Facebook Video Scraper (Single URL) | Scrape Facebook Videos & Extract Metadata

The best Facebook video scraper to instantly extract powerful insights, video metadata, and rich media data from any Facebook Video. Built for maximum speed, stealth, and accuracy, this no-login Facebook scraper completely bypasses login screens to deliver deep Facebook data extraction for your social media intelligence and market research. Export your scraped video data seamlessly to JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML.

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🚀 Why Use Our Facebook Video Scraper (Single URL)?

This Facebook video scraper is a robust, high-performance data extraction tool designed for marketers, researchers, and developers who need detailed Facebook video engagement metrics. Serving as the perfect alternative to the Meta Graph API, it operates without requiring a Facebook account login, API keys, or App approvals, ensuring higher reliability and completely bypassing API restrictions and account ban risks.

Whether you need a Facebook video downloader utility to get direct media links or an automated tool to extract Facebook video captions and metadata, you provide specific video URLs, and it fetches exactly what you need with precision.

✨ Key Features

• 🎯 Precision Single-URL Scraping: Simply paste a Facebook video URL to scrape Facebook videos programmatically and get instant data.
• 🛡️ 100% No-Login Facebook Scraper: Uses advanced residential proxy routing to remain completely undetected. Never risk your personal Facebook account.
• 📊 Extract Facebook Video Metadata: Pulls exact Facebook video engagement metrics including views, likes, comments, shares, and a complete breakdown of all reaction types (Love, Haha, Angry, etc.).
• 💬 Auto-Transcript Extraction: Automatically extract Facebook video captions and text transcripts embedded in the video if available.
• 👤 Deep Profile Extraction: Gets the author's profile ID, name, verified status, and exact profile picture URL.
• Export Anywhere: Download your structured video data directly into JSON, CSV, Excel, or integrate it into your own database via API.

🎯 Top Use Cases

• 📈 Facebook Competitor Analysis: Track exactly how many views and interactions competitor videos are gaining to evaluate their performance.
• 🗣️ Social Media Trend Analysis: Evaluate engagement rates on sponsored content for influencer research.
• 📊 Market Research Tool for Facebook: Discover which video hooks and durations drive the most "Shares" and "Cares" to inform your content strategy.
• 🗄️ Facebook Content Monitoring: Pull video metadata for sentiment analysis and brand reputation management.

🔍 What Facebook data is publicly available to scrape?

Data Category	Publicly Available
Page/User Posts (Text, Date, ID)	Yes
Media (Videos / Direct Video URLs)	Yes
Reaction Counts (Like, Love, Haha, etc.)	Yes
Share & Comment Counts	Yes
Top Comments (Author, Text, Likes)	Yes
Video Views, Play Counts & Duration	Yes
Paid Partnership Tags	Yes
Private / Friends-Only Posts	No
User Contact Information	No

What data can I extract with this Facebook Video Scraper?

Identity & Ownership Fields

Field Name	Description
facebookUrl	The URL of the scraped Facebook page/profile.
pageName	The real display name of the page.
facebookId	The unique numeric ID of the Facebook page owner.
postId	The unique identifier for the post.
url	The direct permalink URL to the specific post.
user	Object containing id, name, profileUrl, and profilePic of the post author.
collaborators	A list of collaborator names if the post is a joint post.

Engagement & Media Metric Fields

Field Name	Description
likes	Total number of generic likes on the post.
comments	Total number of comments on the post.
shares	Total number of shares.
reactionLikeCount	Specific count of 'Like' reactions.
reactionLoveCount	Specific count of 'Love' reactions.
reactionCareCount	Specific count of 'Care' reactions.
reactionHahaCount	Specific count of 'Haha' reactions.
reactionWowCount	Specific count of 'Wow' reactions.
reactionSadCount	Specific count of 'Sad' reactions.
reactionAngryCount	Specific count of 'Angry' reactions.
topReactionsCount	Number of different reaction types present on the post.
viewsCount	Video view count.
videoPostViewCount	Post view count for video items.
liveViewerCount	Current live viewer count for live videos.

Content, Media & Comments Fields

Field Name	Description
time	ISO 8601 formatted string of the post creation time.
timestamp	Unix timestamp of the post creation.
text	The full text content/caption of the post.
paidPartnership	Boolean indicating if the post is marked as a paid partnership.
topComments	Array of top comments containing author, text, likesCount, date, etc.
media	Array containing media objects (videos) attached to the post.
feedbackId	Internal Facebook feedback node ID used for tracking.

How to configure this Apify Facebook Scraper

Configuration Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
postUrls	Array	["..."]	List of specific Facebook Video URLs you wish to scrape.
includeTranscript	Boolean	false	If true, fetches video captions when available.

Example Configuration

{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HDNKQAZTN/"
  ],
  "includeTranscript": true
}

How to scrape Facebook videos programmatically

1. Sign up/Log in to your Apify account.
2. Navigate to this actor's page on the Apify Store and click "Try for free".
3. Set the Target: In the Input configuration, enter the URLs of the Facebook videos you want to scrape in the postUrls field.
4. Run: Click the "Start" button. The actor will launch, utilizing residential proxies to securely fetch the data.
5. Download: Once the run completes, navigate to the "Storage" tab. Your data is available in the default dataset in formats like JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Output Format

The actor outputs automated data collection from Facebook in JSON format, creating one object per scraped post.

Example Output

{
  "facebookUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/virat.kohli/",
  "postId": "987654321098765",
  "pageName": "Virat Kohli",
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/virat.kohli/posts/987654321098765",
  "time": "2023-10-14T08:00:00.000Z",
  "timestamp": 1697270400,
  "user": {
    "id": "987654321",
    "name": "Virat Kohli",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/987654321"
  },
  "text": "Training session highlights.",
  "likes": 200000,
  "comments": 5000,
  "shares": 2000,
  "isVideo": true,
  "viewsCount": 1500000,
  "viewsCountReduced": "1.5M",
  "playCount": 1500000,
  "playCountReduced": "1.5M",
  "durationInMinutes": "02:30",
  "liveViewerCount": 0,
  "media": [
    {
      "__typename": "Video",
      "id": "5544332211",
      "thumbnail": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/...jpg",
      "captions_url": null,
      "transcript": null
    }
  ],
  "topComments": []
}

Field Reference (Complete)

Field Name	Type	Applies To	Description
facebookUrl	String	All	The source URL resolved for the page.
postId	String	All	The unique ID of the post.
pageName	String	All	Real display name of the page.
url	String	All	Direct permalink to the post.
time	String	All	ISO 8601 creation time.
timestamp	Integer	All	Unix creation time.
user	Object	All	Details of the post author (id, name, pic).
collaborators	Array	All	Names of any collaborating pages.
text	String	All	Post caption or body text.
likes	Integer	All	Total like count.
comments	Integer	All	Total comment count.
shares	Integer	All	Total share count.
topReactionsCount	Integer	All	Number of unique reaction types on the post.
media	Array	All	Media attachments (Videos).
feedbackId	String	All	Internal Facebook feedback ID.
reactionLikeCount	Integer	All	Count of 'Like' reactions.
reactionLoveCount	Integer	All	Count of 'Love' reactions.
reactionCareCount	Integer	All	Count of 'Care' reactions.
reactionHahaCount	Integer	All	Count of 'Haha' reactions.
reactionWowCount	Integer	All	Count of 'Wow' reactions.
reactionSadCount	Integer	All	Count of 'Sad' reactions.
reactionAngryCount	Integer	All	Count of 'Angry' reactions.
paidPartnership	Boolean	All	Whether the post is sponsored/paid partnership.
topComments	Array	All	The top comments visible on the post.
topLevelUrl	String	All	Base URL constructed from owner ID and post ID.
facebookId	String	All	The numeric ID of the page owner.
inputUrl	String	All	Alias for the input URL.
isVideo	Boolean	Video Posts	True if the post contains a video.
viewsCount	Integer	Video Posts	Total video views (raw number).
viewsCountReduced	String	Video Posts	Formatted video views (e.g., '1.5M').
playCount	Integer	Video Posts	Total video play count (raw number).
playCountReduced	String	Video Posts	Formatted play count (e.g., '1.5M').
durationInMinutes	String	Video Posts	The duration of the video formatted as MM:SS.
liveViewerCount	Integer	Video Posts	Active live viewers (if currently live).

How does it work?

• Painless Initialization: The scraper starts by safely fetching the page's HTML to automatically detect necessary identifiers like the page ID and authentication tokens, without requiring cookies from a logged-in user.
• REST/GraphQL API: It targets Facebook's internal, publicly exposed GraphQL endpoints to fetch timeline feed units or specific post data.
• Smart Data Structuring: It deeply traverses Facebook's complex JSON payload to unify disparate fields into a flat, predictable JSON output dataset.

How does Facebook Video Scraper (Single URL) differ from the official Graph API?

Feature	Official Graph API	Facebook Video Scraper (Single URL)
Access Scope	Heavily restricted, requires approvals.	Accesses any public video directly.
Account Requirement	Requires a Developer account & API keys.	None. Runs entirely anonymously.
Setup Time	Days/Weeks (App approval process).	Instant.
Media Type Support	Limited by permissions.	Full support for Videos and Captions.
Fields Returned	Often omits exact reaction breakdown.	Comprehensive breakdown of all reactions.

💼 Pay Per Result (PPR)

This actor supports Apify's Pay-Per-Result model. You are only charged for the successful extraction of a video. Failed links or private videos will cost you absolutely nothing!

Legal Considerations

This scraper extracts exclusively publicly available data accessible to any unauthenticated user navigating the web. It does not bypass logins, CAPTCHAs, or scrape private user data. It is your responsibility to ensure that your use of the extracted data complies with all applicable local laws, regulations, and terms of service. This is not legal advice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it require a Facebook account? No, this is a proxy-free, no-login scraper that runs entirely anonymously without needing any login cookies.

How many videos can I scrape? You can scrape as many URLs as you provide in the input list.

Does it handle live videos? Yes. This scraper extracts live viewer counts if the video is currently live.

Can I scrape private pages or groups? No. This tool only accesses data from public Facebook content that is visible without a login.

What Python version is required? The actor runs on Python 3.11 within the Apify Docker container.

Can I scrape multiple videos at once? Yes! Just add multiple URLs to the postUrls array in the input configuration.

How are the results saved? Results are saved to the default dataset. They can be downloaded in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML formats.

Troubleshooting

• Empty results or "Failed to initialize": Ensure the URL is a public Facebook Video (not locked to friends only). Double-check that your proxy settings are configured to use Residential proxies.
• 429 rate limiting: If you scrape too aggressively, Facebook may temporarily block the IP. Ensure you are utilizing a pool of Residential proxies.

Changelog / Version History

• v1.0.0: Initial release. Added async support, comprehensive proxy integration, and dynamic GraphQL extraction for single videos.