Facebook Video Downloader Pro

Overview

An Apify actor for downloading Facebook videos and reels. It fetches media in multiple resolutions, extracts metadata, and stores outputs securely in Apify's Key-Value Store, providing persistent download URLs.

Key Features

• Media Download: Downloads videos from Facebook posts, watch pages, and reels.
• Quality Options: Supports resolutions from SD (360p) to Full HD (1080p).
• Asset Extraction: Can download combined video files, separate audio tracks (M4A), and high-quality thumbnails.
• Secure Storage: Automatically saves all media to Apify's Key-Value Store, offering encrypted storage and CDN-hosted, persistent URLs.
• Metadata: Extracts video duration, view counts, format details, and available quality variants.
• Bulk Processing: Handles multiple video URLs in a single run.
• Proxy Support: Configurable to help bypass geographical restrictions.

How to Use

Configure the actor using a JSON input. Enable the Key-Value Store with key_value and provide an array of video URLs under post_urls or reel_urls.

Input Configuration

{
  "key_value": true,
  "post_urls": [
    { "url": "https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=783325287492075" }
  ],
  "reel_urls": [
    { "url": "https://web.facebook.com/reel/1831270064408357", "method": "GET" }
  ]
}

Input Parameters:
* key_value (Boolean, Required): Set to true to enable storage in Apify's Key-Value Store.
* post_urls (Array): List of objects containing Facebook post/watch page URLs.
* reel_urls (Array): List of objects containing Facebook Reel URLs.
* url (String, Required): A valid Facebook video URL.
* method (String, Optional): HTTP method to use (defaults to "GET").

Input/Output

Output Structure

The actor returns an array of objects, one for each processed video.

[
  {
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1831270064408357/",
    "reel_id": "1831270064408357",
    "duration": 20.165,
    "reel_download_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../fb_reel_1b48989f-145e-4aab-b91b-764d41f07604.mp4",
    "audio_download_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../fb_audio_a14f3c2f-d124-4192-b0a2-1166aec50c2d.m4a",
    "thumbnail_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../fb_thumb_791d9844-2afd-48ca-88d0-46aa6cba9718.jpg",
    "format_id": "hd",
    "ext": "mp4",
    "video_variants": [...],
    "video_with_audio_variants": [...],
    "audio_variants": [...],
    "thumbnails": [...],
    "use_kv_store": true
  }
]

Key Output Fields:

Metadata:
* reel_id: The unique Facebook ID for the video.
* duration: Video length in seconds.
* view_count: Number of views (for posts).
* format_id: Quality identifier (e.g., 'hd', 'sd').
* ext: File extension (e.g., 'mp4').

Key-Value Store URLs:
* reel_download_url: Direct link to download the video file.
* audio_download_url: Direct link to download the separate audio track.
* thumbnail_url: Direct link to download the video thumbnail.
* use_kv_store: Confirms storage was used.

Quality Data:
* video_variants, video_with_audio_variants, audio_variants, thumbnails: Arrays detailing all available formats and qualities for the media.