# Compare Facebook Follower Counts for Public Pages

**Use case:** 

Compare the public follower previews and aggregate follower counts for Facebook Pages in one batch. Results include parsed and formatted follower counts, preview names, profile URLs, verification status, and locations where shown. Change startUrls to choose Pages and mode to select followers, following, or friends.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/nike"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Starbucks"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BBCNews"
    }
  ],
  "mode": "followers",
  "maxItems": 8,
  "maxItemsPerTarget": 0,
  "searchQuery": "",
  "includeProfileDetails": false,
  "deduplicateRows": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Name"
  },
  "profileId": {
    "label": "Profile id"
  },
  "profileTypename": {
    "label": "Profile typename"
  },
  "position": {
    "label": "Position"
  },
  "collectionName": {
    "label": "Collection name"
  },
  "profileUrl": {
    "label": "Profile url"
  },
  "isVerified": {
    "label": "Is verified"
  },
  "location": {
    "label": "Location"
  },
  "accessState": {
    "label": "Access state"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Facebook Public Follower & Following Snapshot Tool Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Compare Facebook Follower Counts for Public Pages". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/8Hl1UseCtYsHe24Ny) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Compare Facebook Follower Counts for Public Pages" task

The Facebook Public Follower & Following Snapshot Tool Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like facebook page or profile urls, mode, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Compare Facebook Follower Counts for Public Pages" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as record type, name, profile id, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Compare Facebook Follower Counts for Public Pages" task via API](https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/facebook-public-follower-and-following-snapshot.md).

## FAQ

### What Facebook follower count data does this task return?

Each collection summary can include parsed and formatted follower counts; the Facebook follower counts task also returns names, profile URLs, verification status, locations when shown, and list rows.

### How many Facebook followers can I get in one run?

The Facebook follower counts task defaults to 50 rows total across targets; set a different maxItems value to change the cap. Facebook may report more rows than the task returns.

### Can I get Facebook following counts instead of follower counts?

Choose following to collect the public Following collection, or both for Followers and Following, in the Facebook follower counts task.

### Does this Facebook follower count task need a login or API key?

The Facebook follower counts task reads public collection pages without a login, cookies, or proxy setup; Facebook may not expose every list entry publicly.

### How much does it cost to get Facebook follower counts?

The Facebook follower counts task starts at $0.10 on Free, plus $0.99 per 1,000 results and Apify compute usage; prices vary by plan.

### Can I download the Facebook follower count results?

Results from the Facebook follower counts task land in a dataset downloadable as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or an HTML table.

### How can I run Facebook follower count comparisons on a schedule?

Schedule the Facebook follower counts task with Apify Schedules, or run it through the Apify API or integrations such as Zapier, Make, and n8n.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Facebook Public Follower & Following Snapshot Tool](https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/facebook-public-follower-and-following-snapshot.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/facebook-public-follower-and-following-snapshot.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/facebook-public-follower-and-following-snapshot.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).