# Facebook Comments Scraper (`simpleapi/facebook-comments-scraper`) Actor đŸ’Ŧ Facebook Comments Scraper scrapes comments & replies from public posts — author names, text, timestamps, reactions & permalinks. 🔍 Clean, dedupe, and export to CSV/JSON. 📊 Ideal for social listening, sentiment, marketing, and research. 🚀 Fast, reliable, API-ready. - **URL**: https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-comments-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [SimpleAPI](https://apify.com/simpleapi) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $19.99/month + usage To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Facebook Comments Scraper Scrape comments and replies from public Facebook posts and videos. ### Features - **Bulk URLs**: Process multiple post URLs in one run - **Comments + Replies**: Fetches top-level comments and nested replies - **Proxy Fallback**: Starts with no proxy; falls back to datacenter then residential if Facebook blocks - **Sort Options**: most_relevant, newest, or original order ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | startUrls | array | required | Facebook post/video URLs | | proxyConfiguration | object | required | Apify proxy config (useApifyProxy: false = no proxy by default) | | maxComments | integer | 100 | Max comments per post | | maxRepliesPerComment | integer | 2 | Max replies per comment | | commentsSortOrder | string | "all" | most_relevant, newest, or all | ### Output Each item in the dataset contains: - `url_key`: Short post identifier - `full_url`: Full Facebook post URL - `comments`: Array of comment objects with `text`, `profileName`, `date`, `reply`, etc. - `commentsCount`: Total comments - `repliesCount`: Total replies - `error`: Present if processing failed ### How to Use 1. Go to [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com) → Actors 2. Run **facebook-comments-scraper** 3. Add Facebook post URLs in startUrls 4. Run and view results in the OUTPUT tab ### Proxy Behavior - **Default**: No proxy - **If blocked**: Fallback to datacenter (SHADER) - **If datacenter blocked**: Fallback to residential, retry 3x - **After fallback**: Uses residential for all remaining requests ### Cautions - Data from publicly available posts only - Comply with Facebook's Terms of Service and applicable privacy laws - Use responsibly ### What are other Facebook scraping tools? If you want to scrape specific Facebook data, you can use any of the dedicated scrapers below for faster and more targeted results. | Scraper Name | Scraper Name | |---|---| | [Facebook Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-ads-library-scraper) | [Facebook Page Lead Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-page-lead-scraper) | | [Facebook B2b Email Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-b2b-email-scraper) | [Facebook Page Phone Number Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-page-phone-number-scraper) | | [Facebook B2b Lead Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-b2b-lead-scraper) | [Facebook Page Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-page-posts-scraper) | | [Facebook B2b Phone Number Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-b2b-phone-number-scraper) | [Facebook Page Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-page-scraper) | | [Facebook Email Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-email-scraper) | [Facebook Pages Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-pages-scraper) | | [Facebook Event Search Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-event-search-scraper) | [Facebook Phone Number Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-phone-number-scraper) | | [Facebook Events Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-events-scraper) | [Facebook Photos Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-photos-scraper) | | [Facebook Followers & Following Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-followers-following-scraper) | [Facebook Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-posts-scraper) | | [Facebook Followers Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-followers-scraper) | [Facebook Posts Search Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-posts-search-scraper) | | [Facebook Group Member Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-group-member-scraper) | [Facebook Profile Email Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-profile-email-scraper) | | [Facebook Group Post Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-group-post-scraper) | [Facebook Profile Lead Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-profile-lead-scraper) | | [Facebook Group Posts And Details Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-group-posts-and-details-scraper) | [Facebook Profile Phone Number Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-profile-phone-number-scraper) | | [Facebook Group Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-group-profile-scraper) | [Facebook Reels Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-reels-scraper) | | [Facebook Groups Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-groups-posts-scraper) | [Facebook Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-reviews-scraper) | | [Facebook Groups Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/Facebook-Groups-Scraper) | [Facebook Search Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-search-scraper) | | [Facebook Groups Search Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-groups-search-scraper) | [Facebook Url To Id Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-url-to-id-scraper) | | [Facebook Lead Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-lead-scraper) | [Facebook User Search Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/Facebook-User-Search-Scraper) | | [Facebook Likes and Reactions Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-likes-reactions-scraper) | [Facebook Video Search Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-video-search-scraper) | | [Facebook Marketplace Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-marketplace-scraper) | [Facebook Video Transcript Extractor](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-video-transcript-extractor) | | [Facebook Page Email Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-page-email-scraper) | [Facebook Videos Scraper](https://apify.com/simpleapi/facebook-videos-scraper) | # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Paste one or more Facebook post/video URLs to scrape comments from. ## `maxComments` (type: `integer`): Maximum comments to fetch per post. ## `maxRepliesPerComment` (type: `integer`): Max replies per comment (use a high number to fetch all). ## `commentsSortOrder` (type: `string`): How to order comments: most_relevant, newest, or original order. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Ignored. Actor always uses residential proxy automatically. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/posts/pfbid0BbKbkisExKGSKuhee9a7i86RwRuMKFC8NSkKStB7CsM3uXJuAAfZLrkcJMXxhH4Yl" ], "maxComments": 20, "maxRepliesPerComment": 2, "commentsSortOrder": "all", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ```` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ "https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/posts/pfbid0BbKbkisExKGSKuhee9a7i86RwRuMKFC8NSkKStB7CsM3uXJuAAfZLrkcJMXxhH4Yl" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("simpleapi/facebook-comments-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": ["https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/posts/pfbid0BbKbkisExKGSKuhee9a7i86RwRuMKFC8NSkKStB7CsM3uXJuAAfZLrkcJMXxhH4Yl"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("simpleapi/facebook-comments-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ "https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/posts/pfbid0BbKbkisExKGSKuhee9a7i86RwRuMKFC8NSkKStB7CsM3uXJuAAfZLrkcJMXxhH4Yl" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call simpleapi/facebook-comments-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=simpleapi/facebook-comments-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Facebook Comments Scraper", "description": "đŸ’Ŧ Facebook Comments Scraper scrapes comments & replies from public posts — author names, text, timestamps, reactions & permalinks. 🔍 Clean, dedupe, and export to CSV/JSON. 📊 Ideal for social listening, sentiment, marketing, and research. 🚀 Fast, reliable, API-ready.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "M1zIOn21cm4fUdlDm" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/simpleapi~facebook-comments-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-simpleapi-facebook-comments-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/simpleapi~facebook-comments-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-simpleapi-facebook-comments-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/simpleapi~facebook-comments-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-simpleapi-facebook-comments-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "🔗 Facebook Post URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Paste one or more Facebook post/video URLs to scrape comments from.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxComments": { "title": "đŸ’Ŧ Max Comments", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum comments to fetch per post.", "default": 20 }, "maxRepliesPerComment": { "title": "↩ī¸ Max Replies Per Comment", "type": "integer", "description": "Max replies per comment (use a high number to fetch all).", "default": 2 }, "commentsSortOrder": { "title": "📊 Sort Order", "enum": [ "most_relevant", "newest", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to order comments: most_relevant, newest, or original order.", "default": "all" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "🛡ī¸ Proxy Configuration (optional)", "type": "object", "description": "Ignored. Actor always uses residential proxy automatically." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```