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POST
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datasets
/
v3
/
scrape
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/scrape?dataset_id=gd_lyclm1571iy3mv57zw&include_errors=true' \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"input": [{"url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/1234567890"}, {"url": "https://www.facebook.com/Meta/posts/9876543210"}]}'
[
  {
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17yf2ZfpHp/",
    "post_id": "1528075055988555",
    "user_url": "https://www.facebook.com/thetoyinsider",
    "user_username_raw": "The Toy Insider",
    "content": "Hatchin' Yoshi is our whole personality until further notice. Hitting stores next month!",
    "date_posted": "2026-02-14T21:28:45.000Z",
    "num_comments": 966,
    "num_shares": 3500,
    "num_likes_type": [{ "num": 23800, "type": "Like" }],
    "profile_id": "100063582250570",
    "page_logo": "https://...",
    "page_likes": null,
    "page_followers": 36000,
    "page_is_verified": false,
    "attachments": [
      {
        "attachment_url": "https://...",
        "id": "1473877017491895",
        "type": "video",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1473877017491895",
        "video_length": "125767",
        "video_url": "https://..."
      }
    ],
    "page_url": "https://www.facebook.com/thetoyinsider",
    "profile_handle": "thetoyinsider",
    "is_sponsored": false,
    "video_view_count": 2300000,
    "likes": 23800,
    "post_type": "Post",
    "play_count": null
  }
]

Documentation Index

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Query Parameters

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dataset_id
string
default:"gd_lyclm1571iy3mv57zw"
required
The dataset ID used for this request.
Must be set to gd_lyclm1571iy3mv57zw to collect Facebook posts data.
​
notify
boolean
default:false
Whether to send notifications when the request is completed.
​
include_errors
boolean
default:true
Whether to include errors in the response.

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Request Body

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input
object[]
required
An array of input objects.

​
Example

{
  "input": [
    {"url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/1234567890"},
    {"url": "https://www.facebook.com/Meta/posts/9876543210"}
  ]
}

[
  {
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17yf2ZfpHp/",
    "post_id": "1528075055988555",
    "user_url": "https://www.facebook.com/thetoyinsider",
    "user_username_raw": "The Toy Insider",
    "content": "Hatchin' Yoshi is our whole personality until further notice. Hitting stores next month!",
    "date_posted": "2026-02-14T21:28:45.000Z",
    "num_comments": 966,
    "num_shares": 3500,
    "num_likes_type": [{ "num": 23800, "type": "Like" }],
    "profile_id": "100063582250570",
    "page_logo": "https://...",
    "page_likes": null,
    "page_followers": 36000,
    "page_is_verified": false,
    "attachments": [
      {
        "attachment_url": "https://...",
        "id": "1473877017491895",
        "type": "video",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1473877017491895",
        "video_length": "125767",
        "video_url": "https://..."
      }
    ],
    "page_url": "https://www.facebook.com/thetoyinsider",
    "profile_handle": "thetoyinsider",
    "is_sponsored": false,
    "video_view_count": 2300000,
    "likes": 23800,
    "post_type": "Post",
    "play_count": null
  }
]

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Query Parameters

​
dataset_id
string
default:gd_lyclm1571iy3mv57zw
required

Must be gd_lyclm1571iy3mv57zw for this dataset.

​
notify
boolean
default:false

Send notifications when the request is completed.

​
include_errors
boolean
default:true

Include errors in the response.

Body

application/json
​
input
object[]
required

Array of input objects. See Request Body below for the supported fields.

Response

200 - application/json

OK. See response example below the parameters.