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Facebook Reels API. Reels, page by page.

Newest first, with views and video files. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

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Facebook Reels API at a glance

Returns a public Facebook Page's or person's latest reels, newest first, a page at a time, from its Reels tab. Each reel has its caption with hashtags and mentions, video file with length and size, cover image, publish time, views, reactions, comments and shares, the sound it credits, its paid-partnership label, and its author and co-authors. Send a name, ID or link, and an optional time window.

GET /v1/facebook/reels

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  • 1 credit per page, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages
  • 22 typed fields null when unknown
  • 10 reels per page, newest first
  • handle is all it needs, e.g. natgeo

Send one request. Get up to 10 reels back.

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$ npm install socialtap
handle = natgeo
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const params = new URLSearchParams({
  handle: "natgeo",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/reels?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/reelsLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs

One schema on 21 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

  • 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

    The Facebook profile (a Page's or a person's): its vanity name (natgeo, case-insensitive), its numeric profile ID, or any link to it: facebook.com/<name> with any tab after it, profile.php?id=…, /people/<name>/<id>, /p/<name>-<id>.

  • Write one parser

    Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and 18 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring
Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring
Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit with its t3_ prefix).
urlstring
Canonical post URL.
typestring
Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
platform_typestring
The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …).
titlestring
Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms.
textstring
Caption, description or body as plain text.
languagestring
BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it.

Live data from 33 platforms.

TikTokInstagramFacebookYouTubeRedditThreadsSpotifyAmazonApple MusicPinterestRumbleXBlueskyTwitchLinkedInTelegramTikTok ShopKwaiSnapchatSoundCloudTruth SocialKickKomiLnk.BioLinkmeLinktreePillarTikTok Ad LibraryFacebook Ad LibraryFacebook EventsFacebook MarketplaceGoogle Ads Transparency CenterLinkedIn Ad Library

What teams build with the Facebook Reels API.

  • Monitor a creator's new Facebook reels

  • Compare a Page's reels by views

  • Collect reel videos and captions

  • Track which sounds a creator uses

Good to know before you build.

  • Views and shares are the rounded figures the Reels tab shows (179K, always rounded down), and approximate_fields lists them. Reactions and comments are exact, and the Facebook Post API has one reel's exact views.
  • Facebook's logged-out Reels tab usually closes behind a login wall after its first few pages, and the list ends there with end_reason platform_limit.
  • A profile whose Reels tab Facebook hides logged out returns an empty list with end_reason platform_limit, not a finished one: it may still have reels, and the Facebook Profile Posts API lists those.
  • A name Facebook shows nothing of logged out (not public, deactivated or unknown) returns private_or_unavailable, because Facebook answers them all the same way. A numeric ID that names no profile returns not_found.
  • Reactions are a total, not split by type: the Facebook Post API has the split, the Facebook Comments API the comments.

1 credit per page. Failed requests are free.

Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.

Plans and packsHow this endpoint is pricedHow credits work

SourcePrice per successful pagePer 1,000 pages
Any source1 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 Reels API.

More in the API reference.

How much does the Facebook Reels API cost?
A page of up to 10 reels costs 1 credit. Every successful page is charged, empty pages included. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.
How do I get the next page?
Repeat the same request with cursor set to page.next_cursor from the previous response, keeping the other parameters. When page.has_more is false there are no more pages. Cursors expire after 1 hour.

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