Facebook Profile Scraper

Cheap, normalized public-profile scraping for Facebook — one clean record per handle.

What it does

Give it a list of Facebook handles (or profile URLs); it returns one normalized record per handle: profile identity, follower/engagement counts, external links, profile-picture URL (+ sha256 if downloaded), and platform-specific extras under platformData. Status is always one of ok | not_found | private | restricted | error.

Input

Field	Type	Notes
handles	array	Handles or profile URLs (required)
proxyConfiguration	proxy	Residential required
maxConcurrency	integer	Parallel requests (default 8)
fetchProfilePic	boolean	Download the image (URL is always included)
fullPage	boolean	Adds category + phone/WhatsApp/address/website

Transport & cost

• Transport: residential proxy (required).
• Cost: ~$0.013/1k live, ~$0.050/1k dead. Comparable Apify actors charge around $6.00 / 1,000.
• Default cheap (head-only): identity, picture, likes. Set fullPage=true for category + phone/WhatsApp/address/website (~$0.91/1k).

Pricing (pay-per-result)

• Recommended: $0.55 per 1,000 results ($0.00055 / result).
• Cost to run ≈ $0.11/1k → this is ~5x markup (set to undercut the market where needed).
• Incumbent comparison: $6.00/1k.

Example output (real)

{
  "platform": "facebook",
  "inputUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/weddingdreamdesigner",
  "handle": "weddingdreamdesigner",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-03T22:46:26Z",
  "status": "ok",
  "bytesWire": 2731,
  "profile": {
    "id": "100082514391968",
    "username": "weddingdreamdesigner",
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/WeddingDreamDesigner",
    "fullName": "Wedding Dream Designer- wedding photo/bridal ideas/dress & accessories",
    "biography": "Wedding Dream Designer- wedding photo/bridal ideas/dress & accessories. 920 likes. Looking for dresses, flowers, decorat…",
    "externalUrls": [],
    "followersCount": 920,
    "followsCount": 0,
    "postsCount": 0,
    "isBusinessAccount": true,
    "private": false,
    "verified": false,
    "joinedRecently": false,
    "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/291616380_112330751527404_5388765415146666542_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&c…",
    "profilePicUrlHD": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/291616380_112330751527404_5388765415146666542_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&c…",
    "profilePic": {
      "sha256": "c7e730b634cfd9a2246cff2f2f126721abd1bbb98396390c8a26e0958f6251d5",
      "storedKey": "pfp/fb/100082514391968.jpg",
      "path": "/v/t39.30808-1/291616380_112330751527404_5388765415146666542_n.jpg"
    },
    "fbid": "100082514391968",
    "platformData": {
      "likes": 920,
      "ogDescription": "Wedding Dream Designer- wedding photo/bridal ideas/dress & accessories. 920 likes. Looking for dresses, flowers, decorat…"
    }
  },
  "posts": [],
  "signals": {
    "isActive": false,
    "hasExternalUrl": false
  }
}

Public data only. This actor gathers public profile metadata; it does not log in or access private content.