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Facebook Comments Scraper

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$19.99/month + usage

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Facebook Comments Scraper

Facebook Comments Scraper

Facebook Comments Scraper extracts comments from public Facebook posts. Collect comment text, usernames, timestamps, reactions, and reply threads. Ideal for sentiment analysis, audience research, engagement tracking, and social media monitoring.

Pricing

$19.99/month + usage

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Scrapio

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1

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2 days ago

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Scrape comments and replies from public Facebook posts and videos.

Features

  • Bulk URLs: Process multiple post URLs in one run
  • Comments + Replies: Fetches top-level comments and nested replies
  • Proxy Fallback: Starts with no proxy; falls back to datacenter then residential if Facebook blocks
  • Sort Options: most_relevant, newest, or original order

Input

FieldTypeDefaultDescription
startUrlsarrayrequiredFacebook post/video URLs
proxyConfigurationobjectrequiredApify proxy config (useApifyProxy: false = no proxy by default)
maxCommentsinteger100Max comments per post
maxRepliesPerCommentinteger2Max replies per comment
commentsSortOrderstring"all"most_relevant, newest, or all

Output

Each item in the dataset contains:

  • url_key: Short post identifier
  • full_url: Full Facebook post URL
  • comments: Array of comment objects with text, profileName, date, reply, etc.
  • commentsCount: Total comments
  • repliesCount: Total replies
  • error: Present if processing failed

How to Use

  1. Go to Apify Console → Actors
  2. Run facebook-comments-scraper
  3. Add Facebook post URLs in startUrls
  4. Run and view results in the OUTPUT tab

Proxy Behavior

  • Default: No proxy
  • If blocked: Fallback to datacenter (SHADER)
  • If datacenter blocked: Fallback to residential, retry 3x
  • After fallback: Uses residential for all remaining requests

Cautions

  • Data from publicly available posts only
  • Comply with Facebook's Terms of Service and applicable privacy laws
  • Use responsibly