Facebook Marketplace Scraper

Extract public Facebook Marketplace listings — location × query fan-out with price filtering

HTTP-first • No cookies • No login • No browser automation

Why this Actor?

Feature	What you get
Multi-location search	Fan-out across city slugs × search queries for maximum coverage
Price range filtering	Min/max price + sort by newest, lowest, or highest price
Days since listed	Filter by recency — find fresh listings only
Location data	City, state, and geocoded location from each listing
Photo URLs	Direct image URLs for each listing (no scraping needed)
Status tracking	Live/pending/sold/hidden status per listing
Discount detection	Strikethrough price + discount percentage per listing
Cost guard	Budget cap prevents unexpected charges

Quick start

1. Open the Actor on Apify Console and click Start.
2. Enter city slugs (e.g., nyc, losangeles) and search queries (e.g., bicycle).
3. Click Start and download your dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

{
  "locations": ["nyc"],
  "queries": ["bicycle"],
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "daysSinceListed": 7,
  "maxCostUsd": 1.0
}

How it works

City slug × Search query → Proxy request → Server-rendered JSON → Structured listing data

The Actor fans out across all location/query combinations, extracts listing cards from server-rendered JSON blobs, and returns clean structured data — no browser, no cookies, no login required. Outbound requests go through Apify Proxy (residential) to avoid Facebook blocks.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
locations	string[]	Yes	—	City slugs (e.g., nyc, chicago)
queries	string[]	Yes	—	Search terms to look for
minPrice	number	No	—	Minimum price filter
maxPrice	number	No	—	Maximum price filter
sortBy	string	No	newest	Sort order: newest, lowest_price, highest_price
daysSinceListed	number	No	—	Max days since listing created
maxItemsPerQuery	number	No	500	Hard cap on total listings
maxCostUsd	number	No	1.0	Budget guard in USD
enableDetailEnrichment	boolean	No	false	Fetch individual detail pages (costs more)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	residential	Apify Proxy configuration (useApifyProxy, proxyType, proxyGroups)

Output

The Actor stores each listing as a row in the default dataset. Example item:

{
  "id": "1614943810112016",
  "title": "Fuji Sagres Hybrid Bicycle",
  "priceAmount": 120,
  "priceFormatted": "$120",
  "currency": "USD",
  "city": "Woodside",
  "state": "NY",
  "cityPageName": "Woodside, New York",
  "photoUrl": "https://...",
  "listingUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1614943810112016",
  "categoryId": "1658310421102081",
  "creationTime": 1750000000,
  "daysListed": 4,
  "deliveryTypes": ["IN_PERSON"],
  "hasVideo": false,
  "isLive": true,
  "isPending": false,
  "isSold": false,
  "isHidden": false,
  "strikethroughPrice": null,
  "isDiscounted": false,
  "discountPct": null,
  "status": "ok",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-20T01:02:00.000Z"
}

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier for the listing
title	string	Listing title
priceAmount	number	Numeric price value
priceFormatted	string	Formatted price (e.g. $120)
currency	string	Currency code (USD, IDR, etc.)
city / state	string	Listing city and state
photoUrl	string	Main photo URL
listingUrl	string	Full URL to the listing page
status	string	Status: ok, unavailable, or error
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp when listing was scraped

Export as JSON, CSV, Excel, or push to Google Sheets.

Cost, limits, proxy

• Memory: 256 MB
• Concurrency: up to 10 instances
• Proxy: Apify Proxy residential by default (datacenter IPs are often blocked by Facebook)
• Results per request: ~24 listings (hard limit from Facebook)
• Measured cost (run 5LhfYmFcB4y8Fnd93): ~$0.011 per 139 listings ≈ $0.082 per 1000 results
• Actor price: $0.25 per 1000 results — comfortable margin over platform cost

Recipes

Find bikes in NYC

{
  "locations": ["nyc"],
  "queries": ["bicycle", "bike", "mountain bike"],
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "daysSinceListed": 7,
  "maxCostUsd": 1.0
}

Multi-city furniture search

{
  "locations": ["nyc", "losangeles", "chicago"],
  "queries": ["sofa", "couch", "sectional"],
  "minPrice": 50,
  "maxPrice": 500,
  "sortBy": "lowest_price",
  "maxCostUsd": 2.0
}

Premium item monitoring

{
  "locations": ["miami"],
  "queries": ["rolex", "luxury watch"],
  "minPrice": 1000,
  "daysSinceListed": 3,
  "enableDetailEnrichment": true,
  "maxCostUsd": 3.0
}

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Cause	Fix
0 results returned	City slug incorrect or blocked	Use valid city slugs like nyc, losangeles
Access denied	Datacenter IP blocked	Use residential proxy (proxyConfiguration)
Rate limited	Too many rapid requests	Add delays between locations or reduce concurrency
Partial data	Network timeout	Reduce concurrency or increase maxCostUsd

FAQ

Q: How much does it cost to run the Actor? A: Platform costs average ~$0.082 per 1000 results with residential proxy (measured on real runs). The Actor is priced at $0.25 per 1000 results, so every run is profitable for the publisher.

Q: Do I need a Facebook account? A: No. This Actor extracts only publicly available data without authentication.

Q: Can I scrape private groups or pages? A: No. Private content requires authentication and is not supported.

Q: How many results can I get per query? A: Facebook returns ~24 listings per request. For more depth, fan out across multiple locations and queries.

Q: Is this legal? A: You are responsible for complying with Facebook's Terms of Service and applicable privacy laws. This Actor only extracts publicly available data.

Q: Can I scrape group posts? A: Currently unsupported. Group content requires authentication.

Limitations

• Public data only — private content requires login
• ~24 listings per search request (Facebook limit)
• No group post extraction
• No comment or message extraction
• Results may vary based on Facebook's live site changes

Run it

Open on Apify Console

License

Proprietary. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2026 REXREUS.

You may run this Actor on Apify. You may not copy, rebrand, republish, or claim this Actor as your own. See ./LICENSE.