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🏷️ Facebook Hashtag Scraper

Collect public Facebook posts by hashtag — fast, structured, and ready to export. Feed in one or more hashtags (bulk supported), and the Actor streams clean records (post text, media type, likes, comments, shares, total engagement, video views, date, and a direct link) straight into your dataset in real time.

⭐ Why Choose This Actor?

• Bulk hashtags — scrape many hashtags / search terms in a single run.
• Real-time output — every post is saved the moment it's found, so a long run never loses data.
• Smart connection — starts on a direct connection and automatically upgrades to datacenter then residential proxies only if Facebook pushes back.
• Clean, engagement-rich data — likes, comments, shares, total engagement and video views per post.
• Two ready-made table views — a posts overview and an engagement breakdown.

✨ Key Features

📥 Input

Example input

{
"hashtags":["#nyc","#travel"],
"maxItems":50,
"c_user":"100000000000000",
"xs":"your-xs-cookie-value",
"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true}
}

🔑 Where do the cookies come from? Log into Facebook in your browser, open DevTools → Application → Cookies → https://www.facebook.com, and copy the values of c_user and xs. These identify a logged-in session so Facebook returns full public search results. Refresh them when they expire.

📤 Output

Each post is one dataset record:

{
"hashtag":"#nyc",
"permalink":"https://www.facebook.com/reel/1375957764375375/",
"content":"Episode 728: I think all drinks should be fizzy!! #subwaytakes #nyc",
"media_type":"video",
"like_count":989,
"comment_count":64,
"share_count":26,
"total_engagement":1079,
"video_views_count":0,
"date":"2026-06-17 16:57:35",
"success":true
}

🚀 How to Use (Apify Console)

1. Log in at console.apify.com → Actors.
2. Open Facebook Hashtag Scraper.
3. Add your hashtags, set Max posts per hashtag, and paste your c_user + xs cookies.
4. Pick a proxy (default Apify proxy is fine).
5. Click Start and watch the log fill up in real time. 🎉
6. Open the Output tab — switch between Posts Overview and Engagement Breakdown.
7. Export to JSON / CSV / XLSX.

🤖 Use via API

curl-X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/<ACTOR_ID>/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN"\
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{"hashtags":["#nyc"],"maxItems":50,"c_user":"...","xs":"..."}'

💡 Best Use Cases

• Social listening & trend tracking for a hashtag
• Competitor / campaign monitoring
• Content research and inspiration
• Engagement benchmarking across hashtags

💳 Pricing

This Actor uses a pay-per-event model. You are charged per post scraped (post-scraped). You only pay for the data you actually receive.

❓ FAQ

Do I need cookies? Yes — Facebook only returns full public search results to a logged-in session. Provide your own c_user and xs.

Why did a run stop early? Either the hashtag has no more posts, or your cookies expired. Refresh them and re-run.

Is a proxy required? No. The Actor starts direct and only escalates to proxies if Facebook blocks the request.

⚖️ Legal & Compliance

This Actor collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for complying with Facebook's Terms of Service and applicable laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.). Do not scrape private or non-public content.

🛟 Support

Found a bug or want a new field? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab.