# Save Facebook Reel Text for Later Comparison

**Use case:** 

Save current Reel messages and source identifiers to compare the wording of selected Facebook Reels across separately captured exports. Match records by Reel ID after a later run in your own tools. The task captures current metadata and does not retrieve past versions or schedule ongoing checks.

## Input

```json
{
  "inputList": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4553801421614065/"
  ]
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "input": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "id": {
    "label": "ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "post_id": {
    "label": "Post ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "story_id": {
    "label": "Story ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Message",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Timestamp",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "published_at": {
    "label": "Published At",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "play_count": {
    "label": "Play Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "reactions_count": {
    "label": "Reactions Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "comments_count": {
    "label": "Comments Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "shares_count": {
    "label": "Shares Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "thumbnail_url": {
    "label": "Thumbnail URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "video_url_hd": {
    "label": "Video URL HD",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "video_url_sd": {
    "label": "Video URL SD",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "duration_ms": {
    "label": "Duration Ms",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "width": {
    "label": "Width",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "height": {
    "label": "Height",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "captions_url": {
    "label": "Captions URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dash_manifest": {
    "label": "Dash Manifest",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "is_sponsored": {
    "label": "Is Sponsored",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_reshare": {
    "label": "Is Reshare",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "remix_status": {
    "label": "Remix Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author.id": {
    "label": "Author / ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author.page_id": {
    "label": "Author / Page ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author.username": {
    "label": "Author / Username",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author.name": {
    "label": "Author / Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author.url": {
    "label": "Author / URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "author.profile_picture_url": {
    "label": "Author / Profile Picture URL",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "author.is_verified": {
    "label": "Author / Is Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "audio.id": {
    "label": "Audio / ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "audio.type": {
    "label": "Audio / Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "audio.title": {
    "label": "Audio / Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "audio.cover_url": {
    "label": "Audio / Cover URL",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "audio.is_original_audio": {
    "label": "Audio / Is Original Audio",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "reactions.id": {
    "label": "Reactions / ID",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "reactions.type": {
    "label": "Reactions / Type",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "reactions.count": {
    "label": "Reactions / Count",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "video.id": {
    "label": "Video / ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "video.type": {
    "label": "Video / Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "video.url": {
    "label": "Video / URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "video.image_url": {
    "label": "Video / Image URL",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "video.thumbnail_url": {
    "label": "Video / Thumbnail URL",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "video.video_url_hd": {
    "label": "Video / Video URL HD",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "video.video_url_sd": {
    "label": "Video / Video URL SD",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "video.dash_manifest_url": {
    "label": "Video / Dash Manifest URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "video.dash_manifest": {
    "label": "Video / Dash Manifest",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "video.duration_ms": {
    "label": "Video / Duration Ms",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "video.width": {
    "label": "Video / Width",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "video.height": {
    "label": "Video / Height",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "video.alt_text": {
    "label": "Video / Alt Text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "video.captions_url": {
    "label": "Video / Captions URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Facebook Reel Details Scraper – Video & Engagement](https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/facebook-reel-details-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/facebook-reel-details-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/facebook-reel-details-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).