Facebook Reel Stats Scraper is an Apify actor that extracts detailed statistics and metadata from Facebook Reels. It provides valuable insights into reel performance, including views, likes, comments, shares, and more. This actor is perfect for social media analysts, marketers, and researchers looking to gather data on Facebook Reels content.

Why use Facebook Reel Stats Scraper?

Facebook Reels have become a popular short-form video format, and understanding their performance is crucial for content creators and marketers. This scraper offers several benefits:

• 📊 Comprehensive stats: Get detailed metrics including views, likes, comments, and shares.
• 🔍 Content insights: Extract descriptions, hashtags, and audio information.
• 🖼️ Media details: Obtain thumbnail URLs and video length.
• 🔗 URL tracking: Capture both the original URL and canonical URL for each reel.
• 📅 Timestamp data: Know exactly when the data was collected.

Use cases:

1. Content strategy: Analyze top-performing reels to inform your content creation strategy.
2. Competitor analysis: Track and compare your competitors' reel performance.
3. Influencer research: Evaluate potential influencers based on their reel engagement metrics.
4. Trend identification: Spot trending hashtags and audio tracks in popular reels.
5. Marketing ROI: Measure the impact of your Facebook Reels marketing campaigns.

How to use Facebook Reel Stats Scraper

1. Prepare your input: Create a list of Facebook Reel URLs you want to analyze.
2. Run the actor: Input your URLs and start the scraper.
3. Collect results: Download the extracted data in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, or Excel).

Here's a quick tutorial:

1. In the Apify Console, navigate to the Facebook Reel Stats Scraper actor.
2. Click on the "Input" tab.
3. Enter your Facebook Reel URLs in the "Start URLs" field.
4. Click "Run" and wait for the actor to finish.
5. Once complete, go to the "Dataset" tab to view and download your results.

Is it legal to scrape Facebook Reels?

Our scraper is designed to extract only publicly available data from Facebook Reels. It does not access any private user information. However, it's important to note that web scraping may be subject to Facebook's terms of service and legal regulations.

We recommend:

• Using the data responsibly and ethically.
• Respecting Facebook's robots.txt file and rate limits.
• Consulting with a legal professional if you have concerns about using scraped data for your specific use case.

Input

The actor accepts the following inputs:

• startUrls (required): An array of Facebook Reel URLs to scrape.

Example input:

1{
2    "startUrls": [
3        { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/694842189141918" },
4        { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/692690366320988" }
5    ]
6}

Output

You can download the dataset extracted by Facebook Reel Stats Scraper in various formats such as JSON, CSV, or Excel. Here's an example of the output data structure:

1{
2	"url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/692690366320988",
3	"canonicalUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/61553798708154/videos/tom-segura-sledgehammer-19-was-it-a-choo-choo-httpswwwinstagramcomstandupcomedyl/692690366320988/",
4	"creator": "Howard King",
5	"views": 85000,
6	"likes": 2800,
7	"comments": 4,
8	"shares": 40,
9	"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-bru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/415174656_1527229371409568_7141651982723892429_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=f4080e&_nc_ohc=QplVTQq_dC8Q7kNvgFhYmTi&_nc_ht=scontent-bru2-1.xx&_nc_gid=AtSTOhKbBLXtOis2BdSl5QL&oh=00_AYDGj5KY9I9RKhSyUtuWGDECgBBZM28OJXCcvTfXMW1liA&oe=670706A6",
10	"description": "Tom Segura - Sledgehammer | 19 | Was It A CHOO CHOO? \nhttps://www.instagram.com/standupcomedylounge/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@StandUpComedyLounge\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@standupcomedylounge\n\nThank you for watching! We will be posting daily. Join us and FOLLOW for more content, we would love to have you 🥰. Our community also has Instagram, YouTube & TikTok as well! Join us there, too! Links Above.\n\n#standupcomedylounge \n#tomsegura #shorts #funnyreels #standupcomedian #standupcomedy #youtubeshorts #funnyvideosclips #comedyshow #laugh #entertainment #communityfun #lounge #reelsfbシ\n\n We do not promote or agree with any negative or offensive jokes. We are only providing an experience the Comedic artist provides. Positive vibes only 😃.\n\nThomas Weston Segura is a Peruvian-American stand-up comedian, writer, author, actor, and podcaster. Segura co-hosts the Your Mom's House podcast with his wife, fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky. Segura also co-hosts the podcast Two Bears One Cave with friend and fellow comedian Bert Kreischer.\n\nFollow Tom Segura on his Facebook here: Tom Segura\n\nFollow Tom Segura On His Other Social Media Here:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/seguratom/\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@seguratom\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/tomsegura\nhttps://twitter.com/tomsegura\n\nTom Segura Official Tour Website:\nhttps://tomsegura.com/tour\n\nAll credit goes to the artist, Tom Segura.\n\nUnder the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use of a specific number of words, a certain number of musical notes, or percentage of a work.",
11	"hashtags": [
12		"standupcomedylounge",
13		"tomsegura",
14		"shorts",
15		"funnyreels",
16		"standupcomedian",
17		"standupcomedy",
18		"youtubeshorts",
19		"funnyvideosclips",
20		"comedyshow",
21		"laugh",
22		"entertainment",
23		"communityfun",
24		"lounge",
25		"reelsfb"
26	],
27	"audio": "Howard King · Original audio",
28	"videoLength": 59,
29	"timestamp": "2024-10-05T13:52:04.167Z"
30}

Tips for efficient scraping

1. Batch your requests: Instead of scraping one reel at a time, input multiple URLs to process them in a single run.
2. Use proxies: To avoid potential IP blocks, consider using Apify Proxy.
3. Schedule regular runs: Set up periodic runs to track reel performance over time.
4. Respect rate limits: Avoid overloading Facebook's servers by setting appropriate delays between requests.

Limitations and known issues

• The actor may not work for private Facebook Reels or content that requires authentication.
• Facebook's layout and structure may change, which could affect the scraper's functionality. We strive to keep the actor updated, but occasional disruptions may occur.

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team or create an issue for the actor.

Happy scraping!