Facebook Search API
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Search Facebook posts by keyword and get each post's text, author, likes, comments, shares and post time, with an optional date range. content_type sorts by newest or most popular rather than filtering media, and private messages are not searched.
Send POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with platform set to facebook and action set to search. Price $16 per 1,000 requests ($0.016 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Every 10 rows you ask for count as one call: limit sets the charge, and blocks that come back with no rows are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.
AI prompt
#Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra Facebook Search endpoint (facebook/search).
How the endpoint works:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to facebook and action to search, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
- keyword: Specifies the search query for distinct platform endpoints. For search, it searches public posts; for ads, it accepts ad keywords or direct Ad Library and Page URLs.
- Optional parameters:
- content_type: Sorts results for the search action using allowed values latest for newer posts or most_popular for popular posts. (allowed: latest / most_popular)
- since: Filters post publication dates for the search action from this start date, recommended in YYYY-MM-DD format. Combined with until, it forms the query date range; it does not filter ad run times or comment creation times.
- until: Filters post publication dates for the search action up to this end date, recommended in YYYY-MM-DD format. Combined with since, it forms the query date range; it does not control ad expiration dates.
- limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 200. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 10)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: id, url, text, author_name, author_username, author_id (Numeric user id of the comment author (…), author_url (Profile link of the comment author), author_avatar_url, media, reactions, view_count, link; 18 fields in total, full list at https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/catalog?platform=facebook.
- Example request body:
{
"platform": "facebook",
"action": "search",
"params": {
"keyword": "urban gardening"
}
}
- Price: $16 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.
Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.Request parameters
#| Name | In | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | header | string | Yes | - | Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository. |
platform | body | string | Yes | facebook | Platform identifier, fixed value. |
action | body | string | Yes | search | Capability identifier, fixed value. |
keyword | body.params | string | Yes | - | Specifies the search query for distinct platform endpoints. For search, it searches public posts; for ads, it accepts ad keywords or direct Ad Library and Page URLs; for marketplace, it accepts item search terms or complete Marketplace search URLs. Each action queries a different dataset rather than returning the same results under different field names. |
content_type | body.params | string (enum) | No | - | Sorts results for the search action using allowed values latest for newer posts or most_popular for popular posts. Despite its name, content_type acts as a sorting dimension and does not filter by media format, such as images or videos.Allowed valueslatestmost_popular |
since | body.params | date | No | - | Filters post publication dates for the search action from this start date, recommended in YYYY-MM-DD format. Combined with until, it forms the query date range; it does not filter ad run times or comment creation times. |
until | body.params | date | No | - | Filters post publication dates for the search action up to this end date, recommended in YYYY-MM-DD format. Combined with since, it forms the query date range; it does not control ad expiration dates. |
limit | body.params | integer (1–200) | No | 10 | The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 200. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. |
Code samples
#curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"platform": "facebook",
"action": "search",
"params": {
"keyword": "urban gardening"
}
}'OpenAPI definition (JSON)Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.
Response example
#{ "id": "req_…", "platform": "facebook", "action": "search", "results": [ { "id": "•••", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0vKMztoky1iJDEbVmvrqgZAsKJUFvpaiMh6i1KHScVCkSrd5QaPKjHiRobJfgjsuhl&id=61594613075925", "text": "What would you plant?", "author_name": "•••", "author_username": "•••", "like_count": 0, "comment_count": 0, "share_count": 0, "posted_at": "2026-09-24T07:34:03+00:00", "platform": "facebook" }, { "id": "•••", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/hackhousegarden/posts/pfbid02icHy9PvAydrr77x9t6fzt5wfZnkwSdBEb7VfXG7Db63FD8afuoeDhj3BQCQxKMkDl", "text": "Rooftop Urban Garden: Sustainable Living Above the City\n\nThis image showcases a thriving rooftop garden that transforms a compact urban space into a productive and sustainable oasis. Surrounded by neighboring buildings, the rooftop is filled with an impressive variety of vegetabl…", "author_name": "•••", "author_username": "•••", "like_count": 112, "comment_count": 0, "share_count": 6, "posted_at": "2026-07-14T20:10:30+00:00", "platform": "facebook" } ], "count": 10, "billing": { "charged": …, "charged_usd": …, "balance_after_usd": …, … }, "quota": { … }}
Response fields
#Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
id | The record's unique ID on the platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms. |
url | Link to the record on the platform. |
text | Body text with HTML removed, returned in full and never cut short (on a few platforms the list results themselves carry only an excerpt; the platform's field notes say so). |
author_name | Author's display name. |
author_username | Author's username (@handle), usually usable in URLs. |
author_id | Numeric user id of the comment author (stable identifier for cross-request deduplication). |
author_url | Profile link of the comment author. |
author_avatar_url | Keeps the platform's own meaning |
media | Keeps the platform's own meaning |
reactions | Keeps the platform's own meaning |
view_count | Views or plays. null means not disclosed, not 0. |
link | Keeps the platform's own meaning |
group_name | Keeps the platform's own meaning |
is_paid_partnership | Keeps the platform's own meaning |
like_count | Likes. null means the platform or this capability does not disclose it; it is not 0. |
comment_count | Comments. null means not disclosed, not 0. |
share_count | Shares. null means not disclosed, not 0. |
posted_at | Publish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it. |
platform | Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok). |
Errors and billing
#- 401
- Missing or invalid key.
- 402
- Insufficient balance. Top up first.
- 422
- Invalid parameter name or value. Fix it using the suggestions in the error. No charge.
- 429
- Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After, then try again.
- 503
- Could not complete. The held charge is returned to your balance. If the outcome is unknown, verify it before you retry.
- 200 empty
- No data. No charge.
Official references
#Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.
- Facebook: Boundaries of Public Posts and Public Information ↗
Facebook help documentation defines the visibility of public shares, Page posts, and comments on public posts. This clarifies the objects addressed by search; it does not endorse `content_type` ranking values or show that publicly visible information is authorized for automated collection.
Checked 2026-09-04