# Facebook Profile Posts Scraper (`outspoken_strategy/facebook-profile-posts-scraper`) Actor

Paste a Facebook page or profile URL and get that account's posts for any period. Date filtering, multi-profile input, auto-pagination, self-renewing login session. Returns text, author, timestamp, reactions, comments, shares and media.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/outspoken\_strategy/facebook-profile-posts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [code craker](https://apify.com/outspoken_strategy) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, News, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 results

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.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Facebook Profile Posts Scraper

Paste a Facebook page or profile URL and get that account's posts as structured data — text, author, publish time, reaction breakdown, comment and share counts, photos and videos. Supports several profiles per run, a date range with early-stop scrolling, and a self-renewing login session.

### Input

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `profileUrl` | One page/profile: `https://www.facebook.com/nasa`, a `profile.php?id=...` URL, a `/people/` URL, a bare vanity name or numeric id. Any post URL on the page resolves to its owner. Several profiles can be pasted one per line. |
| `profileUrls` | Several profiles as an array. `numberOfPosts` applies **per profile**. |
| `numberOfPosts` | Maximum posts to return per profile (default 25). |
| `scrapeAll` | Keep scrolling until the target count, the date boundary, or the end of the feed (default on). |
| `timeSince` / `timeUntil` | Inclusive date range (`yyyy-mm-dd`, UTC). Posts carry real timestamps; the actor stops scrolling once the feed passes below `timeSince`. |
| `cookies` / `fbEmail` + `fbPassword` | Session — see **Authentication**. |
| `proxySessionId` | Stable Apify proxy session id pinning ONE exit IP across runs (or the `FB_PROXY_SESSION` env var). |

### Authentication

Facebook login-walls most timelines for anonymous visitors, so the actor needs a session from a **throwaway account** (never a personal one):

- **Recommended**: set the `FB_EMAIL` + `FB_PASSWORD` secret environment variables (2FA disabled) — the actor logs in once, then keeps the session alive by itself: the refreshed cookies are written back to a persistent store after every run and the pinned proxy session (`FB_PROXY_SESSION`) keeps the account on one exit IP, which is what stops Facebook invalidating it.
- Or provide cookies directly: the `cookies` input or the `FB_COOKIES` secret env var (a Cookie-Editor JSON export, or a `name=value; name2=value2` string). These are only a **seed** — once adopted, the self-refreshing stored session takes priority.

### Output

One dataset item per post:

```json
{
    "post_id": "1234567890123456",
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/...",
    "message": "Full post text...",
    "text": "Full post text...",
    "timestamp": 1787568447,
    "createdTime": "2026-08-21T19:05:34.000Z",
    "reactions_count": 1809,
    "comments_count": 147,
    "reshare_count": 300,
    "reactions": { "like": 1500, "love": 200, "care": 30, "haha": 20, "wow": 40, "sad": 10, "angry": 9 },
    "author": { "id": "...", "name": "NASA", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA", "username": "NASA" },
    "image": { "uri": "https://...", "width": 720, "height": 480 },
    "video": null,
    "attached_post": null,
    "profileHandle": "nasa",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/nasa"
}
```

### Tips

- An unavailable page (deleted, restricted, renamed) is skipped with a warning instead of failing the run.
- Public pages often serve their first posts even without a session, so a cookie-less run may still return the newest few posts — but a session is required for reliable, deep scraping.
- Check `DEBUG_SCREENSHOT` / `DEBUG_HTML` in the run's key-value store when a run returns nothing.

# Actor input Schema

## `profileUrl` (type: `string`):

The Facebook page or profile to scrape, e.g. https://www.facebook.com/nasa. Also accepted: profile.php?id=... URLs, /people/ URLs, a bare vanity name or a bare numeric id. Any post URL on the page resolves to its owner. You can paste several profiles, one per line. For a clean list use "profileUrls" below instead.

## `profileUrls` (type: `array`):

Several profiles/pages to scrape — each is scraped separately and the results are combined. "Number of posts" applies PER profile.

## `numberOfPosts` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of posts to return per profile (after date filtering).

## `scrapeAll` (type: `boolean`):

Keep scrolling until the target count is reached, the date range is passed, or the feed runs dry. When unchecked only the posts on the initial page load are returned.

## `timeSince` (type: `string`):

Only return posts published on or after this date (format: yyyy-mm-dd). Inclusive.

## `timeUntil` (type: `string`):

Only return posts published on or before this date (format: yyyy-mm-dd). Inclusive.

## `cookies` (type: `array`):

Cookies of a logged-in Facebook session, exported with a browser extension such as Cookie-Editor (JSON array of {name, value, domain, ...}). The "c\_user" and "xs" cookies carry the session. Alternatively set the FB\_COOKIES secret environment variable on the actor. Use a throwaway account, never your personal one.

## `fbEmail` (type: `string`):

Email of a throwaway Facebook account. If set together with fbPassword (or via the FB\_EMAIL/FB\_PASSWORD secret env vars), the actor logs in itself and keeps the session alive across runs. The account must have 2FA disabled.

## `fbPassword` (type: `string`):

Password for the account in fbEmail. Stored encrypted. Prefer the FB\_PASSWORD secret environment variable instead of putting it in run input.

## `proxySessionId` (type: `string`):

A stable Apify proxy session id that keeps the account on ONE exit IP across runs — Facebook invalidates sessions that appear to hop IPs. Set it per account (or via the FB\_PROXY\_SESSION env var) and use the same value as your other Facebook actors running this account.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy to route traffic through. Residential proxies with a country set are strongly recommended — Facebook blocks datacenter IPs.

## `headless` (type: `boolean`):

Uncheck to run a headed browser (useful only for local debugging).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/nasa",
  "profileUrls": [],
  "numberOfPosts": 25,
  "scrapeAll": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  },
  "headless": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `posts` (type: `string`):

The scraped posts as dataset items — one item per post, with text, author, publish time, reactions, comments, shares and media.

# 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 = {
    "profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/nasa",
    "profileUrls": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("outspoken_strategy/facebook-profile-posts-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 = {
    "profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/nasa",
    "profileUrls": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("outspoken_strategy/facebook-profile-posts-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 '{
  "profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/nasa",
  "profileUrls": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call outspoken_strategy/facebook-profile-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,outspoken_strategy/facebook-profile-posts-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/UeyNZDfcXy0i8zNgM/builds/8bOCNxbzi86ggexbI/openapi.json