📘 Facebook Reels Downloader — HD/SD Video & Full Metadata Extractor

The fastest Facebook Reels Downloader on Apify. Extract HD and SD direct download URLs plus complete Facebook video metadata — title, views, likes, comments, uploader, upload date, description, and thumbnail — from any public Facebook video or Reel. No login. No cookies. Bulk-ready. Instant structured output.

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📌 Table of Contents

• What Is This Actor?
• Why Use This Facebook Reels Downloader?
• Use Cases
• Input Parameters
• Output Fields
• Example Input & Output
• Pricing & Free Trial
• Performance & Limits
• FAQ
• Changelog
• Legal & Terms of Use

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🔍 What Is This Actor?

Facebook Reels Downloader & Video Metadata Extractor is a production-ready Apify actor that delivers two things in one run: direct HD and SD video download URLs, and a complete set of Facebook video metadata — all from any public Facebook video or Reels link.

Provide one or many Facebook URLs and receive back a clean, consistently ordered record for each video: title, duration, views, likes, comments, upload date, uploader name, thumbnail, description, HD download URL, SD download URL, and source URL — ready for export, analysis, or integration into any workflow.

This Facebook video downloader works entirely without login, without cookies, and without any manual steps. Just paste your URLs and get results.

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🚀 Why Use This Facebook Reels Downloader?

Feature	This Actor	Manual Download	Browser Extensions	Facebook API
Facebook Reels downloader — bulk	✅	❌ One-by-one	❌ One-by-one	❌ Restricted
HD + SD download URLs both	✅	⚠️ One quality	⚠️	❌
Facebook video metadata — full set	✅ 12 fields	❌	❌	⚠️ Limited
Views, likes & comments count	✅	❌	❌	⚠️
Upload date & uploader name	✅	❌	❌	⚠️
Consistent ordered output	✅ Always	❌	❌	❌
No login or cookies	✅	✅	✅	❌ OAuth
Structured JSON — export-ready	✅	❌	❌	⚠️
CSV / Excel export	✅ Via Apify	❌	❌	❌

Bottom line: This Facebook video downloader is the only actor that returns both HD and SD download URLs alongside a complete, consistently ordered Facebook video metadata record — in a single run with no login needed.

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🎯 Use Cases

📥 Facebook Reels & Video Archiving

• Download Facebook Reels and videos in bulk before they are deleted or accounts go private
• Archive brand campaigns, product launches, and creator content with full metadata timestamps
• Preserve viral Reels and public interest videos as evidence or documentation

📊 Facebook Video Metadata Research & Analytics

• Collect Facebook video metadata — views, likes, comments — for engagement benchmarking across creators
• Compare performance metrics across Facebook video content in any niche or category
• Monitor competitor Facebook video activity by tracking view counts and upload frequency over time

🤖 AI & Machine Learning Datasets

• Extract Facebook video download URLs in bulk to build training datasets for video AI and computer vision models
• Collect titles, descriptions, and engagement data from Facebook Reels for NLP or content classification
• Scrape Facebook video metadata at scale for recommendation engine or content moderation model training

🛠️ Developer & Content Pipeline Integrations

• Build a Facebook video downloader pipeline that resolves HD and SD URLs on demand for your app
• Automate Facebook video ingestion into your CMS, media library, or content platform
• Integrate Facebook video metadata into dashboards, analytics tools, or reporting systems

📰 Journalism & Evidence Preservation

• Download Facebook videos and Reels as verified evidence for investigative journalism
• Archive public statements, live recording clips, and event coverage from Facebook
• Preserve content with metadata records before it is removed

🎓 Academic & Social Media Research

• Collect Facebook video metadata for studies on engagement, virality, and platform behavior
• Build structured datasets of Facebook Reels for short-form video research
• Study uploader patterns and posting frequency across public Facebook pages and groups

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⚙️ Input Parameters

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890",
    "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=9876543210",
    "https://fb.watch/abcXYZ123/"
  ]
}

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
urls	array or string	[]	Facebook video or Reels URLs — supports facebook.com/reel/, facebook.com/watch/, and fb.watch/ short links. Newline-separated string also accepted

Smart URL detection: The actor automatically finds and validates Facebook URLs from any format you provide — array, plain text, or mixed input. Duplicate URLs are removed automatically.

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📋 Output Fields

Every record from this Facebook Reels Downloader is delivered in a fixed, consistent field order — making it immediately usable in spreadsheets, dashboards, and data pipelines without any cleanup.

#	Field	Type	Description	Example
1	title	string	Video or Reel title	"Golden hour at the Grand Canyon 🌄"
2	duration	string	Human-readable duration	"0:47"
3	views	string	Formatted total view count	"2.4M"
4	likes	string	Formatted total likes/reactions	"85.0K"
5	comments	string	Formatted total comment count	"3.2K"
6	upload_date	string	Date uploaded (YYYYMMDD)	"20240315"
7	uploader	string	Facebook page or profile name	"National Geographic"
8	thumbnail	string	Video thumbnail image URL	"https://scontent.fbcdn.net/..."
9	description	string	Full post caption or description	"Nothing beats this view..."
10	video_url_hd	string	Direct HD video download URL (with audio)	"https://video.fbcdn.net/.../hd.mp4"
11	video_url_sd	string	Direct SD video download URL (with audio)	"https://video.fbcdn.net/.../sd.mp4"
12	source_url	string	Original input URL	"https://www.facebook.com/reel/..."

Consistent ordering: Fields always appear in the same sequence — metadata first, download URLs second, source URL last. Any unavailable field returns "N/A" rather than null, keeping your spreadsheet rows clean and complete.

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📦 Example Input & Output

Input:

{
  "urls": ["https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890"]
}

Output:

{
  "title":        "Golden hour at the Grand Canyon 🌄",
  "duration":     "0:47",
  "views":        "2.4M",
  "likes":        "85.0K",
  "comments":     "3.2K",
  "upload_date":  "20240315",
  "uploader":     "National Geographic",
  "thumbnail":    "https://scontent.fbcdn.net/.../thumb.jpg",
  "description":  "Nothing beats golden hour at one of the world's greatest wonders.",
  "video_url_hd": "https://video.fbcdn.net/.../hd_1280_720.mp4?...",
  "video_url_sd": "https://video.fbcdn.net/.../sd_480_270.mp4?...",
  "source_url":   "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1234567890"
}

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💰 Pricing & Free Trial

Plan	Price	Includes
Free Trial	$0	2 hours full access — no credit card required
Monthly	$10.99 / month	Unlimited runs, bulk URLs, HD + SD download URLs

Everything included in every plan:

• ✅ HD and SD direct download URLs with audio — both in every record
• ✅ Complete Facebook video metadata — 12 fields per video
• ✅ Views, likes, and comments formatted for instant readability
• ✅ Consistent fixed field ordering — no cleanup needed
• ✅ Supports facebook.com/reel/, facebook.com/watch/, and fb.watch/ links
• ✅ Bulk URL processing in a single run
• ✅ JSON + CSV + Excel export from Apify dataset

Start your 2-hour free trial now — no credit card needed. Click Try for free at the top of this page.

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⚡ Performance & Limits

Mode	Count	Estimated Time
Single Facebook Reel	1	~10–20 seconds
Small batch	10	~2–4 minutes
Medium batch	50	~10–18 minutes
Large batch	100	~20–35 minutes

• Results are pushed to the Apify dataset in real time as each video is processed
• Per-URL error isolation — one failed URL never stops the rest of the batch
• Failed URLs are logged with a clear error message; all other URLs continue normally
• Duplicate URLs in your input are removed automatically before processing

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❓ FAQ

Q: What is the difference between video_url_hd and video_url_sd? A: Both URLs point to Facebook's CDN and include audio. video_url_hd is the highest available resolution (typically 720p or higher). video_url_sd is a lower resolution version (typically 480p or lower) — useful when file size matters. Both fields are always returned when available.

Q: Does this actor download video files to Apify's servers? A: No. The actor extracts and returns direct signed CDN URLs pointing to Facebook's video hosting. No video files are stored on Apify — you use video_url_hd or video_url_sd to download the video to your own system.

Q: How long are the download URLs valid? A: Facebook CDN URLs are signed and expire within a few hours. Use them immediately after the run, or re-run the actor to get fresh URLs.

Q: Can I use this Facebook video downloader on private profiles? A: No. Only publicly accessible Facebook videos and Reels are supported. Private profiles and login-gated content are not supported.

Q: Why do some fields show "N/A" instead of a number? A: Facebook does not always expose engagement metrics publicly for every video. When data is unavailable, the field returns "N/A" — keeping your output table clean and consistent rather than leaving empty cells.

Q: Does this support fb.watch short links? A: Yes. The actor automatically detects and processes fb.watch/ short links alongside standard facebook.com/reel/ and facebook.com/watch/ URLs.

Q: Can I export results to Excel or CSV? A: Yes. All results are pushed to the Apify dataset, which can be exported to JSON, CSV, Excel, and more directly from the Apify Console after each run.

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📜 Changelog

v2.0.0 (Current)

• ✅ HD and SD download URLs — both returned in every record
• ✅ Complete Facebook video metadata: title, duration, views, likes, comments, upload date, uploader, thumbnail, description
• ✅ Consistent fixed field ordering — metadata first, download URLs second, source URL last
• ✅ "N/A" fallback for all unavailable fields — no null values in output
• ✅ Formatted view, like, and comment counts (e.g. "2.4M", "85.0K")
• ✅ Smart URL detection — finds Facebook URLs from any input format
• ✅ Automatic duplicate URL removal
• ✅ Per-URL error isolation — batch never stops on a single failure
• ✅ Real-time dataset push as each video is processed

v1.0.0

• Initial release with basic Facebook video download URL and title extraction

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⚖️ Legal & Terms of Use

This actor extracts publicly accessible Facebook video metadata and CDN stream URLs in the same way a regular user views content through a browser.

Please note:

• Use this tool only for personal backup, research, archiving, journalism, and education
• Only download content that you have the right to access and store
• Redistributing copyrighted Facebook video content without authorization may violate copyright law and Facebook's Terms of Service
• Do not use this tool to scrape personal data, target private individuals, or facilitate harassment
• The actor developer is not responsible for how users choose to use the extracted content or metadata

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🤝 Support & Feedback

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• Feature request? Post in the Apify Community forum
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The most reliable Facebook Reels Downloader — HD + SD URLs, full video metadata, no login required

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