👥 Facebook Search Scraper

🚀 Find Facebook pages for any keyword in seconds. Get 18 fields per page including likes, followers, category, description, address, phone, website, profile picture, and verified status. No login, no API key, no Meta Developer account.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-24 · 📊 18 fields per page · 🔎 Keyword search + enrichment · ⚡ 100 pages in ~60 seconds · 🌐 Residential proxy ready

The Facebook Search Scraper discovers Facebook pages matching any search keyword and enriches each hit with public metadata pulled directly from the page. Search goes through an external index, then the scraper visits each matching Facebook URL to extract likes, followers, profile picture, cover photo, category, description, and contact details (address, phone, website) when available in JSON-LD markup.

Concurrent enrichment keeps throughput high and the output consistent. Feed a brand name and get the top pages; feed a product category and discover every public Facebook brand operating in it. Works on pages, public groups, and public events.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Marketers, brand managers, competitive analysts, lead-gen teams, local-business researchers, journalists	Brand discovery, competitor auditing, local lead generation, PR research, CRM enrichment

---

📋 What the Facebook Search Scraper does

Six discovery workflows in a single run:

• 🔎 Keyword search. External search finds Facebook pages matching any query.
• 👍 Engagement metrics. Likes count and followers count extracted from each page.
• 🏢 Business data. Category, description, and verified status parsed from Open Graph and JSON-LD.
• 📞 Contact info. Address, phone, website pulled from JSON-LD when present.
• ⭐ Rating. Star rating and review count for pages that expose them publicly.
• 🖼️ Media. Profile picture and cover photo URLs for downstream embedding.

Each record includes the originating query, page URL, slug, rank position, and timestamp.

💡 Why it matters: finding Facebook pages at scale means bouncing between search engines and page-by-page audits. This Actor consolidates that into a single dataset with structured fields.

---

🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough of competitor page discovery and enrichment.

---

⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
queries	array of strings	required	One or more search keywords.
searchType	string	"pages"	pages, groups, or events.
resultsPerQuery	integer	10	Pages returned per query.
enrichPages	boolean	true	Visit each page to fetch full metadata.
maxItems	integer	10	Records returned. Free plan caps at 10, paid plan at 1,000,000.
proxyConfiguration	object	RESIDENTIAL	Residential proxy strongly recommended.

Example: brand discovery across top brands.

{
    "queries": ["nike", "adidas", "puma"],
    "searchType": "pages",
    "resultsPerQuery": 10,
    "enrichPages": true,
    "maxItems": 30
}

Example: local-business discovery in a specific category.

{
    "queries": ["yoga studio seattle", "coffee shop portland"],
    "searchType": "pages",
    "resultsPerQuery": 20,
    "enrichPages": true,
    "maxItems": 40
}

⚠️ Good to Know: Facebook blocks datacenter IPs for page reads. Always use Apify residential proxy on paid plans. Private groups and events are not discoverable, only public pages and public groups.

---

📊 Output

Each record contains 18 fields. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🔎 query	string	"nike"
🎯 type	string	"pages"
🏆 rank	number	1
🏷️ name	string | null	"Nike"
🔗 url	string	"https://www.facebook.com/nike"
🆔 slug	string | null	"nike"
📝 description	string | null	"Spotlighting athlete stories."
🆔 pageId	string | null	"15087023444"
🏷️ category	string | null	"Sports & Fitness"
👍 likes	number | null	39645362
👥 followers	number | null	39000000
⭐ rating	number | null	4.5
📝 reviewCount	number | null	1200
📍 address	string | null	"One Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, OR"
📞 phone	string | null	"+1 503 555 0100"
🌐 website	string | null	"http://nike.com"
✅ verified	boolean	true
🖼️ profilePicUrl	string | null	"https://scontent.../nike.jpg"
🖼️ coverPhotoUrl	string | null	"https://scontent.../cover.jpg"
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	"2026-04-21T12:00:00.000Z"
❗ error	string | null	"Timeout" on failure

📦 Sample records

---

✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🔎	Real keyword search. Discovers pages beyond what you already know.
📊	18 fields per page. Likes, followers, category, address, phone, rating, website, and more.
⚡	Fast. 100 pages in about 60 seconds with parallel enrichment.
🏢	Local business ready. Captures address, phone, and website for local SEO research.
🚫	No Meta Developer account. Public page data without API keys or app review.
🔁	Batch-ready. Feed a list of keywords and get every matching page in one dataset.
🔌	Integrations. Drops into CRMs, Sheets, Slack, and any marketing automation.

📊 Facebook remains the largest business directory on the internet. Accurate page metrics drive competitor analysis and local marketing decisions.

---

📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ Facebook Search Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	Public pages worldwide	Live per run	keyword list, enrichment toggle	⚡ 2 min
Meta Graph API	Free	Only your own pages	Real-time	Owner data	🕒 Variable
Paid business listings	$299+/month	Managed directories	Monthly	Rich filters	⏳ Hours
DIY scrapers	Free	Whatever you code	Your schedule	Your work	🐢 Days

Pick this Actor when you want pay-per-use Facebook page discovery without Graph API limits.

---

🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Facebook Search Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set queries. Add keywords and pick resultsPerQuery and whether to enrich.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor find pages.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

---

💼 Business use cases

📣 Brand & Marketing Discover official pages for any brand Track competitor follower growth Detect unofficial pages and fan communities Benchmark category metrics	💼 Lead Generation Find local businesses in a category Enrich CRM records with Facebook data Prioritize leads by verified status Build outreach lists for sales
📊 Competitive Intelligence Map every brand competing in your niche Track launch pages and campaigns Capture category leaders by likes Archive page metadata over time	📰 PR & Research Find brand pages for press outreach Research local-business angles for features Map community group presence Gather contact info for media pitches

---

🔌 Automating Facebook Search Scraper

Control the scraper programmatically for scheduled runs and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. Weekly brand-page refresh keeps CRM enrichment current.

🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

---

🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Open a ready-to-send prompt about this ParseForge actor in the AI of your choice:

• 💬 ChatGPT
• 🧠 Claude
• 🔍 Perplexity
• 🅒 Copilot

---

---

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🧩 How does it work?

Pass a list of keywords. The Actor queries an external search index for Facebook URLs matching each keyword, then visits each page and extracts likes, followers, category, description, contact info, and media URLs.

📏 How accurate is the data?

Follower and like counts match what the page displays publicly. Address, phone, and website only populate when the page owner enables that info in their public metadata.

🔎 How many pages will each query return?

Typically 10 to 30 unique Facebook URLs per keyword, depending on how densely the external search index has indexed that query. Broad keywords like "nike" return top brands; local queries return 5-20 local businesses.

🔒 Can it access private pages or groups?

No. Only publicly viewable pages and public groups are discoverable and enrichable.

⏰ Can I schedule regular runs?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to refresh keyword-based page discovery weekly or monthly.

⚖️ Is it legal?

Accessing publicly available page metadata is generally fine for research, CRM, and marketing. Commercial redistribution may require permission. Consult legal counsel for your specific use case.

💼 Can I use this commercially?

Yes for internal research, CRM enrichment, and marketing. Reselling the raw data may violate Facebook's terms of service.

💳 Do I need a paid Apify plan to use this Actor?

The free plan covers testing (10 results per run). A paid plan lifts the limit AND gives you residential proxy access, which is strongly recommended for Facebook.

🔁 What happens if a run fails?

Apify retries transient errors. Per-query and per-page failures are logged with error fields. Partial datasets are preserved.

📍 Can I target specific countries?

Add country terms to your query (e.g., "sushi restaurant tokyo"). The search index generally localizes based on the keyword.

📸 Can I get posts or reviews?

Use the Facebook Posts Scraper or Facebook Reviews Scraper for media and review content. This Actor focuses on page-level discovery.

🆘 What if I need help?

Our team is available through the Apify platform and the Tally form below.

---

🔌 Integrate with any app

Facebook Search Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate page discovery workflows
• Zapier - Sync new pages to your CRM
• Slack - Alert on new competitor pages
• Airbyte - Pipe pages into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits
• Google Drive - Export page data to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream enrichment and alerting workflows.

---

🔗 Recommended Actors

• 📣 Facebook Pages Scraper - Full data from a specific page
• 📝 Facebook Posts Scraper - Posts from any public page
• ⭐ Facebook Reviews Scraper - Reviews for any public page
• 📸 Instagram Search Scraper - Profile lookup on Instagram
• 📧 Contact Info Scraper - Emails and socials from URLs

💡 Pro Tip: browse the complete ParseForge collection for more social media tools.

---

🆘 Need Help? Open our contact form to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue.

---

⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Meta or Facebook. It accesses only publicly available page data via external search indexes. Respect Facebook's terms of service and applicable privacy laws when using the data.