Facebook Search Scraper

Search Facebook across every tab — people, pages, events, posts and videos — and get clean structured data. No login, no cookies, no browser. Enter a keyword, pick a search type, and the actor queries Facebook's own search and returns names, profile/page URLs, profile pictures, verification badges, event dates, and post text with authors.

You give	You get
A keyword + a search type	One structured row per matching result

Pure HTTP. No account, no cookies, no headless browser. Results come straight from Facebook's own search — not scraped from Google.

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Why use this scraper

• No login and no cookies. You don't provide a Facebook account or session. The actor bootstraps a guest token and calls Facebook's search directly.
• Six search types, one actor. People, pages, events, posts, videos, or "top" (all) — selected with a single searchType field.
• Native Facebook results. Straight from Facebook's ranking, not a Google site: workaround.
• Auto-pagination. Set maxItems and the actor walks the result cursor across pages for you.
• Rich fields. Names, profile/page URLs, profile pictures, verified badges, event names + URLs, and — for posts — the post text, author, permalink and time.

How it works

1. You give a keyword (or several) and a search type.
2. We fetch — bootstrap a guest token, call Facebook's search API (one query serves every tab), and page through the results via the cursor. FB traffic egresses through residential proxies.
3. You get structured rows (JSON, CSV, or Excel), each tagged with a rowType.

Supported search types

searchType	Returns	Key fields
people	Profiles	name, profile URL, picture, verified
pages	Pages	name, page URL, picture, verified
places	Places / businesses	name, URL, picture, verified
events	Events	name, event URL, picture
posts	Public posts	text, author, permalink, time
videos	Videos	title, URL
top	Mixed (all of the above)	per-entity fields

Use cases

• Lead generation — find people and pages matching a niche, brand, or location.
• Brand & competitor monitoring — track public posts and pages mentioning a keyword.
• Event discovery — pull events matching a topic or city.
• Audience & influencer research — surface profiles and pages around a theme.
• Social listening — collect public post text + authors for a keyword over time.

Input configuration

Field	Type	Notes
searchType	select	top, people, pages, places, events, posts, videos
searchQueries	array	One or more keywords to search
maxItems	integer	Max total results across all queries
pageDelayMs	integer	Delay between paginated calls
proxy	object	Residential recommended (Facebook rate-limits datacenter IPs)

Example input

{
  "searchType": "people",
  "searchQueries": ["coffee roaster", "specialty coffee"],
  "maxItems": 200
}

Output

rowType: "person" / "page"

{
  "rowType": "person",
  "name": "Coffee Town",
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Cooffee.Town",
  "profilePicture": "https://scontent.../...jpg",
  "isVerified": false,
  "query": "coffee",
  "searchType": "people"
}

rowType: "event"

{
  "rowType": "event",
  "name": "Cavendish Beach Music Festival 2026",
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1108414837875098/"
}

rowType: "post"

{
  "rowType": "post",
  "authorName": "Magnolia Honey",
  "text": "The drip has arrived at The Shoppe…",
  "postUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/…/permalink/…",
  "creationTime": "2026-07-04T12:30:26.000Z"
}

Key output fields

Field	Description
rowType	person / page / event / post / video
name	Profile / page / event name (or post author)
url	Facebook URL of the result
profilePicture	Avatar / cover image URL
isVerified	Verified badge (people & pages)
text / authorName / creationTime	Post body, author, timestamp (posts)
query / searchType	The search that produced the row

FAQ

Do I need a Facebook account or cookies? No. The actor works fully logged-out with a guest token — nothing to provide.

Is this Facebook's real search? Yes — it calls Facebook's own search endpoint, so results and ranking match what you'd see on the site (not a Google site:facebook.com workaround).

Which proxy should I use? Residential. Facebook rate-limits datacenter and cloud IPs, so residential proxies give reliable throughput.

How many results can I get? It auto-paginates until maxItems or the results run out. Each keyword returns its own paginated set.

Why isn't group search supported? Facebook gates group search behind a login, which this no-cookie actor deliberately avoids. People, pages, events, posts and videos are all available logged-out.

Notes & limitations

• Only public search results are returned (logged-out visibility).
• Group search is not available without a login and is intentionally omitted.
• Facebook changes its internals periodically; the actor is maintained to keep pace.

Support

Found a bug or need a search type that isn't exposed? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab on Apify, or reach out via the Apify Store profile. Include your input JSON and the run ID.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This actor collects publicly available data from Facebook search for legitimate purposes such as market research, lead generation, and social listening. You are responsible for how you use the data. Comply with Facebook's Terms of Service, applicable data-protection law (including the GDPR when handling personal data), and all local regulations. Do not use collected personal data for unsolicited contact where prohibited. This tool is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Facebook or Meta.

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