Facebook Page Scraper

Extract posts, media, and engagement metrics from public Facebook pages - no coding required!

📋 What This Actor Does

This actor scrapes public Facebook pages and extracts:

• Post content (text, images, videos)
• Hashtags from post text
• Engagement metrics (reactions, comments, shares)
• Author information
• Post timestamps
• Shared links

Perfect for social media monitoring, content analysis, and market research.

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🚀 How to Use

Step 1: Input Your Settings

You only need to provide two things:

Facebook Page URLs (Required)

Enter the Facebook page URLs you want to scrape. You can add multiple pages.

Examples:

https://www.facebook.com/newshour/
https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/
https://www.facebook.com/usatoday/

Tips:

• Use the full Facebook page URL
• You can scrape multiple pages at once
• Make sure the pages are public (not private groups)

Number of Posts (Optional)

How many posts to scrape from each page. Default is 100 posts per page.

Examples:

• 10 - Get the 10 most recent posts
• 50 - Get the 50 most recent posts
• 100 - Get the 100 most recent posts

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📊 Output Format

The actor saves results to the Dataset tab. Each post is saved as a separate item with the following information:

Example Output

{
  "type": "post",
  "post_type": "__post__",
  "post_url": "https://www.facebook.com/usatoday/posts/...",
  "text": "Breaking news: Scientists discover... #Science #Discovery",
  "hashtags": ["#Science", "#Discovery"],
  "user_name": "USA TODAY",
  "creation_time": "Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:30 GMT",
  "creation_timestamp": 1769770830000,
  "thumbnail": "https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
  "reactions_count": 245,
  "comments_count": 18,
  "shares_count": 42,
  "post_id": "UzpfSTEwMDA1MzU4NDg3MzM5ODox...",
  "page_url": "https://www.facebook.com/usatoday/",
  "page_id": "100053584873398",
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "Photo",
      "media_type": "photo",
      "uri": "https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
      "thumbnail": "https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
      "width": 960,
      "height": 540
    }
  ],
  "shared_links": [],
  "engagement": {
    "comments_count": 18,
    "reactions_count": 245,
    "shares_count": 42
  },
  "page": {
    "id": "100053584873398",
    "name": "USA TODAY"
  },
  "actors": [
    {
      "id": "100053584873398",
      "name": "USA TODAY",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/usatoday",
      "type": "User"
    }
  ]
}

Field Descriptions

Field	Description	Example
post_url	Direct link to the Facebook post	https://www.facebook.com/...
text	The post content/caption	"Breaking news: Scientists..."
hashtags	Array of hashtags found in the post text	["#Science", "#Amazon"]
user_name	Name of the page that posted	"USA TODAY"
creation_time	When the post was created (readable format)	"Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:30 GMT"
creation_timestamp	When the post was created (Unix timestamp)	1769770830000
thumbnail	Preview image URL	"https://scontent.fsof10-1..."
reactions_count	Total reactions (likes, love, etc.)	245
comments_count	Number of comments	18
shares_count	Number of shares	42
media	Array of photos/videos in the post	See media structure below
shared_links	Shared posts or external links (when a page shares another post or link)	[]
page_id	Unique Facebook page ID	"100053584873398"
page_url	URL of the Facebook page	"https://www.facebook.com/usatoday/"

Media Structure

Each media item contains:

{
  "type": "Photo",
  "media_type": "photo",
  "uri": "https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
  "thumbnail": "https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
  "width": 960,
  "height": 540
}

• type - Media type: "Photo" or "Video"
• uri - Full-size media URL
• thumbnail - Thumbnail image URL
• width / height - Dimensions in pixels

Shared Links Structure

When a page shares another post or includes external links, they appear in shared_links:

{
  "url": "https://example.com/article",
  "title": "Article Title",
  "description": "Article description...",
  "thumbnail": "https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "Photo",
      "uri": "https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
      "thumbnail": "https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/..."
    }
  ]
}

Note: shared_links captures:

• Shared Facebook posts (when a page shares another page's post)
• External website links included in the post
• Link previews with thumbnails and descriptions

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💾 Export Options

After the actor finishes, you can export your data in multiple formats:

• JSON - For developers and data analysis
• CSV - For Excel and spreadsheet applications
• Excel - Direct Excel file download
• HTML - For viewing in a browser
• RSS - For feed readers

Click the Export button in the Dataset tab to choose your format.

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📝 Example Use Cases

Social Media Monitoring

Track what your competitors or industry leaders are posting on Facebook.

Input:

Page URLs: https://www.facebook.com/competitor1/, https://www.facebook.com/competitor2/
Number of Posts: 50

Content Research

Analyze what type of content gets the most engagement.

Input:

Page URLs: https://www.facebook.com/yourpage/
Number of Posts: 100

News Aggregation

Collect recent news posts from multiple news outlets.

Input:

Page URLs: https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/, https://www.facebook.com/cnn/, https://www.facebook.com/bbc/
Number of Posts: 20

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⚠️ Important Notes

What You Can Scrape

• ✅ Public Facebook pages
• ✅ Posts visible to everyone
• ✅ Public engagement metrics

What You Cannot Scrape

• ❌ Private profiles
• ❌ Private groups
• ❌ Content requiring login
• ❌ Individual user comments (only comment counts)

Rate Limits

• The actor uses smart session management to avoid rate limits
• For very large scrapes (1000+ posts), the actor may take longer
• Facebook may temporarily block excessive requests

Data Freshness

• Posts are scraped in real-time
• Engagement metrics reflect the moment of scraping
• Re-run the actor to get updated metrics

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🔧 Troubleshooting

No Results Returned

• Check the URL: Make sure you're using the full Facebook page URL
• Verify the page is public: Private pages cannot be scraped
• Try fewer posts: Start with 10 posts to test

Missing Data

• Some posts may not have all fields (e.g., no media, no shared links)
• This is normal - the actor extracts whatever is available

Actor Takes Too Long

• Reduce the number of posts per page
• Scrape fewer pages at once
• Large scrapes (500+ posts) can take 10-20 minutes

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📞 Support

Need help? Have questions?

• Check the Issues tab for common problems
• Review the Console tab for error messages
• Contact support through the Apify platform

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🔒 Privacy & Terms

This actor:

• Only scrapes publicly available data
• Complies with Facebook's robots.txt
• Does not require your Facebook login
• Does not access private content

Important: Use this actor responsibly and in compliance with:

• Facebook's Terms of Service
• Your local data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Apify's Terms of Service

By using this actor, you agree to use the scraped data ethically and legally.

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📈 Pricing

This actor uses compute units based on:

• Number of pages scraped
• Number of posts per page
• Actor runtime

Estimated costs:

• 10 posts from 1 page: ~0.01 compute units
• 100 posts from 5 pages: ~0.05 compute units
• 1000 posts from 10 pages: ~0.5 compute units

Check the Apify platform for current compute unit pricing.

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🎯 Quick Start Example

1. Click Try for free or Start
2. Enter a Facebook page URL: https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/
3. Set posts to scrape: 10
4. Click Start
5. Wait 1-2 minutes
6. View results in the Dataset tab
7. Click Export to download your data

That's it! No coding required. 🎉