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Facebook Public Profile Scraper

Turn known public Facebook person-profile URLs, usernames, or numeric IDs into structured profile records with identity, bio, work, education, location, audience counts, verification, and images.

Try it on Apify See example code

users, last 30 days: 1
runs, last 30 days: 9
runs, all time: 12
users, all time: 1

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Facebook Public Profile Scraper specifications

Platform	Facebook
Apify actor	`data-slayer/facebook-profile-scraper`
Price	from $9.00 per 1,000 results, plus $0.002 per run start
Inputs	`profilesmaxProfiles`
Output	20 documented fields per row
Export formats	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML
Facebook login or cookies	Not required
Integrations	Apify REST API, JavaScript and Python clients, n8n, Make, Zapier
Last updated	September 26, 2026 (version 0.1.3)

Run it from code

Replace the example input with your own. You need an Apify API token, which you can create in your Apify account settings.

POST /v2/acts/data-slayer~facebook-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items

request

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/data-slayer~facebook-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "profiles": [
      "https://www.facebook.com/zuck",
      "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=4"
    ]
  }'

each result row20 fields

{
  "record_type": string,
  "status": string,
  "entity_type": string,
  "requested_input": string,
  "profile_id": string | null,
  "username": string | null,
  "name": string | null,
  "bio": string | null,
  "work": array,
  "education": array,
  "current_city": string | null,
  "hometown": string | null,
  "followers_count": integer | null,
  "following_count": integer | null,
  // + 6 more fields
}

Input parameters

2 parameters you can set for each run.

parameter	type	description
`profiles`required	array	Person profile URLs, usernames, or IDs One known person profile per line. Accepts a username, a public profile URL, profile.php?id=..., a people permalink, or a numeric profile ID. Pages, groups, posts, search URLs, and Marketplace URLs are rejected.
`maxProfiles`	integer	Maximum profiles Hard cap on unique accepted profile references processed in this run. default: 100

Output fields

Each result is one row with these 20 fields, taken from the scraper's dataset schema.

field	type	description
`record_type`	string	Record type
`status`	string	Row status
`entity_type`	string	Entity type
`requested_input`	string	Requested input
`profile_id`	string \| null	Profile ID
`username`	string \| null	Username
`name`	string \| null	Display name
`bio`	string \| null	Bio
`work`	array	Work
`education`	array	Education
`current_city`	string \| null	Current city
`hometown`	string \| null	Hometown
`followers_count`	integer \| null	Followers
`following_count`	integer \| null	Following
`is_verified`	boolean \| null	Verified
`profile_url`	string \| null	Profile URL
`profile_picture_url`	string \| null	Profile picture URL
`cover_photo_url`	string \| null	Cover photo URL
`external_links`	array	External links
`collected_at`	string	Collected at

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing, billed through your Apify account. Where plan tiers are listed, paid Apify plans get a lower price per event.

event	price	per 1,000, by Apify plan
Confirmed public person profile One confirmed public person-profile record written to the default dataset. Invalid, duplicate, Page, unavailable, and failed references do not create this event.	$0.011 each	Free $10.50 Bronze $10.00 Silver $9.50 Gold $9.00 Platinum $9.00 Diamond $9.00
Actor Start Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).	$0.002 per run	Free $2.00 Bronze $2.00 Silver $2.00 Gold $2.00 Platinum $2.00 Diamond $2.00

Questions

How much does Facebook Public Profile Scraper cost?

Facebook Public Profile Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing on Apify. The main charge is $0.011 per confirmed public person profile, which is $10.50 per 1,000. On higher Apify plans the price drops to $9.00 per 1,000. Each run also has a start fee of $0.002.

Do I need to log in to Facebook or share cookies?

No. Facebook Public Profile Scraper works without your Facebook login or cookies. You only need an Apify account to run it.

Can I use Facebook Public Profile Scraper through an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to the Apify API with your input and read the results as JSON, or use Apify's official clients for JavaScript and Python. The code examples on this page are ready to copy.

What data does Facebook Public Profile Scraper return?

Each result is a structured row. Its dataset schema lists 20 fields, including record_type, status, entity_type, requested_input, and profile_id.

What formats can I export?

Results are stored in an Apify dataset. You can read it through the API as JSON, or download it as CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

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Facebook Public Profile Scraper specifications

Run it from code

Input parameters

Output fields

Pricing

Questions

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