🔍 Facebook Search Scraper — Pages, Posts, Groups, Events & People

Search Facebook by keyword and extract structured results at scale. Find business pages, posts, groups, events, and people — get names, Facebook IDs, profile URLs, images, verification badges, categories, follower counts, and descriptions. Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

🚀 What does Facebook Search Scraper do?

Paste your search keywords, pick a result type, and the scraper returns structured data for every Facebook search result. Supports 6 search modes at 600+ results per minute — the fastest and cheapest Facebook search scraper on Apify.

Use it for 🏢 lead generation, 🕵️ competitor research, 📊 market analysis, 📍 local business discovery, 🎯 audience research, and 📈 brand monitoring.

📦 What data can you extract?

Field	Description
type	📋 Result type: page, post, group, event, person
name	👤 Page, profile, or group name
facebookId	🆔 Unique Facebook entity ID
url	🔗 Direct Facebook URL
profileUrl	🔗 Full profile URL
isVerified	✅ Verification badge status
image	📸 Profile picture with uri, width, height, scale
snippet	📝 Category, location, follower count (e.g. "Restaurant · New York · 5K followers")
description	📄 Full page/profile description
query	🔍 Original search keyword

📊 Posts mode adds:

Field	Description
postId	🔖 Unique post/story ID
authorName	✍️ Post author name
timestamp	🕐 Post creation timestamp

🔀 6 Search Modes

Mode	What it finds	Example query
📄 Pages	Business pages, brands, organizations	"coffee shop new york"
📝 Posts	Public posts matching keyword	"product launch 2026"
👥 Groups	Facebook groups	"python programming"
🎉 Events	Upcoming and past events	"music festival summer"
👤 People	Public profiles	"john smith developer"
🌐 All	Mixed results across all types	"artificial intelligence"

⚙️ Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
queries	Array of strings	🔍 Keywords to search for on Facebook
searchType	String	🔀 Result type: pages, posts, groups, events, people, all
maxResultsPerQuery	Integer	🔢 Max results per query (default: 100, max: 5,000)

📥 Example input

{
    "queries": ["coffee shop new york"],
    "searchType": "pages",
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 200
}

📤 Example output

{
    "type": "page",
    "name": "Blue Bottle Coffee",
    "facebookId": "100064792144187",
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/bluebottlecoffee",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/bluebottlecoffee",
    "isVerified": true,
    "image": {
        "uri": "https://scontent.fbcdn.net/...",
        "width": 60,
        "height": 60,
        "scale": 1
    },
    "snippet": "Coffee shop · New York, NY · 250K followers",
    "description": "Every cup of Blue Bottle coffee is made with care...",
    "query": "coffee shop new york"
}

💰 How much does it cost?

• 🆓 Free tier: 10 results per run — test before you buy, no credit card needed
• ⚡ Speed: 600+ results per minute
• 🪶 Memory: Runs on just 128 MB — minimal compute cost
• 💸 5x cheaper than the leading competitor

Check the Pricing tab for current per-result rates.

🏆 Why choose this scraper?

Feature	Us	Competitors
💰 Price	Cheapest	2-10x more expensive
⚡ Speed	600+ results/min	Unknown
🔀 Search modes	6 modes	1-4 modes
📝 Snippet data	✅ Category + followers + location	❌
📄 Description	✅ Full page description	❌
🔍 Query tracking	✅ Each result tagged with source query	❌
🆓 Free tier	10 results	5 results
🔧 Memory	128 MB	256-2048 MB

💡 Use cases

🏢 Lead generation & prospecting

Search for businesses by keyword and location. Build targeted prospect lists of restaurants, shops, gyms, salons, or any business category. Export to your CRM or outreach tool.

🕵️ Competitor research & monitoring

Find all competitors in your niche across Facebook. Track how many businesses operate in your category, who's verified, and who has the most followers.

📊 Market analysis & sizing

Quantify market density by searching for businesses in specific categories and locations. Identify underserved markets and geographic gaps.

📍 Local business intelligence

Build location-based datasets for market entry decisions. Find every business of a type in a city, state, or country.

🎯 Event discovery & marketing

Search for events in your industry or location. Find conferences, festivals, meetups, and networking events to sponsor or attend.

👥 Community & group research

Discover Facebook groups in any niche. Find communities for outreach, partnership, or research.

🎓 Academic & social research

Collect structured data about Facebook entities for research purposes. Study social network patterns, business presence, and community formation.

🔌 Integrations

Connect Facebook Search Scraper to your workflow:

• 📊 Google Sheets — auto-export results to a spreadsheet
• 💬 Slack / Discord — get notified when scraping completes
• ⚡ Zapier / Make — trigger downstream CRM workflows
• 🪝 Webhooks — POST results to your own API or CRM
• ☁️ Amazon S3 / Google Cloud — store datasets in cloud storage
• 🔄 n8n — build automated lead generation pipelines

Use the Apify API or official Apify client libraries (JavaScript, Python) to integrate programmatically.

🤖 MCP Server Integration (AI Agents & LLMs)

This actor works as a tool for AI agents via the Apify MCP server. Connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant to let your agent search Facebook on demand.

🟣 Use with Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add the Apify MCP server to your Claude config:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/apify-mcp-server"],
            "env": {
                "APIFY_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
            }
        }
    }
}

Then ask Claude: "Search Facebook for coffee shops in New York" or "Find Python programming groups on Facebook"

🟢 Use with OpenAI / GPT Agents

Apify actors are available as OpenAI tools via the Apify platform. Build AI-powered lead generation agents that search Facebook autonomously.

See Apify + OpenAI integration docs.

🦜 Use with LangChain / LlamaIndex

from langchain_community.utilities import ApifyWrapper

apify = ApifyWrapper()
loader = apify.call_actor(
    actor_id="YOUR_ACTOR_ID",
    run_input={
        "queries": ["coffee shop new york"],
        "searchType": "pages",
        "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
    },
    dataset_mapping_function=lambda item: f"{item['name']} - {item.get('snippet', '')}",
)

🧩 Why use this with AI agents?

• 🔬 Automated lead gen: Agent searches Facebook → enriches contacts → loads into CRM
• 📚 RAG pipelines: Feed real-time Facebook search data into retrieval-augmented generation
• 📊 Market research: Agent runs multiple queries → aggregates → generates market report
• 🕵️ Competitive intel: Agent monitors competitor presence across Facebook categories
• 🎯 Ad targeting research: Agent discovers audience segments and interest groups

🔧 API Access

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("YOUR_ACTOR_ID").call(run_input={
    "queries": ["coffee shop new york"],
    "searchType": "pages",
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['name']} | {item.get('snippet', '')} | {item['url']}")

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('YOUR_ACTOR_ID').call({
    queries: ['coffee shop new york'],
    searchType: 'pages',
    maxResultsPerQuery: 100,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item => console.log(`${item.name} | ${item.snippet} | ${item.url}`));

cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_ACTOR_ID/runs" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"queries": ["coffee shop"], "searchType": "pages", "maxResultsPerQuery": 100}'

❓ FAQ

🔐 Does this scraper need my Facebook login?

No. The scraper works without your Facebook credentials. No cookies or login required from users.

🔢 How many results can I get per query?

Up to 5,000 results per search query. Most queries return 100-500 unique results.

⚡ How fast is it?

600+ results per minute on average. A search returning 1,000 results takes under 2 minutes.

🔍 What search types are supported?

Six types: Pages, Posts, Groups, Events, People, and All (mixed results from all categories).

📝 What is the "snippet" field?

The snippet contains the page's category, location, and follower count as shown in Facebook search results (e.g. "Restaurant · New York, NY · 5K followers").

🌍 Can I search by location?

The search query itself supports location keywords (e.g. "restaurant new york"). Dedicated location filters are coming soon.

📅 Can I filter by date?

Date filtering for posts search is planned for a future update.

💰 How does pricing work?

You pay per result — only for the data you actually get. Free users get 10 results per run to test. Paid users pay per result with no minimum.

🔄 Can I schedule recurring searches?

Yes. Use Apify's built-in scheduler to run searches daily, weekly, or at any interval. Monitor new pages or posts automatically.

⚖️ Is scraping Facebook search results legal?

This scraper only accesses publicly visible search results. Always review Facebook's Terms of Service and applicable data protection regulations (GDPR, CCPA) before using scraped data.

🤖 Can AI agents use this scraper?

Yes. Connect via the Apify MCP server to let Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant search Facebook programmatically. Perfect for automated lead generation, market research, and competitive intelligence workflows.