curl --request POST \
--url 'https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/scrape?dataset_id=gd_lyclm3ey2q6rww027t&include_errors=true' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"input": [{"url": "https://www.facebook.com/MrBeast6000", "num_of_posts": 10}, {"url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA", "start_date": "01-01-2025", "end_date": "03-01-2025"}]}'[
{
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/2128461008004479",
"post_id": "1417440860423673",
"user_url": "https://www.facebook.com/tmcnewsbr",
"user_username_raw": "Radio Transamerica FM",
"content": "Increase in US-Iran tensions...",
"date_posted": "2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z",
"hashtags": ["#guerra", "#eua"],
"num_comments": 2,
"num_shares": 0,
"video_view_count": 582,
"likes": 3,
"page_name": "Radio Transamerica FM",
"profile_id": "100064733164731",
"page_logo": "https://...",
"page_likes": 0,
"page_followers": 1200000,
"thumbnail": "https://...",
"page_url": "https://www.facebook.com/tmcnewsbr",
"profile_handle": "tmcnewsbr",
"shortcode": "2128461008004479",
"length": 13.888,
"audio": "AVAILABLE",
"video_url": "https://..."
}
]
Facebook
Scrape Facebook reels by profile URL
Collect Facebook reels from a profile by profile URL with the Bright Data Scraper API. Send POST /datasets/v3/scrape with dataset_id gd_lyclm3ey2q6rww027t.
POST
/
datasets
/
v3
/
scrape
curl --request POST \
--url 'https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/scrape?dataset_id=gd_lyclm3ey2q6rww027t&include_errors=true' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"input": [{"url": "https://www.facebook.com/MrBeast6000", "num_of_posts": 10}, {"url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA", "start_date": "01-01-2025", "end_date": "03-01-2025"}]}'[
{
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/2128461008004479",
"post_id": "1417440860423673",
"user_url": "https://www.facebook.com/tmcnewsbr",
"user_username_raw": "Radio Transamerica FM",
"content": "Increase in US-Iran tensions...",
"date_posted": "2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z",
"hashtags": ["#guerra", "#eua"],
"num_comments": 2,
"num_shares": 0,
"video_view_count": 582,
"likes": 3,
"page_name": "Radio Transamerica FM",
"profile_id": "100064733164731",
"page_logo": "https://...",
"page_likes": 0,
"page_followers": 1200000,
"thumbnail": "https://...",
"page_url": "https://www.facebook.com/tmcnewsbr",
"profile_handle": "tmcnewsbr",
"shortcode": "2128461008004479",
"length": 13.888,
"audio": "AVAILABLE",
"video_url": "https://..."
}
]
Query Parameters
string
default:"gd_lyclm3ey2q6rww027t"
required
The dataset ID used for this request.
Must be set to
gd_lyclm3ey2q6rww027t to collect Facebook reels data.boolean
default:false
Whether to send notifications when the request is completed.
boolean
default:true
Whether to include errors in the response.
Request Body
object[]
required
An array of input objects.
Show properties
Show properties
string
required
The URL of the Facebook profile to collect reels from.
number
The number of recent reels to collect. Missing value indicates no limit.
string[]
Post IDs not to include.
string
Start date filter
MM-DD-YYYY (should be earlier than “end_date”).string
End date filter
MM-DD-YYYY (should be later than “start_date”).Example
{
"input": [
{"url": "https://www.facebook.com/MrBeast6000", "num_of_posts": 10},
{"url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA", "start_date": "01-01-2025", "end_date": "03-01-2025"}
]
}
[
{
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/2128461008004479",
"post_id": "1417440860423673",
"user_url": "https://www.facebook.com/tmcnewsbr",
"user_username_raw": "Radio Transamerica FM",
"content": "Increase in US-Iran tensions...",
"date_posted": "2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z",
"hashtags": ["#guerra", "#eua"],
"num_comments": 2,
"num_shares": 0,
"video_view_count": 582,
"likes": 3,
"page_name": "Radio Transamerica FM",
"profile_id": "100064733164731",
"page_logo": "https://...",
"page_likes": 0,
"page_followers": 1200000,
"thumbnail": "https://...",
"page_url": "https://www.facebook.com/tmcnewsbr",
"profile_handle": "tmcnewsbr",
"shortcode": "2128461008004479",
"length": 13.888,
"audio": "AVAILABLE",
"video_url": "https://..."
}
]
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Query Parameters
Must be gd_lyclm3ey2q6rww027t for this dataset.
Send notifications when the request is completed.
Include errors in the response.
Body
application/json
Array of input objects. See Request Body below for the supported fields.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Response
200 - application/json
OK. See response example below the parameters.
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