Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor

Get comments and nested reply threads from public Facebook posts, Watch videos, photos, and group posts, with per-reaction-type counts, author details, and date filtering. No login or cookies required.

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Short answer

Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor is an Apify Store Actor for Facebook data that returns 12 published output fields, including profileName, commentUrl, facebookUrl, text. It lists $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Free plan (pay per event), $0.49 on the Business plan. It takes 6 input settings; one is required (startUrls). It covers 2 of the 6 core Facebook fields this site tracks. Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

From the public Store listing and published build schema, synced 2026-11-12.
Facebook Social mediaAutomationLead generation

What it returns

12 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

  • profileName
  • text
  • date
  • likesCount
  • commentsCount
  • threadingDepth
  • commentUrl
  • profileId
  • commentId
  • id
  • facebookUrl
  • inputUrl

Not in the schema among the core Facebook fields: content, posted_at, author, location. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

How it differs from the other Facebook Actors

Among the 10 catalogue Actors for Facebook with a published schema, only this one returns threadingDepth.

Pick another Actor if you need

Fields other Facebook catalogue Actors return that Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor does not
ActorFields it addsPrice / 1K
Facebook Marketplace Listing & Price Extractor title, price, city, state $0.99
Facebook Business Page Finder by Keyword & City pageName, category, address, followers $0.99
Facebook Business Page Recommendation & Review Scraper pageName, authorName, isRecommended, createdAt $0.99
Facebook Event Details & New-Event Monitor Scraper location_name, users_responded $0.99
Facebook Page Photo Gallery & Engagement Scraper photoUrl, imageUrl, thumbnailUrl, caption $0.99

Input

Input settings for Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor
SettingTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it does
startUrls array Yes – Facebook post, photo, reel, video, Watch, or public group post URLs (one or more). Comment permalinks (URLs containing ?comment_id=) are accepted and resolved to their post; legacy story.php, permalink.php and share links are normalized automatically. Most public reels and videos are supported; a mi
maxItems integer No 100 Maximum number of comment rows (including replies) to collect per URL. The run also stops when Facebook has no more comments or replies to serve.
onlyCommentsNewerThan string No – Limit results to comments posted after this date. Accepts YYYY-MM-DD, a full ISO 8601 timestamp (e.g. 2024-06-15T12:00:00Z), or a relative value like '1 day', '2 weeks', '3 months', '1 year'. When set, comments are fetched newest-first so the filter can stop as soon as an older comment is reached. L
commentsMode string No ALL Which comment view to scrape: MOST_RELEVANT (Facebook's ranked view), NEWEST (all comments, newest first), or ALL (Facebook's unfiltered ranked view, including comments its ranked view may hide).
includeNestedComments boolean No true If true, also scrape reply rows under top-level comments (with parent/reply metadata). If false, only top-level comments are collected (faster).
maxReplyDepth integer No 1 How deep into reply threads to collect: 1 = direct replies to top-level comments only, 2 or more = also include deeper nested replies. Facebook serves reply threads with up to two nesting levels to anonymous visitors.

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/pfbid025kwyoBjhFGUC22fC4Sies56D5xvd65ZHR5PYjHhc7XSzqGsxuWq2uDVriZNxWbeol"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "commentsMode": "MOST_RELEVANT",
  "includeNestedComments": true,
  "maxReplyDepth": 1
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/pfbid025kwyoBjhFGUC22fC4Sies56D5xvd65ZHR5PYjHhc7XSzqGsxuWq2uDVriZNxWbeol"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 5,
    "commentsMode": "MOST_RELEVANT",
    "includeNestedComments": True,
    "maxReplyDepth": 1
}

run = client.actor("vexaloom-labs/facebook-post-and-group-comment-thread-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/pfbid025kwyoBjhFGUC22fC4Sies56D5xvd65ZHR5PYjHhc7XSzqGsxuWq2uDVriZNxWbeol"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 5,
    "commentsMode": "MOST_RELEVANT",
    "includeNestedComments": true,
    "maxReplyDepth": 1
};

const run = await client.actor("vexaloom-labs/facebook-post-and-group-comment-thread-extractor").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vexaloom-labs~facebook-post-and-group-comment-thread-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/pfbid025kwyoBjhFGUC22fC4Sies56D5xvd65ZHR5PYjHhc7XSzqGsxuWq2uDVriZNxWbeol"}],"maxItems":5,"commentsMode":"MOST_RELEVANT","includeNestedComments":true,"maxReplyDepth":1}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=vexaloom-labs/facebook-post-and-group-comment-thread-extractor",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

Cost of Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor results by Apify plan
Apify planPer 1,00010,000 results100,000 results
Free plan$0.99$9.90$99
Starter plan$0.82$8.20$82
Scale plan$0.66$6.60$66
Business plan$0.49$4.90$49
  • Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
  • The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
  • Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
  • Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among Facebook routes

It ranks 8 of 10 catalogue Actors for Facebook on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

Route diagram for Facebook dataFacebook Marketplace Listing & Price Extractor: stops at 4 of the 10 fields shown; Facebook Business Page Finder by Keyword & City: stops at 6 of the 10 fields shown; Facebook Business Page Recommendation & Review Scraper: stops at 5 of the 10 fields shown; Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor: stops at 4 of the 10 fields shown; Other Store tools (6): stops at 9 of the 10 fields shown; Meta Graph API: limited, field coverage not compared.Facebookcontentposted atauthorlocationnameurlfacebookUrlpage.namepage.urlcommentsCount1238+API

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Official route: Meta Graph API

Limited access. The Graph API exposes data for apps and Pages you manage, plus some public Page data with approved permissions. It is not a general crawler of public posts.

No per-call fee is published for standard Graph API use; access depends on app review.

Official documentation

Other Store tools for Facebook

Reference only, from their public listings.

Other Store tools for Facebook
ToolFieldsPrice / 1K
Facebook Page Post & Comment Scraper21$2.50
Facebook Pages Posts PPR10$2.99
Facebook Pages Scraper24$12
Facebook Page Search Scraper · No Cookies7$7.00
Facebook page scraper–$5.00

What people use it for

  • Collect comment threads
  • Analyze comment reactions

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Questions people ask

How much does Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor cost?

The published result rate depends on your Apify plan: $0.99 per 1,000 on Free, $0.82 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.66 per 1,000 on Scale, $0.49 per 1,000 on Business. So 10,000 results cost about $9.90 on the Free plan and $4.90 on Business, plus a start fee of $0.10 per run per GB of memory on Free. Platform usage is billed separately.

What data does Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor return?

Its published output schema lists 12 fields: profileName, text, date, likesCount, commentsCount, threadingDepth, commentUrl, profileId, commentId, id, facebookUrl, inputUrl. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.

What input does Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor need?

Required: startUrls. Optional settings include maxItems, onlyCommentsNewerThan, commentsMode, includeNestedComments, maxReplyDepth.

What are the alternatives to Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor for Facebook?

10 catalogue Actors cover Facebook. Close alternatives: Facebook Marketplace Listing & Price Extractor; Facebook Business Page Finder by Keyword & City; Facebook Business Page Recommendation & Review Scraper. The Facebook page compares all of them field by field.

How do I run Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor from Python or the API?

Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("vexaloom-labs/facebook-post-and-group-comment-thread-extractor").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("vexaloom-labs/facebook-post-and-group-comment-thread-extractor").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vexaloom-labs~facebook-post-and-group-comment-thread-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.

Sources

Actor updated 2026-10-18 Data synced 2026-11-12
Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/facebook-post-and-group-comment-thread-extractor/ (data checked 2026-11-12).

Run Facebook Post & Group Comment Thread Extractor

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