Facebook Posts Search Scraper
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$19.99/month + usage
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Facebook Posts Search Scraper
Search and extract Facebook posts based on keywords, hashtags, or topics. Collect post content, timestamps, reactions, comments, and author details. Perfect for trend monitoring, audience insights, and social research with clean, structured data output.
Pricing
$19.99/month + usage
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ScraperForge
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Scrape public Facebook posts by search query. Extracts post content, engagement metrics, and metadata.
Key Features
- Bulk search – Multiple queries or URLs in one run
- Proxy fallback – No proxy by default; auto-fallback to datacenter → residential on block
- Live saving – Results saved as they’re scraped
- Retry logic – 3 retries with exponential backoff
Input
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
startUrls | array | Facebook search URLs (e.g. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=football) |
searchQueries | array | Search keywords (used if startUrls is empty) |
maxPosts | integer | Max posts per query (1–500, default: 50) |
postTimeRange | string | Filter: 24h, 7d, 30d, 90d |
proxyConfiguration | object | Proxy settings (default: no proxy) |
Example input:
{"searchQueries": ["football", "cricket"],"maxPosts": 50,"postTimeRange": "","proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }}
Output
Each post includes:
facebookUrl,pageId,pageName– Page infopostId,url,topLevelUrl– Post identifierstime,timestamp– Post datelikes,comments,shares– Engagementtext,link,thumb– ContentsearchQuery– Query that matched
How to Use
- Open Apify Console → Actors
- Select facebook-posts-search-scraper
- Set inputs (queries, max posts, proxy)
- Run the actor
- View results in the OUTPUT tab
- Export as JSON or CSV
Proxy Behavior
- Default: No proxy
- On block: Datacenter proxy (SHADER)
- If still blocked: Residential proxy with 3 retries
- After fallback: Remaining requests use the new proxy
Cautions
- Data is from public sources only
- You are responsible for legal compliance (privacy, ToS, etc.)