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🔍 Facebook Video Downloader – Ultimate Metadata Extraction Toolkit 📊

Extract 15+ Facebook video metadata fields - Titles 📌, authors 👤, durations ⏱️, thumbnails 🌄 & resolution insights 🖥️. No downloads - pure data mining!

🌟 Overview

Need detailed Facebook video analytics without downloading files? This actor specializes in:
✅ Rich metadata scraping: Titles, authors, durations, resolutions
✅ Thumbnail extraction: Get cover images in HD
✅ Resolution tracking: Detect available video qualities
✅ Bulk processing: Analyze 100+ URLs in one run

Perfect for market researchers 📈, content analysts 🔎, and SEO specialists 🔍!

⚡ Avg. runtime: 10-25 seconds per URL
🛡️ Auto-retry & proxy rotation built-in

🔥 Key Features

📌 Core Metadata

• Full Titles: Capture complete post text with emojis/hashtags
• Author IDs: Identify video owners/channels
• Duration Analysis: MM:SS or HH:MM:SS formatting
• Resolution Logging: Available video qualities

🖼️ Media Insights

• Thumbnail URLs: Multiple image sizes available
• Aspect Ratios: Portrait vs landscape detection
• Frame Data: FPS tracking (when available)

⚙️ Technical Edge

• Bulk Processing: CSV/JSON outputs for large datasets
• API Ready: JSON-LD schema markup extraction
• Error Logging: Detailed failure reports

⚙️ Input Configuration

{
"requested_resolution":"1080p",
"use_key_value_store":true,
"video_urls":[
{
"url":"https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18zL4zNBNJ/",
"method":"GET"
}
]
}

📋 Input Fields

📤 Output Examples

Key-Value Store OFF

{
"video_url":"https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18zL4zNBNJ/",
"general_metadata":{
"title":"WILD ENDING! Final 8 Minutes of Korea Republic v Germany | 2018 #FIFAWorldCup",
"author":"FIFA World Cup",
"thumbnail":"https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/......",
"duration":"00:08:54"
},
"found_resolution":"1080p",
"download_links":{
"merged_video":"https://video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/......",
"video_only":"https://video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/......",
"audio_only":"https://video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/......"
}
}

Key-Value Store ON

{
"video_url":"https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18zL4zNBNJ/",
"general_metadata":{
"title":"WILD ENDING! Final 8 Minutes of Korea Republic v Germany | 2018 #FIFAWorldCup",
"author":"FIFA World Cup",
"thumbnail":"https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/l.jpg?"
},
"found_resolution":"Nonep",
"download_links":{
"merged_video":"https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/video.mp4?"
}
}

🆚 Why Metadata Matters?

🛠️ How It Works

1️⃣ Add Facebook URLs - Posts, reels, or videos
2️⃣ Configure:

• Resolution preference (metadata only)
• Storage toggle (future use)
  3️⃣ Run Actor - Auto-detects geo-blocks
  4️⃣ Get:
• 📋 Complete metadata profiles
• 🖼️ Thumbnail URLs
• 📈 Resolution availability charts

💡 Use Cases

📉 Trend Analysis: Track viral video characteristics
🕵️ Competitor Monitoring: Analyze rival content strategies
📚 Content Audits: Catalog Facebook video libraries
📡 API Integrations: Feed metadata to CMS systems
📊 SEO Optimization: Harvest text for keyword research

❓ Troubleshooting

Issue: Missing author field
Fix:

• Use videos from public profiles/groups
• Avoid private/shared content

Issue: "Unavailable resolution"
Fix:

• Facebook limits resolution data - try multiple URLs
• Works best with recently uploaded content

🚀 Deploy Now!

First run initializes libraries - allow 90 seconds ⏳