Facebook Posts Scraper
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Facebook Posts Scraper
Fast API-powered scraper to extract posts from Facebook profiles. Output format mimics the Facebook Graph API response, making it easy to integrate with existing tools and pipelines.
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Giichi Arai
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Facebook Posts Scraper โ Fast API-powered Facebook Posts Extractor
Fast and reliable scraper for extracting posts from Facebook profiles. Perfect for social media monitoring, content analysis, and research.
Features
- ๐ Fast & Reliable: Built with high-performance API endpoints
- ๐ Pagination Support: Automatically handles pagination to get all posts
- ๐ Multiple Output Formats: Export data as JSON, CSV, or Excel
- ๐ฏ Precise Targeting: Get posts from specific Facebook profiles using URLs
- ๐ง Flexible Configuration: Customize post limits and output formats
- ๐พ Structured Data: Clean, formatted output with consistent field names
- ๐ Deduplication: Automatically removes duplicate posts across profiles
Input Parameters
Required Parameters
- Facebook URLs (
facebookUrls): List of Facebook profile URLs to extract posts from- Format: Array of strings containing Facebook profile URLs
- Example:
["https://www.facebook.com/profile1", "https://www.facebook.com/profile2"] - Supports full Facebook URLs (e.g.,
https://www.facebook.com/username)
Optional Parameters
- Maximum Posts Per Profile (
maxPostsPerProfile): Maximum number of posts to extract per profile- Default:
50 - Range: 1-2000
- Default:
Usage Examples
Basic Usage
{"facebookUrls": ["https://www.facebook.com/zuck"],"maxPostsPerProfile": 25}
Multiple Profiles
{"facebookUrls": ["https://www.facebook.com/profile1","https://www.facebook.com/profile2","https://www.facebook.com/profile3"],"maxPostsPerProfile": 50}
How It Works
- Profile ID Resolution: Each Facebook URL is sent to the ID API to get the internal Facebook profile ID
- Posts Retrieval: Using the profile ID, the actor fetches posts from the Facebook API
- Pagination: Automatically handles pagination to retrieve all requested posts
- Data Processing: Formats and structures the data consistently
- Deduplication: Removes duplicate posts across multiple profiles
- Data Storage: Saves results to Apify Dataset for easy export
Common Use Cases
- Social Media Monitoring: Track posts from specific Facebook pages or profiles
- Content Analysis: Analyze posting patterns and engagement metrics
- Brand Monitoring: Monitor mentions and content from brand pages
- Research: Study social media behavior and content trends
- Competitive Analysis: Monitor competitor social media activity
- Content Curation: Collect posts for content inspiration