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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.

🚀 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

📊 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,
"views_count":12840,
"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,
"views_count":12840
},
"page":{
"id":"100053584873398",
"name":"USA TODAY"
},
"actors":[
{
"id":"100053584873398",
"name":"USA TODAY",
"url":"https://www.facebook.com/usatoday",
"type":"User"
}
]
}

Field Descriptions

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

💾 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.

📝 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 ofPosts:50

Content Research

Analyze what type of content gets the most engagement.

Input:

Page URLs: https://www.facebook.com/yourpage/
Number ofPosts: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 ofPosts:20

⚠️ 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

🔧 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)
• views_count is available for video/reel posts; non-video posts return null
• 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

📞 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

🔒 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.

📈 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.

🎯 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. 🎉