# Facebook Post API. Send a post or video link, or an ID. Post, photo, video or reel with exact counts. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes. [Get API key](https://socialtap.dev/signup/?next=%2Fplayground%2F%3Fendpoint%3Dfacebook.post) ## Facebook Post API at a glance Returns a public Facebook post, photo, video or reel from its link or ID: text, author, date, and exact reaction, comment, share and view counts. It also has the reactions by type, hashtags and mentions, every photo of an album, the video file with its thumbnail, size and length, and the shared link card or reshared post. GET `/v1/facebook/post` [Read the API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/facebook/post/index.md) - **1 credit** per request, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 requests - **22 typed fields** null when unknown - **`url`** is all it needs, e.g. `https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/` - **100 credits** free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend ## Send one request. Get 22 fields back. Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free. `$ npm install socialtap` `url = https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/` [Open in playground](https://socialtap.dev/playground/?endpoint=facebook.post) cURL: ```shell curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post' \ --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/' \ -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY" ``` TypeScript SDK: ```typescript import { SocialTap } from "socialtap"; const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY const res = await client.facebook.post.get({ url: "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/" }); console.log(res.data); console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id); ``` Node.js (fetch): ```javascript const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/", }); const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`); const { data, meta } = body; console.log(data, meta.credits_charged); ``` Python (requests): ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post", params={"url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/"}, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]}, ) body = res.json() if not res.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}") data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"] print(data, meta["credits_charged"]) ``` Go (net/http): ```go package main import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "log" "net/http" "net/url" "os" ) func main() { q := url.Values{} q.Set("url", "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/") req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post?"+q.Encode(), nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")) res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer res.Body.Close() var body struct { Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"` Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"` Error *struct { Code string `json:"code"` Message string `json:"message"` } `json:"error"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } if body.Error != nil { log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message) } fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"]) } ``` 200 OK: ```json { "data": { "approximate_fields": [], "author": { "avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/243095782_416661036495945_3843362260429099279_n.png?stp=cp0_dst-png&cstp=mx800x800&ctp=s80x80&_nc_cat=1&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ss=7b…", "display_name": "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "id": "100044561550831", "is_verified": true, "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA", "username": "NASA" }, "coauthors": [], "duration_ms": 39381, "hashtags": [], "id": "1670768087751894", "is_nsfw": null, "is_pinned": null, "is_sponsored": null, "language": null, "media": [ { "alt_text": null, "duration_ms": 39381, "expires_at": "2026-10-25T18:00:00Z", "height": 2160, "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/877658791_1832631854542515_4430770165954872904_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1920x1080&ctp=s960x960&_nc_cat=101&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&_n…", "type": "video", "url": "https://video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQMS1Kmor5hpvEHAtxe3lVPcxOt4prhHPFgKMLcPxvBSvELFTPbkpMPfDvKx8gg5c4VOCCZrgCV0tzqv9ahLzz1s3O0N2Cdf2DaUFGeUSO0WTA.mp4?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&vs=SCRUBBE…", "width": 3840 } ], "mentions": [ "CanadianSpaceAgency", "ISS" ], "metrics": { "comment_count": 55, "like_count": 574, "quote_count": null, "repost_count": null, "save_count": null, "share_count": null, "view_count": 52713 }, "platform": "facebook", "platform_specific": { "facebook": { "feedback_id": "ZmVlZGJhY2s6MTY3MDc2ODA4Nzc1MTg5NA==", "group": null, "is_attachment_unavailable": null, "link": null, "listing": null, "music": null, "reactions": [ { "count": 476, "type": "like" }, { "count": 70, "type": "love" }, { "count": 13, "type": "care" } ], "shared_post": null, "video_id": "4075684206061398" } }, "platform_type": "reel", "published_at": "2026-10-29T11:48:37Z", "text": "NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk are getting ready to head out of the International Space Station!\n \nAt this point, they have donned spacesuits called Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), which contain all the protections and life suppo…", "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/877658791_1832631854542515_4430770165954872904_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1920x1080&ctp=s960x960&_nc_cat=101&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&_n…", "title": null, "type": "video", "unknown_fields": [], "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/" }, "meta": { "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f", "platform": "facebook", "source": "page", "is_cached": false, "credits_charged": 1, "latency_ms": 1353, "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z", "input": { "kind": "video", "id": "1670768087751894", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/" }, "credits_remaining": 9999, "client_request_id": null, "warnings": [] } } ``` Long arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete. ## One schema on 21 platforms. The [response reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/facebook/post/index.md#response) lists every field, its type and when it is `null`. [See the full schema](https://socialtap.dev/resources/post/index.md). - ### Null means unknown A field Facebook doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero. - ### What it accepts Facebook post, photo, video or reel URL: /\/posts/\, permalink.php and story.php links, /photo/?fbid= and /\/photos/… links, reel, watch, video.php and /\/videos/… links, fb.watch and /share/p|v|r/ share links (m., mbasic. and web. hosts too), or a numeric post, photo or video ID. - ### Write one parser Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and 18 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all. - **`platform`string**: Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …). - **`id`string**: Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit with its t3_ prefix). - **`url`string**: Canonical post URL. - **`type`string**: Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other. - **`platform_type`string**: The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …). - **`title`string**: Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms. - **`text`string**: Caption, description or body as plain text. - **`language`string**: BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it. Live data from 33 platforms. [TikTok](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/index.md) · [Instagram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/index.md) · [Facebook](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/index.md) · [YouTube](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/index.md) · [Reddit](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/index.md) · [Threads](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/index.md) · [Spotify](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/index.md) · [Amazon](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/index.md) · [Apple Music](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/index.md) · [Pinterest](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/index.md) · [Rumble](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/index.md) · [X](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/index.md) · [Bluesky](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/index.md) · [Twitch](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/index.md) · [LinkedIn](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/index.md) · [Telegram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/index.md) · [TikTok Shop](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktokshop/index.md) · [Kwai](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/index.md) · [Snapchat](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/index.md) · [SoundCloud](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/index.md) · [Truth Social](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/index.md) · [Kick](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/index.md) · [Komi](https://socialtap.dev/apis/komi/index.md) · [Lnk.Bio](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkbio/index.md) · [Linkme](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkme/index.md) · [Linktree](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linktree/index.md) · [Pillar](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pillar/index.md) · [TikTok Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Events](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-events/index.md) · [Facebook Marketplace](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-marketplace/index.md) · [Google Ads Transparency Center](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google-ads-transparency/index.md) · [LinkedIn Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin-ad-library/index.md) ## What teams build with the Facebook Post API. - ### Track engagement on Page and creator posts - ### Monitor competitors' campaigns and reels - ### Collect post text and links for social listening - ### Archive post media before it expires ## Good to know before you build. - view_count is set on videos and reels, share_count on posts and photos: Facebook's video page shows no shares logged out. - Media links are Facebook CDN links that expire at media\[\].expires_at, so download what you need before then. - Private, friends-only, group-only and deleted posts return private_or_unavailable, because Facebook answers them all alike logged out. - When the post's page is unavailable, the post comes from Facebook's embedded post: large counts are rounded (approximate_fields lists them), and the view count, reactions by type, feedback ID, reshared post and a video's file and length are null, with a partial_data warning. - Past and current live broadcasts are platform_type live, with their title. ## 1 credit per request. Failed requests are free. Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform. [Plans and packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md) · [How this endpoint is priced](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/facebook/post/index.md#pricing) · [How credits work](https://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) | Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests | | --- | --- | --- | | Public page `page` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 | - Cache hits are free. - Credits from packs and top-ups never expire. - A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal. - Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies. - Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID. ## Questions about the Facebook Post API. More in the [API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/facebook/post/index.md). **Are the counts exact?** Yes. Reaction, comment, share and view counts are the exact figures Facebook's page states, not the rounded ones it displays. **Can I download the video?** Yes. media\[0\].url links the video file, HD when Facebook has it, else SD. The link expires at media\[0\].expires_at. **Is like_count only likes?** No. It counts every reaction (like, love, care, haha, wow, sad, angry), as Facebook does, and platform_specific.facebook.reactions splits it by type. **What is id for a video or reel?** The post ID, as for every other post. The video's own ID (the one in /reel/\) is platform_specific.facebook.video_id. A video a Page uploaded to its videos tab without a post of its own, such as a live broadcast's, has no post ID, so there id is the video's ID. **How much does the Facebook Post API cost?** A request costs 1 credit. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack. Other platforms ## Posts on 20 more platforms. - [TikTok Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/tiktok/post`) - [Instagram Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/post`) - [YouTube Video API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/youtube/post`) - [Reddit Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/reddit/post`) - [Threads Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/threads/post`) - [Spotify Track API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/track/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/spotify/track`) - [Amazon Shop Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/shop_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/amazon/shop_posts`) - [Apple Music Track API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/track/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/applemusic/track`) - [Pinterest Pin API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/pin/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/pinterest/pin`) - [Rumble Video API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/rumble/post`) - [X (Twitter) Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/x/post`) - [Bluesky Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/bluesky/post`) - [Twitch Video and Clip API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/video/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/twitch/video`) - [LinkedIn Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/linkedin/post`) - [Telegram Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/telegram/post`) - [Kwai Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/kwai/post`) - [Snapchat Spotlight API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/spotlight/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/snapchat/spotlight`) - [SoundCloud Track API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/track/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/soundcloud/track`) - [Truth Social Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/truthsocial/post`) - [Kick Clip API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/kick/post`) More Facebook ## Facebook API. 14 endpoints, one key. - [Facebook Reels API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/reels/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/reels`) - [Facebook Group Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/group_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/group_posts`) - [Facebook Profile Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/posts`) - [Facebook Profile Photos API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/photos/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/photos`) - [Facebook Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/facebook/profile`) - [Facebook Comments API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/comments/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/comments`) - [Facebook Comment Replies API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/replies/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/replies`) - [Facebook Video Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/transcript/index.md) (From 1 credit · `GET /v1/facebook/transcript`) - [Facebook Post Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/search_posts/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/search_posts`) - [Facebook Group Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/search_groups/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/search_groups`) - [Facebook Page and People Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/search_profiles/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/search_profiles`) - [Facebook Engagement API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/engagement/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/facebook/engagement`) - [Facebook Group API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/group/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/facebook/group`) ## Try it on a link you already have. Paste it in the playground, or copy the request into your code. 100free credits - No credit card - Failed requests are free - Works on all 218 endpoints [Start for free](https://socialtap.dev/signup/) [Read the docs](https://socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/post/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)