Facebook Post Scraper

Overview

The Facebook Post Scraper Actor is a powerful tool designed to extract detailed information from Facebook posts using valid Facebook Post URLs. It provides comprehensive data about posts, including user information, engagement metrics, media attachments, and more. Interested in using this scraper? Get it here: Facebook Post Scraper.

Features

• Extracts complete post metadata and content
• Captures engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares)
• Retrieves user profile information
• Supports various post types (text, video, images)
• Extracts hashtags and external links
• Provides detailed attachment information
• Tracks engagement metrics with reaction types
• Captures video-specific metrics (view count, play count)

Output Fields

Field Name	Type	Description
url	String	The complete URL of the Facebook post
post_id	String	Unique identifier of the post
user_url	String	URL of the post author's profile
user_username_raw	String	Display name of the post author
content	String	Text content of the post
date_posted	ISO Date	Timestamp of when the post was published
hashtags	Array[String]	List of hashtags used in the post
num_comments	Number	Total number of comments on the post
num_shares	Number	Total number of times the post was shared
num_likes_type	Array[Object]	Breakdown of reactions by type (Like, Love, Care, etc.)
profile_id	String	Unique identifier of the author's profile
page_logo	String	URL of the page's logo image
page_likes	Number	Total number of page likes
page_followers	Number	Total number of page followers
page_is_verified	Boolean	Verification status of the page
attachments	Array[Object]	List of media attachments (videos, images)
post_external_link	String	External URL shared in the post
post_external_title	String	Title of the shared external content
video_view_count	Number	Number of views for video content
likes	Number	Total number of likes on the post
post_type	String	Type of the post (Post, Video, Photo, etc.)
play_count	Number	Number of times video content was played

Example Output

1[
2  {
3    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/arian.n.180/videos/524608810606709/",
4    "post_id": "524608810606709",
5    "user_url": "https://www.facebook.com/arian.n.180",
6    "user_username_raw": "Arian N",
7    "content": "#MLBB",
8    "date_posted": "2024-12-28T17:39:18.000Z",
9    "hashtags": [
10      "mlbb"
11    ],
12    "num_comments": 0,
13    "num_shares": null,
14    "num_likes_type": [
15      {
16        "num": 2,
17        "type": "Love"
18      },
19      {
20        "num": 1,
21        "type": "Like"
22      },
23      {
24        "num": 1,
25        "type": "Care"
26      }
27    ],
28    "profile_id": "pfbid02U2fJN3vcuHmK2FTTixTyjW1jiPHMJR6BCQtDUbHnnxGUkMrtZkprpFwWZPQZuZnMl",
29    "page_logo": "https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/469937812_1074943467695755_4772604338151325423_n.jpg?stp=c0.512.1536.1536a_dst-jpg_s200x200_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=e99d92&_nc_ohc=2PDFwe3GhJUQ7kNvgHA0hdv&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&_nc_gid=AezP--yKNlC9P3HVrQ_G4MF&oh=00_AYBtoMjLbBUUoDOC13fbeldrUnPksVB1g2xi2-25OzNpdQ&oe=67915D4D",
30    "page_likes": null,
31    "page_followers": null,
32    "page_is_verified": false,
33    "original_post": {
34      "attachments": null,
35      "content": null,
36      "date": null,
37      "hashtags": null,
38      "post_external_link": null,
39      "post_external_title": null,
40      "post_id": null,
41      "post_url": null,
42      "user_id": null,
43      "user_name": null,
44      "user_url": null
45    },
46    "attachments": [
47      {
48        "attachment_url": null,
49        "id": "524608810606709",
50        "source_type": null,
51        "type": "Video",
52        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/arian.n.180/videos/524608810606709/",
53        "video_length": "39845"
54      }
55    ],
56    "post_external_link": null,
57    "post_external_title": null,
58    "page_url": "https://www.facebook.com/arian.n.180",
59    "header_image": "https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=642117680978338&set=a.642117830978323",
60    "avatar_image_url": "https://scontent-mia3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/469937812_1074943467695755_4772604338151325423_n.jpg?stp=c0.512.1536.1536a_cp0_dst-jpg_s40x40_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=e99d92&_nc_ohc=2PDFwe3GhJUQ7kNvgHcXhPs&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-3.xx&_nc_gid=AiKRgoofCpUox8ZZZ5AMvxy&oh=00_AYANe4ldWO7y4KgucJ08iyVBMoQHiMOJFkgAEVbAJ1jAIA&oe=67915D4D",
61    "profile_handle": "arian.n.180",
62    "has_handshake": null,
63    "is_sponsored": false,
64    "sponsor_name": null,
65    "shortcode": "524608810606709",
66    "video_view_count": 31,
67    "likes": 1,
68    "post_image": null,
69    "post_type": "Post",
70    "user_handle": "arian.n.180",
71    "play_count": 73
72  }
73]