Facebook Search Scraper
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$19.99/month + usage
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Facebook Search Scraper
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$19.99/month + usage
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Scrape Facebook business pages by category + location. Strategy: Google SERP → Facebook Pages.
Strategy: Google SERP Discovery
- Build queries: Categories × locations → e.g. "Pub NYC", "Bar London"
- Google SERP: Search
site:facebook.com {query}via Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy - Extract URLs: Parse organic results, paginate &start=0, 10, 20...
- Scrape pages: Visit each Facebook URL, extract business data
- Output: Push results to dataset in real time
Key Features
- Google SERP discovery — Uses
site:facebook.comsearch to find Facebook pages - GOOGLE_SERP proxy — Required for discovery (Apify proxy group)
- Proxy fallback — For page scraping: No proxy → Datacenter → Residential (3 retries)
- Live saving — Results saved to dataset as they're scraped
Input
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| categories | array | Business types (Pub, Bar, Restaurant...). Combined with locations for Google SERP query |
| locations | array | Locations (NYC, London...). Paired with each category |
| resultsLimit | integer | Max pages to scrape (default: 10) |
| proxyConfiguration | object | Optional. For page scraping only (default: no proxy) |
Example Input
Output
Each item includes: facebookUrl, title, categories, address, phone, email, website, rating, followers, profilePictureUrl, business_hours, etc.
How to Use
- Open Apify Console → Actors
- Select facebook-search-scraper
- Set categories + locations (e.g. Pub, NYC)
- Run the actor
- View results in the OUTPUT tab
- Export as JSON or CSV
Requirements
- GOOGLE_SERP proxy — Required for discovery. Contact support@apify.com if you don't have access.
Cautions
- Data from public sources only
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws (privacy, ToS, etc.)
