | Numeric post ID. |
| `postUrl` | string or null | Resolved post URL. |
| `postTitle` | string or null | Post title, when available. |
| `postDescription` | string or null | Post text, when available. |
| `commentUrl` | string or null | Direct comment URL. |
| `commentId` | string or null | Numeric comment ID. |
| `facebookCommentId`, `facebookId` | string or null | Numeric comment ID aliases. |
| `id` | string or null | Base64 Facebook comment ID. |
| `feedbackId` | string or null | Facebook feedback ID. |
| `name`, `authorName`, `profileName` | string or null | Commenter's display name. |
| `author` | object or null | Author ID, name and profile URL. |
| `profileId` | string or null | Commenter's Facebook ID. |
| `profileUrl` | string or null | Commenter's profile URL. |
| `profilePicture` | string or null | Profile picture URL, when available. |
| `text`, `message` | string or null | Comment text; may be null for media-only comments. |
| `attachments` | array or null | Available comment media attachments. |
| `date`, `createdAt`, `publishedAt` | string or null | Comment time in ISO 8601 format. |
| `timestamp`, `time` | number or null | Comment time as Unix seconds. |
| `likesCount` | string or null | Reaction count as a string. |
| `likes`, `likeCount` | number or null | Reaction count as a number. |
| `commentsCount` | number or null | Reported replies to this comment. |
| `threadingDepth` | number or null | Nesting depth; top-level comments are 0. |
| `replyToCommentId`, `parentCommentId`, `parentFacebookCommentId`, `parentId` | string or null | Direct parent comment ID for replies. |
| `rootCommentId` | string or null | Root comment ID when available. |
| `comments`, `replies` | array or null | Empty; replies are separate dataset rows. |
| `parentComment`, `parentReply` | object or null | Parent objects; currently null. |

Example rows (shortened text and placeholder author details):

```json
[
  {"facebookUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/POST_ID","inputUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/POST_ID","postId":"POST_ID","postUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/POST_ID","commentUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/POST_ID?comment_id=COMMENT_ID","commentId":"COMMENT_ID","facebookCommentId":"COMMENT_ID","facebookId":"COMMENT_ID","id":"BASE64_COMMENT_ID","feedbackId":"BASE64_FEEDBACK_ID","name":"Example Author","authorName":"Example Author","profileName":"Example Author","author":{"id":"AUTHOR_ID","name":"Example Author","url":"https://www.facebook.com/AUTHOR_ID"},"profileId":"AUTHOR_ID","profileUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/AUTHOR_ID","profilePicture":null,"date":"2026-10-04T09:58:43.000Z","createdAt":"2026-10-04T09:58:43.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T09:58:43.000Z","timestamp":1791112723,"time":1791112723,"text":"Example comment text…","message":"Example comment text…","attachments":[],"likesCount":"24","likes":24,"likeCount":24,"commentsCount":0,"threadingDepth":0,"replyToCommentId":null,"parentCommentId":null,"parentFacebookCommentId":null,"parentId":null,"rootCommentId":null,"comments":[],"replies":[],"parentComment":null,"parentReply":null},
  {"facebookUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/POST_ID","inputUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/POST_ID","postId":"POST_ID","postUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/POST_ID","commentUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/POST_ID?comment_id=PARENT_COMMENT_ID&reply_comment_id=REPLY_ID","commentId":"REPLY_ID","facebookCommentId":"REPLY_ID","facebookId":"REPLY_ID","id":"BASE64_REPLY_ID","feedbackId":"BASE64_REPLY_FEEDBACK_ID","name":"Another Author","authorName":"Another Author","profileName":"Another Author","author":{"id":"AUTHOR_ID_2","name":"Another Author","url":"https://www.facebook.com/AUTHOR_ID_2"},"profileId":"AUTHOR_ID_2","profileUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/AUTHOR_ID_2","profilePicture":null,"date":"2026-10-04T10:42:05.000Z","createdAt":"2026-10-04T10:42:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T10:42:05.000Z","timestamp":1791115325,"time":1791115325,"text":"Example reply text…","message":"Example reply text…","attachments":[],"likesCount":"5","likes":5,"likeCount":5,"commentsCount":0,"threadingDepth":1,"replyToCommentId":"PARENT_COMMENT_ID","parentCommentId":"PARENT_COMMENT_ID","parentFacebookCommentId":"PARENT_COMMENT_ID","parentId":"PARENT_COMMENT_ID","rootCommentId":null,"comments":[],"replies":[],"parentComment":null,"parentReply":null}
]
```

### Input

| Field | Default | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `startUrls` | Required | Array of Facebook post URLs; each object has a `url`. |
| `resultsLimit` | No limit | Maximum rows per post, replies included. Omit it to collect all visible comments. |
| `includeNestedComments` | `false` | Fetch replies and nested replies as separate rows. |
| `viewOption` | `RANKED_UNFILTERED` | Ordering: `RANKED_UNFILTERED` (All comments), `RECENT_ACTIVITY` (Newest), or `RANKED_THREADED` (Most relevant). Facebook may offer different orderings on different posts; the Actor falls back to an available ordering if needed. |
| `onlyCommentsNewerThan` | No lower bound | Inclusive date or datetime, or relative value such as `7 days`. |

One post, all visible comments and replies:

```json
{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/123456789"}],"includeNestedComments":true}
```

Newest 50 comments from each of several posts:

```json
{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/123456789"},{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/987654321"}],"resultsLimit":50,"viewOption":"RECENT_ACTIVITY"}
```

`resultsLimit` applies separately to each URL and counts replies when they are enabled.

### Supported URLs

URLs may use `www.facebook.com`, `m.facebook.com` or `web.facebook.com`.

| URL form | Example path |
| --- | --- |
| Post with numeric ID or `pfbid` | `/Page/posts/123456789`, `/Page/posts/pfbidCODE` |
| Permalink | `/permalink.php?story_fbid=123&id=456` |
| Group post (public groups) | `/groups/GROUP/posts/123`, `/groups/GROUP/permalink/123` |
| Photo | `/photo/?fbid=123` |
| Reel | `/reel/123` |
| Watch | `/watch/?v=123` |
| Video | `/Page/videos/123` |
| Share | `/share/r/CODE`, `/share/v/CODE`, `/share/p/CODE` |

### Coverage report

The default key-value store's `OUTPUT` record contains `schemaVersion`, `actorBuild` and a `targets` array with one report per input URL. Each `COVERAGE` log line contains that URL's report. Reports include `postId`, `status`, `stopReason`, requested and used ordering, Facebook's reported totals, emitted row counts, truncated thread count, failed requests, retries, logged-out visibility and errors.

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `complete` | Every comment page and enabled reply thread was read to the end. |
| `partial` | Collection stopped at the result limit, charge limit, paging shortfall or after an error with some rows emitted. |
| `unavailable` | The post was not found or is age-gated. |
| `failed` | The Actor could not collect rows or establish coverage. |

`reportedTotal` is Facebook's own total count, and `topLevelReported` is its top-level count. The reported total can be a few higher than the rows logged-out visitors can see because Facebook hides some comments from logged-out visitors. `end_of_comments` means paging ended normally. `results_limit` and `charge_cap` identify those limits; `not_found` and `age_gated` identify unavailable posts. `paging_cut_short` means Facebook ended paging while reporting more than 30 top-level comments and fewer than half that count were traversed. This is reported as partial coverage.

### Pricing

Runs by users on Apify's free plan are limited to 3 URLs and 20 results per run.

- `comment`: $0.0015 per returned row ($1.50 per 1,000), with replies charged the same as top-level comments.
- Start fee: $0.00005 per run.
- Unavailable posts: free.

For 100 returned rows across available posts, event charges are $0.15; with one run's start fee, the total is $0.15005. When the configured charge limit is reached, the Actor stops emitting rows and stops crawling; the affected report has `status: "partial"` and `stopReason: "charge_cap"`.

### Limits

Only public posts visible without login can be collected, including posts in public groups. Some comments are hidden from logged-out visitors and cannot be returned. A URL that is not a single post (for example a Page or group home page) is reported as `failed` with `stopReason: "unsupported_url"`; the other URLs in the run are still processed.

### Use via API

Send JSON to the synchronous dataset-items endpoint:

```sh
curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/LordFloofington~facebook-comments-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/example/posts/123456789"}],"includeNestedComments":true}'
```

### Compliance

Users are responsible for complying with Facebook's terms and applicable law when using this Actor.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/lordfloofington/facebook-comments-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public Facebook post, photo, video, or reel URLs to scrape. Runs by users on Apify's free plan are limited to 3 URLs and 20 results per run.

## `resultsLimit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum comments per post URL, including replies. Omit to collect all visible comments.

## `includeNestedComments` (type: `boolean`):

Include replies and nested replies as separate dataset rows.

## `viewOption` (type: `string`):

Choose All comments, Newest, or Most relevant ordering.

## `onlyCommentsNewerThan` (type: `string`):

Inclusive ISO date or datetime, or a relative time such as 7 days.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/examplepage/posts/123456789"
    }
  ],
  "viewOption": "RANKED_UNFILTERED"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `comments` (type: `string`):

No description

## `coverage` (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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.facebook.com/examplepage/posts/123456789"
        }
    ],
    "includeNestedComments": false,
    "viewOption": "RANKED_UNFILTERED"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lordfloofington/facebook-comments-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 = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.facebook.com/examplepage/posts/123456789" }],
    "includeNestedComments": False,
    "viewOption": "RANKED_UNFILTERED",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lordfloofington/facebook-comments-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/examplepage/posts/123456789"
    }
  ],
  "includeNestedComments": false,
  "viewOption": "RANKED_UNFILTERED"
}' |
apify call lordfloofington/facebook-comments-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lordfloofington/facebook-comments-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/nuswHyZi3V3frmh2Z/builds/kcnzjR7TPAxPWR5pP/openapi.json