Facebook People Scraper

Scrapes Facebook's "People" search results for a given keyword, extracting public profile information. It uses a cookie-based session to mimic a logged-in browser, aiming to avoid blocks.

Key Features

• Targeted Scraping: Searches for Facebook profiles based on a specific keyword (e.g., "hotels in india").
• Extracted Data: For each profile found, it collects:
  • PeopleName: The name of the profile/page.
  • People_fburl: The direct URL to the Facebook profile.
  • People_profile_picture: URL of the profile picture.
  • People_text: The subtitle/meta text (e.g., "Hotel · 45 followers").
  • People_description: The "About" or description text from the profile.
• Cookie-Based: Uses a logged-in Facebook session cookie for reliable, higher-volume scraping.
• Export Formats: Results can be exported to Excel, CSV, or Text format.
• Claimed Performance: Advertises extraction speeds of up to 500 data points per second.

How to Use

Inputs Required

1. Facebook Cookie: A JSON cookie string from an active Facebook login session.
2. Keyword: The search term to find relevant profiles (e.g., hotels in india).

Steps to Run

1. Get Your Facebook Cookie:
   • Install the Chrome extension: Export cookie JSON file for Puppeteer.
   • Log into Facebook in Chrome.
   • Open the extension and click "Export cookies as JSON". Copy the contents of the downloaded file.
   • (Demo video for getting cookies: https://youtu.be/yYJ6l2jm83Q)
2. Configure the Actor:
   • Paste the copied cookie string into the "Facebook Cookie" input field.
   • Enter your search keyword.
3. Execute: Click "Save and Start" to begin the scraping process.
   • (Product demo video: https://youtu.be/sKu1t-myVh4)

Input / Output

Input:
* facebook_cookie (String): A valid Facebook session cookie in JSON format.
* keyword (String): The search term for Facebook People search.

Output:
The actor returns an array of objects, each representing a scraped Facebook profile. Example:

[
  {
    "PeopleName": "Hotel Nalanda-Best 3 Star Hotel In Ahmedabad",
    "People_fburl": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068654216071",
    "People_profile_picture": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/...profile_pic.jpg",
    "People_text": "Hotel · Not yet rated (0 reviews) · ££££ · Mithakhali Six Road...",
    "People_description": "THE 1ST THREE STAR HOTEL OF AHMEDABAD, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF BUSINESS DISTRICT..."
  }
]

Support: For issues, contact bhansalisoft781986@gmail.com.