⚡ Facebook Comment Scraper — 100+ Post URLs in One Run

Scrape comments from 100+ Facebook URLs in one run at high speed, including replies, images, shared links, reaction totals, and author profiles. Supports Posts, Videos, Reels, Groups, and almost every common Facebook URL format. Built for AI agents, SaaS applications, and automation workflows.

⚡ Fast & Reliable

Built for high-volume comment collection in AI agents, SaaS apps, and automation workflows:

• ⚡ 100+ Facebook URLs in one run with asynchronous bulk processing
• 🚀 Thousands of comments in minutes with automatic retry on transient errors
• 🌐 Almost all common URL types — posts, photos, videos, reels, groups, share links, and profile posts
• 🖼️ Rich comment data — author profiles, profile pictures, comment images, media, and shared links
• 📊 Engagement data — reaction totals, per-type reactions, replies, timestamps, and direct comment URLs

Explore the full Facebook scraping toolkit

Need the posts before collecting comments? Use the Facebook Group Post Scraper for public group posts or the Facebook Page Scraper for page posts. Then send the resulting post URLs to this Actor to collect comments and replies.

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📋 Supported URL Formats

URL type	Example pattern	Accepted
Shared post link	facebook.com/share/p/{share_id}/	✅
Shared video link	facebook.com/share/v/{share_id}/	✅
Shared reel link	facebook.com/share/r/{share_id}/	✅
Reel	facebook.com/reel/{reel_id}	✅
Watch video	facebook.com/watch/?v={video_id}	✅
Page video	facebook.com/{page}/videos/{video_id}	✅
Group post	facebook.com/groups/{group}/permalink/{post_id}/	✅
Page post	facebook.com/{page}/posts/{post_id}	✅
Page post with pfbid	facebook.com/{page}/posts/pfbid{...}	✅
Legacy permalink	facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid={post_id}&id={page_id}	✅
Photo post	facebook.com/photo/?fbid={photo_id}	✅

Shared links are automatically resolved to the underlying Facebook post before comments are collected. Reel links are normalized to the equivalent Watch surface when needed for reliable comment access.

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📥 Input Configuration

Simple Input Example

Fixed Number of Comments

{
    "postUrls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17UEMxPmxv/",
        "https://www.facebook.com/groups/n8n.automation/permalink/25205583905788653/",
        "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1510975140138256"
    ],
    "orderingMode": "MOST_RELEVANT",
    "targetComments": 100,
    "includeReplies": true,
    "includeReactions": true
}

This collects up to 100 comments per Post URL.

All Available Comments

{
    "postUrls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17SLmK3Z9c/"
    ],
    "orderingMode": "ALL",
    "targetComments": -1,
    "includeReplies": true,
    "includeReactions": true
}

Use targetComments: -1 to collect all available comments. The Actor will continue through every available comment page instead of stopping at a fixed limit.

Input Options

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
postUrls	List of Post URLs	Yes	-	Facebook Post URLs, including posts, videos, reels, photos, groups, and share links. Use an array even for one post
orderingMode	Text	No	"MOST_RELEVANT"	Comment order: "MOST_RELEVANT", "NEWEST", or "ALL"
targetComments	Number	No	20	Maximum comments per URL. Use -1 to fetch all available comments
includeReplies	Boolean	No	true	When true, include nested replies; when false, return only top-level comments
includeReactions	Boolean	No	true	Include total reactions and reaction type counts

orderingMode controls the order in which Facebook returns comments:

• MOST_RELEVANT — Facebook's ranked/relevant comments (default)
• NEWEST — newest comments first
• ALL — the unfiltered comments view

targetComments controls how many comments are collected per Post URL. Set it to -1 to fetch all available comments, regardless of the selected ordering mode. This is recommended when completeness is more important than run time or cost.

includeReplies controls reply collection. Set it to true to include the complete nested reply tree, or false to return only top-level comments. The Console displays this as a single on/off checkbox.

Each Post URL is checked before comment collection begins. Unavailable or restricted posts are skipped, while other valid posts continue processing normally. Reel links are automatically normalized when needed for reliable comment access.

postUrls must always be an array. For one URL, use for example:

{
    "postUrls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17SLmK3Z9c/"
    ]
}

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📤 Output Structure

Example Output

Each result represents one comment or reply. These examples show the main fields:

{
    "post_url": "https://www.facebook.com/example-post-media",
    "text": "Example comment with an attached photo",
    "author_name": "Example User",
    "comment_url": "https://www.facebook.com/example-post-media?comment_id=.....",
    "media": [
        {
            "type": "Photo",
            "url": "https://cdn.example.com/example-photo.jpg"
        }
    ],
    "reactions_count": 128,
    "replies_count": 15
}

{
    "post_url": "https://www.facebook.com/example-post-link",
    "text": "Example reply containing a shared link",
    "author_name": "Example Reply Author",
    "comment_url": "https://www.facebook.com/example-post-link?comment_id=.....",
    "media": [],
    "shared_post": null,
    "shared_link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example123",
    "reactions_count": 4,
    "replies_count": 2
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
post_url	string	Source Facebook URL
id	string	Unique comment/reply ID
comment_url	string	Direct Facebook URL for the comment/reply
text	string	Comment text content
timestamp	integer	Unix timestamp (seconds)
comment_time	string	ISO 8601 datetime
author_name	string	Author display name
author_id	string	Author Facebook ID
author_profile_picture	string	Author profile picture URL (100% coverage)
author_profile_url	string|null	Author profile URL (when available)
image_url	string|null	Attached image URL (~4% of comments)
media	array	Attached comment media with ID, type, URI, URL, and thumbnail when available
shared_post	object|null	Native Facebook post shared inside the comment, including URL, text, and media when available
shared_link	string|null	Shared external link URL (~7% of comments)
shared_link_title	string|null	Title of shared link
shared_link_source	string|null	Source domain (e.g., "youtube.com")
reactions_count	integer	Total reaction count
reaction_types	object	Counts by type: like, love, haha, wow, care, sad, and angry
replies_count	integer	Number of direct replies
is_reply	boolean	true if this is a reply, false if top-level comment
replyto_comment_id	string	Parent comment ID (only for replies)
depth	integer	Nesting level (0 = top-level, 1+ = nested reply)

Reaction Types

When reaction data is available, reaction_types contains the nonzero counts returned by Facebook:

{
    "like": 10,
    "love": 3,
    "haha": 2
}

Supported keys are like, love, haha, wow, care, sad, and angry. Unknown Facebook reaction IDs are preserved as unknown_<reaction_id>.

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✨ What You Get

Complete Comment Data

• 📝 Comment text and timestamps
• 👤 Author names and profile pictures
• 🖼️ Attached images (when available)
• 🔗 Shared links with titles (YouTube, articles, etc.)
• ❤️ Reaction counts (likes, loves, etc.)
• 💬 All replies and nested conversations

Easy to Use

• Just paste Facebook URLs and click "Start"
• Works with any public post, video, reel, or group
• Get results in minutes, not hours
• Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML
• No coding or technical skills needed

Reliable & Fast

• Automatically handles errors and retries
• Processes multiple URLs at once
• Extracts thousands of comments quickly
• Works with all Facebook URL formats

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🚀 How to Use

Quick Start (No Coding Required)

1. Open the actor in Apify Console
2. Paste Post URLs - Copy and paste any Facebook post, video, reel, photo, or group URL
3. Set options (optional):
   • How many comments to get (default: 50, use -1 for all)
   • Include replies? (default: yes)
   • Sort by newest or most relevant
4. Click "Start" and wait for results
5. Download data - Get your results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML

That's it! No technical knowledge needed.

💡 Use Cases

• Market Research: Analyze customer feedback and sentiment
• Social Listening: Monitor brand mentions and discussions
• Content Analysis: Study engagement patterns and trends
• Lead Generation: Find potential customers in relevant groups
• Competitor Analysis: Track competitor posts and engagement
• Academic Research: Collect data for social media studies

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📜 Legal & Privacy

This scraper only collects publicly available data from Facebook. Users are responsible for:

• Complying with Facebook's Terms of Service
• Following data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Using scraped data ethically and legally
• Respecting user privacy

See Apify's Terms of Service for more information.

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❓ FAQ

Can I submit many URLs at once?

Yes. Add all URLs to postUrls. The Actor can process 100+ URLs in one run.

Why did I receive fewer comments than requested?

The post may contain fewer comments, comments may be restricted, or Facebook may not expose the complete comment thread for that post.

Can I collect every comment?

Yes. Set targetComments to -1. The Actor will continue until no more comments are available.

Does includeReplies include nested replies?

Yes. When enabled, replies and nested conversations are included. When disabled, only top-level comments are returned.

Are private or login-restricted posts supported?

No. Public Facebook posts, videos, reels, photos, and group posts are supported.

What happens if a URL is unavailable or has no comments?

That URL is skipped and does not create an error record in the dataset. Other valid URLs continue processing.

📞 Support

For bug reports, custom fields, or integration questions, contact tuananhhoangtran2010@gmail.com.