Facebook-Audio-Downloader * Extract metadata and download audio from Facebook Reels / videos . Optimized for stability and fast downloads. Designed to run as an Apify Actor (Docker) and push results into the Actor dataset. --- ## 1. Overview * Bulk-extract metadata or download for Facebook video or Reels * Quickly obtain direct audio download links for archiving or post-processing * Combine with other Apify Actors or platforms for media pipelines --- ## 2. Features * Accepts single or multiple Facebook URLs (startUrls). * extract metadata without downloading media by default. * Intelligent selection of the best audio format (prefers audio-only; otherwise the best audio stream available). * Pushes structured output to Apify dataset per processed URL. * Lightweight and easy to wire into larger Apify workflows. --- Notes: * startUrls can be an array of plain URL strings or objects { "url": "..." }. * The actor.json Information description also includes links to related actors (video downloaders) and an email for support. --- ## 5. Example input json [ { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1390942842608591" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ANaHTYtik/" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/719378000556141" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch.bongo/videos/1554978985535088" } ] } ] --- ## 6. Example output (dataset record) json [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1390942842608591", "title": "the only certainty in our life brother", "duration": 10.077, "description": "", "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/593087657_825254663710910_920265379496328503_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=be8305&_nc_ohc=ZKOXevJvgNoQ7kNvwFYlZQp&_nc_oc=Admzo3CJcZyNs1CuwhL7xrE9wCdVW-Cz48qDuPRADVG514dGur5Ch6z4rIUix_cJUks&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&_nc_gid=dk8a8reKfSogUdC-UcAdHw&oh=00_AfkZjHxel6ITP0F4Vq97QAEPDRgG3WOEP6a0oCVBycJAUg&oe=693C2768", "audio_download_url": "https://video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQM163R-IU5stZCO3iokFe1QLpdPxCOjLs8R_NwVZ_2Q5u4nYYSt6LIavcqO-KNejEXEFuKl7omp376ekWq4qNREV4_0XADXN3yY9k0.mp4?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=9ca052&_nc_ht=video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=lUWrhOE2IzMQ7kNvwEH56z0&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImRhc2hfbG5faGVhYWNfdmJyM19hdWRpbyIsInZpZGVvX2lkIjoxMzkwOTQyODQyNjA4NTkxLCJvaWxfdXJsZ2VuX2FwcF9pZCI6MCwiY2xpZW50X25hbWUiOiJ1bmtub3duIiwieHB2X2Fzc2V0X2lkIjo4NjMzMzU5MTYxNjY5NjcsImFzc2V0X2FnZV9kYXlzIjo2LCJ2aV91c2VjYXNlX2lkIjoxMDEyMiwiZHVyYXRpb25fcyI6MTAsImJpdHJhdGUiOjU3MzcxLCJ1cmxnZW5fc291cmNlIjoid3d3In0=&ccb=17-1&_nc_gid=dk8a8reKfSogUdC-UcAdHw&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AfmWVC7JBsEDcK1U4QnEasS08ms6cw5I9qQhOkUqq-tmxA&oe=693C1B5B" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ANaHTYtik/", "title": "759K views · 22K reactions | Asteroid Attack vs Earth 💀🗿 #asteroid #earth #space #geography #moon #science #jupiter #biology #scienceofinfinity | Science Of Infinity", "duration": 34.737, "description": "Asteroid Attack vs Earth 💀🗿\n#asteroid #earth #space #geography #moon #science #jupiter #biology #scienceofinfinity", "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/584791112_1901074480619481_3145252189767438719_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s960x960_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=50ce42&_nc_ohc=u-ld2eEkPgIQ7kNvwGmaXaI&_nc_oc=Adm8utpTAizZc1ICiec8ziEC32gZqAnTDIseUpYwlS2KsD9l3L5x9UCOMx3dEb2bayE&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_gid=3jSdHHOaojFyu9SDpU2t1g&oh=00_Afm7ZJb47m34AcAQQKIhKEeXHp7wWtXp43t1lzDDys9ahA&oe=693C2718", "audio_download_url": "https://video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQMm5-nWEtqK9MiEnpOSz4BwjuvBKwVQAxWWWoGIeVHdXGwx-uSa0QkNmiycHa0JJoMA8f0q3Eto6d-BUXVjWxhXR-IjF0HqZ3tWcYo.mp4?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=9ca052&_nc_ht=video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=15dsZ8CB3VQQ7kNvwEPzZd1&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImRhc2hfbG5faGVhYWNfdmJyM19hdWRpbyIsInZpZGVvX2lkIjo4NTU0ODY4MTA1Njc3NDAsIm9pbF91cmxnZW5fYXBwX2lkIjowLCJjbGllbnRfbmFtZSI6InVua25vd24iLCJ4cHZfYXNzZXRfaWQiOjE0NzA0MjMzNTczODY5NTgsImFzc2V0X2FnZV9kYXlzIjoxNCwidmlfdXNlY2FzZV9pZCI6MTAxMjAsImR1cmF0aW9uX3MiOjM0LCJiaXRyYXRlIjo2NDc3MCwidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&_nc_gid=3jSdHHOaojFyu9SDpU2t1g&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AfnNiuCPZOe_V3qbT-qNQXKWlPKIasfVthn7ujNkrjGTHw&oe=693C2006" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/719378000556141", "title": "348K views · 16K reactions | Free Real Estate Gems 💎 | Grant Cardone Insight", "duration": 15.666, "description": "Free Real Estate Gems 💎", "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/566854110_1351472346458423_6370921603315865131_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s960x960_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=be8305&_nc_ohc=2CWGMvJ_cqgQ7kNvwHKtDgx&_nc_oc=Adlmf7DOG89TIjCAWW3BKLPAByt2TdKP8-rcv2KNc-OrDQnu4e7rn5DOrw0PtddWo00&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_gid=cupeEMEKdW8xzrRdek1Myw&oh=00_AfmHbH-JMxsh8eC1b3BbBfN24Q5C9cCtcxDjAB4YNuQ35g&oe=693C2225", "audio_download_url": "https://video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQNm475WQRR4_EoFjy2Q9U5t-p07k_BEaE5VEfCP6I2AC5DcgILNBrUhj7UW-eaUQ-kiC-MSugmmkAoUHrUXie7vnjDGbvsPezq1q3I.mp4?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=9ca052&_nc_ht=video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=HvaXPSovxv0Q7kNvwGJ4OQ3&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImRhc2hfbG5faGVhYWNfdmJyM19hdWRpbyIsInZpZGVvX2lkIjo3MTkzNzgwMDA1NTYxNDEsIm9pbF91cmxnZW5fYXBwX2lkIjowLCJjbGllbnRfbmFtZSI6InVua25vd24iLCJ4cHZfYXNzZXRfaWQiOjE0OTAzMjc1Mjg5MzMyOTksImFzc2V0X2FnZV9kYXlzIjozMCwidmlfdXNlY2FzZV9pZCI6MTAxMjAsImR1cmF0aW9uX3MiOjE1LCJiaXRyYXRlIjo2MDA5OSwidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&_nc_gid=cupeEMEKdW8xzrRdek1Myw&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AfkST3YYQaW1qblJLAXXcLuecXonV3wZZve51u_HFS8zJQ&oe=693C23B4" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch.bongo/videos/1554978985535088", "title": "একটি পান সারা রাতের ঘুম কেড়ে নিলো | Solid Politics | Tamil Movie Bangla", "duration": 345.416, "description": "একটি পান সারা রাতের ঘুম কেড়ে নিলো!\n'সলিড পলিটিক্স'' মুভিটি দেখুন: https://tu.bongobd.com/S-P\n\n#movie #cinema #banglamovie #tamilmoviebangla #tamilmovie #moviecrimescene", "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/587029534_1323789989064801_6650720235852369653_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s960x960_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=be8305&_nc_ohc=vnokXUmlFVoQ7kNvwGLnLC4&_nc_oc=Admn3ii9eiRpMBq2NPUouRTvC9o2fFhmaBaZn7tJ3Rd-NydGFhhfNeoZKBHpwndwhZ4&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&_nc_gid=Ce5QDn05mV20yNCEKQ0TZQ&oh=00_AfkMwrNjGSQO3CouruzK6unH_kMLvaKPxyaFpZd2k5qSrQ&oe=693C46F6", "audio_download_url": "https://video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQMS9AZT5r4GfQatBF51VHTrWaP5CoJlm0M86t1cW9q1jYcUaCWZ8q-GvY-NRJZRwiI5yNtUrBGhWZIA9l4o-DUBen3MUC9hF5EoLrQ.mp4?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=9ca052&_nc_ht=video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=jC-0i9OynCwQ7kNvwEclB17&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImRhc2hfbG5faGVhYWNfdmJyM19hdWRpbyIsInZpZGVvX2lkIjoxNTU0OTc4OTg1NTM1MDg4LCJvaWxfdXJsZ2VuX2FwcF9pZCI6MCwiY2xpZW50X25hbWUiOiJ1bmtub3duIiwieHB2X2Fzc2V0X2lkIjoxODkzMDgwOTY0OTcxNDkzLCJhc3NldF9hZ2VfZGF5cyI6MTcsInZpX3VzZWNhc2VfaWQiOjEwMTIyLCJkdXJhdGlvbl9zIjozNDUsImJpdHJhdGUiOjcwMzgwLCJ1cmxnZW5fc291cmNlIjoid3d3In0=&ccb=17-1&_nc_gid=Ce5QDn05mV20yNCEKQ0TZQ&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AfloUNrSp0OBEwJyG2jb7eaYJewDk1S1v9R1bUrgfD7NEw&oe=693C35F8" } ] ## 4. Output — fields explained Below is the dataset record the actor pushes for each processed URL. The table explains what each field contains. | Field | Type | Description | | -------------------- | -----------------: | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | url | string | The input Facebook Reels / video URL that was processed. | | title | string or null | Video title extracted from metadata. | | duration | number or null | Duration in seconds (if available). | | description | string or null | Video description / caption (raw text). | | thumbnail_url | string or null | Best available thumbnail URL (picked from thumbnail or last item of thumbnails). | | audio_download_url | string or null | Direct URL to the selected audio format (best available). Use this URL to download the audio stream/file. | | error | string | Populated only if metadata extraction fails for the URL — contains the error message. | --- ---