Facebook Page and People Search API. Pages and people matching your search.

Pages and people by name, niche or place. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

Returns the Facebook Pages and people a web search finds for a name, a business type or a place, with each one's username and profile link. Each also has what the search index shows of it: name, a Page's about text, followers, likes, check-ins and city. Add fill=true for each account's full, live Facebook profile in the same response: ID, exact counts, verified badge, picture and contact details. account_type narrows the results to Pages or to people.

GET /v1/facebook/search_profiles

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1 credit per page, +1 per result filled in, up to 51 credits, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages
16 typed fields null when unknown
50 pages and people per page, the search engine's ranking (most relevant first)
query is all it needs, e.g. coffee roaster

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$ npm install socialtap

query = coffee roaster

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GET /v1/facebook/search_profilesTry in

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "coffee roaster",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);

import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles",
    params={"query": "coffee roaster"},
    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, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])

require "json"
require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('query' => 'coffee roaster')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]

<?php

$query = http_build_query([
    'query' => 'coffee roaster',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
    throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;

package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("query", "coffee roaster")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles?"+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"`
		Page  json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
		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"])
}

curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=coffee roaster' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "approximate_fields": [
        "platform_specific.facebook.place",
        "platform_specific.facebook.talking_about_count",
        "platform_specific.facebook.were_here_count"
      ],
      "community": null,
      "details": null,
      "hashtag": null,
      "matched_url": "https://www.facebook.com/coffeeroasterlnk/",
      "place": null,
      "platform": "facebook",
      "platform_specific": {
        "facebook": {
          "account_type": "page",
          "like_count": null,
          "place": "Lincoln",
          "talking_about_count": 159,
          "were_here_count": 449
        }
      },
      "position": 0,
      "post": null,
      "profile": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "bio": "Serving fresh roasted coffee to Lincoln and beyond since 1995. 🖤 Locally owned. Community loved.",
        "display_name": "The Coffee Roaster",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "metrics": {
          "follower_count": 4063,
          "following_count": null,
          "post_count": null,
          "total_like_count": null,
          "total_view_count": null
        },
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/coffeeroasterlnk",
        "username": "coffeeroasterlnk"
      },
      "snippet": "The Coffee Roaster, Lincoln. 4,063 followers · 159 talking about this · 449 were here. Serving fresh roasted coffee to Lincoln and beyond since 1995. 🖤 Locally owned. Community loved.",
      "sound": null,
      "title": "The Coffee Roaster | Lincoln NE | Facebook",
      "type": "profile",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/coffeeroasterlnk"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [
        "platform_specific.facebook.place",
        "platform_specific.facebook.talking_about_count",
        "platform_specific.facebook.were_here_count"
      ],
      "community": null,
      "details": null,
      "hashtag": null,
      "matched_url": "https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeeroastercy/",
      "place": null,
      "platform": "facebook",
      "platform_specific": {
        "facebook": {
          "account_type": "page",
          "like_count": null,
          "place": "Paralimni",
          "talking_about_count": 16,
          "were_here_count": 122
        }
      },
      "position": 1,
      "post": null,
      "profile": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "bio": "The Coffee Roasters has been importing speciality coffee since 2007. In 2020 we started an artisan roastery",
        "display_name": "The Coffee Roaster",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "metrics": {
          "follower_count": 1225,
          "following_count": null,
          "post_count": null,
          "total_like_count": null,
          "total_view_count": null
        },
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeeroastercy",
        "username": "thecoffeeroastercy"
      },
      "snippet": "The Coffee Roaster, Paralimni. 1,225 followers · 16 talking about this · 122 were here. The Coffee Roasters has been importing speciality coffee since 2007. In 2020 we started an artisan roastery...",
      "sound": null,
      "title": "The Coffee Roaster | Paralimni | Facebook",
      "type": "profile",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeeroastercy"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [
        "platform_specific.facebook.talking_about_count",
        "platform_specific.facebook.were_here_count",
        "profile.metrics.follower_count"
      ],
      "community": null,
      "details": null,
      "hashtag": null,
      "matched_url": "https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeeroaster/",
      "place": null,
      "platform": "facebook",
      "platform_specific": {
        "facebook": {
          "account_type": "page",
          "like_count": null,
          "place": null,
          "talking_about_count": 39,
          "were_here_count": 63
        }
      },
      "position": 2,
      "post": null,
      "profile": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "bio": "The Coffee Roaster Group operates TCR Cafe @ NUS AS8, TCR Academy and baking unit The Baker's Gallery",
        "display_name": "The Coffee Roaster",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "metrics": {
          "follower_count": 2865,
          "following_count": null,
          "post_count": null,
          "total_like_count": null,
          "total_view_count": null
        },
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeeroaster",
        "username": "thecoffeeroaster"
      },
      "snippet": "The Coffee Roaster. 2,865 followers · 39 talking about this · 63 were here. The Coffee Roaster Group operates TCR Cafe @ NUS AS8, TCR Academy and baking unit The Baker's Gallery",
      "sound": null,
      "title": "The Coffee Roaster (@thecoffeeroaster)",
      "type": "profile",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeeroaster"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
    "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
    "end_reason": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "facebook",
    "source": "web_search",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 1267,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": null,
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}

import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.facebook.searchProfiles.list({ query: "coffee roaster" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String query = "query=" + encode("coffee roaster");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles?" + query))
            .header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
            .GET()
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        // An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
        if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }

    static String encode(String value) {
        return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }
}

using System.Text.Json;

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));

var query = string.Join("&",
    "query=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("coffee roaster"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
    var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
    throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));

// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
        .get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profiles")
        .query(&[("query", "coffee roaster")])
        .header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
        .send()?;
    let ok = res.status().is_success();
    let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
    if !ok {
        return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
    }
    println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
    Ok(())
}

200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/search_profilesLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs

One schema on 6 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
Words to find Facebook accounts by, as a web search reads them: a Page's or a person's name, a business type and a place (coffee roaster, yoga studio austin, john smith, "national geographic").
Write one parser
Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and 3 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring: Platform the item is on.
typestring: The kind of item the result names, as the resource that describes it: profile (an account), post, hashtag, sound, place or community. The item's summary is the field of that name, and a filled result's record is details.<type>. A search that finds several kinds (a platform's top search) mixes them in one list. New values may be added as more kinds are searchable; treat unknown values as other.
positioninteger: Zero-based rank of the result in the list, across pages: the search engine's order, counting only the results kept.
urlstring: The item's canonical link on the platform (the account's page for a profile, the post's for a post).
matched_urlstring: The page the index listed: the item's own page, or one of its pages that names it (a video of an account, for a profile found through it).
titlestring: The page's title as the index shows it: often the item's name, but not the item's own field. Null when the index shows none.
snippetstring: The index's excerpt of the page: often the item's description and counts as the page stated them when it was indexed, days or weeks ago. Null when the index shows none.
profileobject: The account the result names (type profile): what its link and the index's text say of it, completed from details when the result is filled. Null for every other type.

What teams build with the Facebook Page and People Search API.

Find a business's Page from its name
Build local business lead lists by city
Find people on Facebook by name
Discover creators and public figures in a niche

Good to know before you build.

Facebook has no logged-out search of Pages or people, so results come from a public web search engine's index of Facebook's pages, in its ranking: an account the index hasn't crawled isn't found.
Facebook's own search filters (city, education, work) have no equivalent here: put what you know in the words.
Without fill, an account's id, avatar_url and is_verified are null, and its name, about text and counts are the index's copy of the page, possibly weeks old, listed in approximate_fields.
With fill=true, each result's details.profile is the account's live record from the Facebook Profile API and its summary is updated from it; platform_specific.facebook stays the index's.
The index's copy is what tells Pages and people apart. A result it doesn't tell apart has a null account_type, and account_type=page or person leaves it out, so a filtered page can hold fewer results than the limit while more follow.
A person in professional mode is described as a Page, and reads as page until filled.
People have little public text: a person's result is usually only a name and a link, and fill works only for those Facebook shows logged out.
A result the profile lookup can't fetch costs nothing extra; meta.warnings says how many.
The index goes only so deep: a search usually ends within three pages, a search of people often after one (page.end_reason end).
Case doesn't matter. site: operators in the query are removed, and intitle:, inurl: and intext: count as plain words.

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Plans and packs How this endpoint is priced How credits work

Source	Price per successful page	Per 1,000 pages
Any source	1 credit + 1 per result filled in up to 51 credits (50 results filled in)	$0.75–$1.97 + $0.75–$1.97 per result filled in

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.
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Facebook Page and People Search API. Pages and people matching your search.

Facebook Page and People Search API at a glance

Send one request. Get up to 50 pages and people back.

One schema on 6 platforms.

Null means unknown

What it accepts

Write one parser

What teams build with the Facebook Page and People Search API.

Find a business's Page from its name

Build local business lead lists by city

Find people on Facebook by name

Discover creators and public figures in a niche

Good to know before you build.

From 1 credit per page. Failed requests are free.

Questions about the Facebook Page and People Search API.

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