Facebook Reels Scraper

Facebook Reels scraper

Extract Facebook Reels from public and private profiles with view counts.

This actor is designed for short-form video monitoring, creator analysis, and social media intelligence.

How to provide cookie session ?

• install "Copy Cookies" chrome extension
• login to your account and go to your linkedin home page
• Use the extension (clicking will copy cookies)
• Paste the cookies in the input "cookies" from the actor

How to provide Device Headers

Facebook requires realistic browser fingerprints.

You must provide device & browser headers to avoid blocks.

• Login to your facebook account

• Go to homepage: https://www.facebook.com/

• Open your browser console (right clic > inspect > Console)

• Paste and execute this script, it will extract device headers

javascript:(()=>{const d={userAgent:navigator.userAgent||null,platform:navigator.platform||null,languages:navigator.languages&&navigator.languages.length?navigator.languages:[navigator.language].filter(Boolean),deviceMemory:typeof navigator.deviceMemory==="number"?navigator.deviceMemory:null,hardwareConcurrency:typeof navigator.hardwareConcurrency==="number"?navigator.hardwareConcurrency:null,screenWidth:screen?.width??null,screenHeight:screen?.height??null,colorDepth:screen?.colorDepth??null,pixelRatio:typeof devicePixelRatio==="number"?devicePixelRatio:1,timezone:Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone||null,webdriver:navigator.webdriver===true,plugins:Array.from(navigator.plugins||[]).map(p=>p.name),mimeTypes:Array.from(navigator.mimeTypes||[]).map(m=>m.type),touchSupport:("ontouchstart"in window)||navigator.maxTouchPoints>0,doNotTrack:navigator.doNotTrack??window.doNotTrack??navigator.msDoNotTrack??null};const s=JSON.stringify(d,null,2);try{navigator.clipboard.writeText(s).then(()=>alert("Copied device/browser JSON to clipboard. Paste into Apify."),()=>prompt("Copy this JSON:",s));}catch(e){prompt("Copy this JSON:",s);}})();

• When popup appear , copy the highlighted text and close popup

• Paste the copied JSON into the actor input field Device Headers

Features

🎬 Facebook Reels extraction

👁️ View count retrieval

🔓 Public & 🔒 private reels support

🧠 Real browser fingerprinting

⚡ Lightweight & cost-optimized runs

🤖 Automation-friendly

Use Cases

📈 Social Media Monitoring

Track competitor reels

Monitor creator growth

Detect viral content early

🎯 Influencer & Creator Analysis

Analyze reel performance

Compare engagement by creator

Track posting frequency

🧠 Market & Trend Research

Identify trending reel formats

Monitor audience interest shifts

Track short-form content evolution

🤖 Automation & Data Pipelines

Feed reels into dashboards

Monitor view growth over time

Trigger alerts for viral reels

OUTPUT

Reels

{
  "href": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/703463212609399/?s=fb_shorts_profile&stack_idx=0",
  "view_count": "89"
}

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