# Facebook Reels Scraper (`scrapesmith/facebook-reels-scraper`) Actor

🔥$2/1000 results🔥Scrape reels from any Facebook page or profile. Get video URLs, thumbnails, view counts, likes, comments, shares, and duration. No browser needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapesmith/facebook-reels-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Smith](https://apify.com/scrapesmith) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## 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

```json
{
  "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.

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Facebook page URLs or usernames. Example: https://www.facebook.com/cnn/reels or just cnn

## `resultsPerPage` (type: `integer`):

Maximum reels to collect PER username/page (not a total across all of them). E.g. 5 usernames with resultsPerPage=100 yields up to 500 reels total. Leave empty to fetch all available reels for each username.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "cnn"
  ]
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "cnn"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapesmith/facebook-reels-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "usernames": ["cnn"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapesmith/facebook-reels-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "usernames": [
    "cnn"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrapesmith/facebook-reels-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapesmith/facebook-reels-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Facebook Reels Scraper",
        "description": "🔥$2/1000 results🔥Scrape reels from any Facebook page or profile. Get video URLs, thumbnails, view counts, likes, comments, shares, and duration. No browser needed.",
        "version": "0.2",
        "x-build-id": "x12Uuky4olESSivO7"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/scrapesmith~facebook-reels-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapesmith-facebook-reels-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapesmith~facebook-reels-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapesmith-facebook-reels-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapesmith~facebook-reels-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scrapesmith-facebook-reels-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "usernames"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "usernames": {
                        "title": "Facebook Page URLs or Usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Facebook page URLs or usernames. Example: https://www.facebook.com/cnn/reels or just cnn",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "resultsPerPage": {
                        "title": "Reels Per Username",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum reels to collect PER username/page (not a total across all of them). E.g. 5 usernames with resultsPerPage=100 yields up to 500 reels total. Leave empty to fetch all available reels for each username."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```