Facebook API Suite
Overview
The Facebook API Suite offers multiple types of APIs, each designed for specific data collection needs from Facebook. Below is an overview of how these APIs connect and interact, based on the available features:
Posts API
This API allows users to collect multiple posts based on a single input URL (such as a Facebook page, group, or profile URL).
- Discovery functionality:
- Requires the direct URL of the Facebook page, group, or profile.
- Interesting Columns:
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post_url,content,hashtags,likes
Comments API
This API allows users to collect multiple comments from a post using its URL.
- Discovery functionality:
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N/A
- Interesting Columns:
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commenter_url,comment_text,num_likes,num_replies
The suite of APIs is designed to offer flexibility for targeted data collection, where users can input specific URLs to gather detailed post and comment data, either in bulk or with precise filtering options.
Posts API
Posts API allows users to collect detailed post data from Facebook profiles, groups, and pages. The API provides comprehensive data points about posts, including post details, page/profile details, and attachments and media.
Collect by Profile URL
This API enables users to collect detailed data from Facebook posts by providing a profile URL.
Input Parameters
The Facebook profile URL.
The number of recent posts to collect. If omitted, there is no limit.
Array of post IDs to exclude from the results.
Start date for filtering posts in MM-DD-YYYY format (should be earlier than end_date).
End date for filtering posts in MM-DD-YYYY format (should be later than start_date).
Output Structure
Includes comprehensive data points:
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Post Details:
post_id,content,hashtags,date_posted,num_comments,num_likes, and more.For all data points, click here.
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Page/Profile Details:
page_name,page_category,page_followers,profile_handle.We provide a limited set of data points about the profile.
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Attachments and Media:
attachmentsandpost_image(link only, not the file itself),video_view_count.
Collect by Group URL
This API enables users to collect detailed posts from Facebook groups by providing a group URL.
Input Parameters
The Facebook group URL.
The number of posts to collect. If omitted, there is no limit.
Array of post IDs to exclude from the results.
Start date for filtering posts in MM-DD-YYYY format (should be earlier than end_date).
End date for filtering posts in MM-DD-YYYY format (should be later than start_date).
Output Structure
Includes comprehensive data points:
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Post Details:
post_id,user_url,user_username,content,date_posted,hashtags,num_comments,num_shares,num_likes_type, and more.For all data points, click here.
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Group Details:
group_name,group_id,group_url,group_intro,group_category, and more. -
User Details:
user_is_verified,profile_handleand more. -
Attachments and External Links:
Attachments(link only, not the file itself),original_post_url,other_posts_url,post_external_linkand more.
Collect by Post URL
This API enables users to collect detailed data from specific Facebook posts using post URLs. Input Parameters
The Facebook profile URL.
Output Structure
Includes comprehensive data points:
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Post Details:
post_id,content,hashtags,date_posted,num_comments,num_likes, and more.For all data points, click here.
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Page/Profile Details:
page_name,page_category,page_followers,profile_handle.We provide a limited set of data points about the profile.
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Attachments and Media:
attachmentsandpost_image(link only, not the file itself),video_view_count.
Comments API
Comments API allows users to collect detailed comment data from Facebook posts. The API provides comprehensive data points about comments, including comment details, user details, post metadata, and attachments and media.
Collect by Post URL
This API enables users to collect detailed comment data from Facebook posts by providing a post URL.
Input Parameters
The Facebook post URL.
The number of comments to collect. If omitted, there is no limit.
Array of comment IDs to exclude.
Start date for filtering comments in MM-DD-YYYY format (should be earlier than end_date).
End date for filtering comments in MM-DD-YYYY format (should be later than start_date).
Output Structure
Includes comprehensive data points:
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Comment Details:
comment_id,comment_text,num_likes, replies,num_replies, and more.For all data points, click here.
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User Details:
user_name,user_id,user_urlNote thatWe provide a limited set of data points about the profile.
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Post Metadata:
post_id,post_url. -
Attachments and Media:
attached_files(link only, not the file itself) ,video_length.
Reels API
Reels API allows users to collect detailed data about Facebook reels from public profiles. The API provides comprehensive data points about reels, including post details, page/profile details, and attachments and media.
Collect by Profile URL
This API allows users to collect detailed data about Facebook reels from public profiles by providing the profile URL.
Input Parameters
The Facebook profile URL.
Number of reels to collect (default: up to 1600).
Array of reel IDs to exclude.
Start of the date range for filtering reels.
End of the date range for filtering reels.
Output Structure
Includes comprehensive data points:
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Reel Details:
post_id,content,hashtags,date_posted,num_comments,num_likes,audio(soundtrack details),video_view_countand more.For all data points, click here.
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Page/Profile Details:
page_name,page_category,page_followers,profile_handle.We provide a limited set of data points about the profile.
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Attachments and Media:
external_link(link only, not the file itself)
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