Facebook Reels Scraper

Extract every Reel from any public Facebook Page or profile — video download links, thumbnails, view counts, reactions, comments, shares, saves, background music, and full owner details — as clean, structured JSON, CSV, or Excel. Built for marketers, media monitoring teams, and AI agents that need reliable Facebook video data without touching a browser or logging into an account.

Why use this scraper

• Most complete field set on the market — 29 output fields per Reel, including SD/HD video URLs, DASH manifest links, caption tracks, background-music metadata, and reaction/comment/share/save counts.
• No login required. Just paste a Page URL or username — zero setup, zero cookies to manage.
• Fast and reliable at any scale. Scrape a single page or hundreds of pages in the same run; built to hold up on large batches, not just quick tests.
• Clean, ready-to-use data. Every field is normalized (ISO timestamps, numeric counts, absolute URLs) — no post-processing needed before it hits your pipeline, spreadsheet, or dashboard.
• Fair, transparent pricing with a generous free tier to try before you commit.

Input

Field	Type	Description
usernames	array of strings	Facebook Page URLs or usernames, one per line. Accepts full URLs (https://www.facebook.com/cnn/reels) or bare usernames (cnn).
resultsPerPage	integer (optional)	Maximum number of Reels to collect per page. Leave empty to collect all available Reels.

Output fields

Each item in the dataset represents a single Reel:

Field	Description
videoId	Unique Facebook video ID
title	Reel caption / description text
reelUrl	Canonical link to the Reel
thumbnailUrl	Cover image URL
duration	Video duration in milliseconds
durationSeconds	Video duration in seconds
videoWidth / videoHeight	Native video resolution
videoUrl	Best-available direct video file URL
videoUrlHd / videoUrlSd	Direct HD and SD video file URLs
dashManifestUrl	Adaptive-streaming manifest URL
captionsUrl	Subtitle/caption track URL (when available)
audioAvailability	Whether original audio is available
createdAt	Publish date/time (ISO 8601)
timestamp	Publish date/time (Unix ms)
playsCount	View/play count
reactionsCount	Total reactions (likes, love, etc.)
commentsCount	Comment count
sharesCount	Share count
savesCount	Save count
musicTrackTitle	Background track title (when present)
musicAlbumArtUrl	Background track cover art URL
ownerName	Publishing Page/profile name
ownerId	Publishing Page/profile ID
ownerUrl	Publishing Page/profile URL
ownerType	Owner account type
postId	Underlying post ID
inputUrl	The Page URL this Reel was scraped from
scrapedAt	Timestamp the record was scraped

Sample output

{
  "videoId": "1400325765294569",
  "title": "Breaking news update",
  "reelUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1400325765294569",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.fna.fbcdn.net/.../thumb.jpg",
  "duration": 93359,
  "durationSeconds": 93.4,
  "videoWidth": 1080,
  "videoHeight": 1920,
  "videoUrl": "https://scontent.fna.fbcdn.net/.../hd.mp4",
  "videoUrlHd": "https://scontent.fna.fbcdn.net/.../hd.mp4",
  "videoUrlSd": "https://scontent.fna.fbcdn.net/.../sd.mp4",
  "dashManifestUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/dash_mpd_debug.mpd?...",
  "captionsUrl": "",
  "audioAvailability": "AVAILABLE",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-20T14:22:33.000Z",
  "timestamp": 1750429353000,
  "playsCount": "14K",
  "reactionsCount": 802,
  "commentsCount": 52,
  "sharesCount": "62",
  "savesCount": 12,
  "musicTrackTitle": "",
  "musicAlbumArtUrl": "",
  "ownerName": "CNN",
  "ownerId": "100059479812265",
  "ownerUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/cnn",
  "ownerType": "FACEBOOK_USER",
  "postId": "1423089929683654",
  "inputUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/cnn/reels",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-26T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Use cases

• Social media monitoring — track competitor or brand Reels performance over time.
• Content research — build datasets of trending Reels for trend analysis or reporting.
• Video archiving — collect direct video URLs for backup or repurposing (subject to Facebook's terms).
• Influencer & marketing analytics — measure engagement (reactions, comments, shares) across pages.
• AI training data — feed structured video metadata into ML pipelines or LLM agents.

API, MCP & integrations

This actor runs on the Apify platform, so it plugs directly into your existing stack:

• REST API — trigger runs and pull results with the Apify API, no extra integration work.
• MCP server — call this actor as a tool from Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible AI agent.
• No-code automation — connect via Zapier, Make, or n8n to pipe fresh Reels data into Slack, Sheets, Airtable, or your CRM on a schedule.
• Export formats — download results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or stream them straight into your own database via webhook.

FAQ

Do I need a Facebook account or cookies? No. Just provide a Page URL or username — the actor handles everything else.

Can I scrape multiple pages in one run? Yes, add as many Page URLs or usernames as you like; they're processed together in the same run.

What if a page has no Reels? The actor skips it cleanly and continues with the rest of your input list.

Does this work for private profiles? No — only public Pages and profiles with publicly visible Reels are supported.

How fresh is the data? Every run scrapes live from Facebook at request time — there's no cached or stale data.