Facebook Comments API

The Facebook Comments API retrieves comments from Facebook posts, videos, watch URLs, and reels with cursor-based pagination, returning detailed comment data including author profiles, like counts, and reply counts.

Endpoint

https://api.socialkit.dev/facebook/comments

Example Request

GET https://api.socialkit.dev/facebook/comments?access_key=<your-access-key>&url=https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=876091671461782&limit=2

Response

{
	"success": true,
	"data": {
		"url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=876091671461782",
		"postUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=876091671461782",
		"commentCount": null,
		"comments": [
			{
				"id": "Y29tbWVudDoxMjY3NzU2MzkxODQwNDc5XzIwNzg1MTcyNDk1NjYxMjU=",
				"name": "Kelly Mcpherson",
				"profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/kelly.mcpherson...",
				"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.fbcdn.net/v/...",
				"text": "Why does he look like Steve from stranger things? 🤷🏻",
				"likes": 24,
				"replyCount": 2,
				"date": "12-17-2025",
				"timestamp": 1734456789,
				"isAuthor": false
			},
			{
				"id": "Y29tbWVudDoxMjY3NzU2MzkxODQwNDc5Xzg4MzQ5NDI1Nzk3NzgzMA==",
				"name": "Zach Hager",
				"profileUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/zach.hager...",
				"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.fbcdn.net/v/...",
				"text": "Is that the guy from Stranger Things?",
				"likes": 8,
				"replyCount": 0,
				"date": "12-17-2025",
				"timestamp": 1734456823,
				"isAuthor": false
			}
		],
		"limit": 2,
		"hasMore": true,
		"cursor": "MToxNzc3ODg2MTM0OgF_olOsDoHrDtXmDuIB0Fi0BLMBONRkdW..."
	}
}

Parameters

url string Required
The Facebook URL of the post, video, watch URL, or reel. Supports facebook.com/watch?v=..., facebook.com/<user>/videos/<id>/, and facebook.com/reel/<id>/ formats.

access_key string Required
Your API access key. Can be provided via the access_key query parameter, x-access-key header, or request body.

limit number Optional Defaults to 10
The number of comments to retrieve per request (maximum 100). To retrieve more comments beyond the limit, use the cursor parameter for pagination.

cursor string Optional
Pagination cursor to retrieve the next page of comments. Pass the cursor value from a previous response to get the next batch. When hasMore is true, more comments are available.

Response Fields

Top-level Fields

• postUrl: The original Facebook post URL
• commentCount: Total comment count on the post (null for Facebook — use hasMore to detect end of pagination)
• limit: The limit applied to this request
• cursor: Pagination cursor — pass this value in the next request to get more comments
• hasMore: true if more comments are available, false if you’ve reached the end

Comment Object

Each comment in the comments array contains:

• id: Unique comment identifier (base64-encoded global Facebook ID)
• name: The commenter’s display name
• profileUrl: URL to the commenter’s Facebook profile
• profilePicUrl: URL to the commenter’s profile picture
• text: The comment text content
• likes: Number of reactions on the comment
• replyCount: Number of replies under this comment
• date: Comment date in MM-DD-YYYY format
• timestamp: Comment creation time as Unix timestamp (seconds)
• isAuthor: true if the commenter is the post author (OP)

Use Cases

• Community Management: Monitor and analyze Facebook post engagement via comments
• Sentiment Analysis: Analyze comment sentiment to understand audience reactions
• Content Moderation: Review comments for inappropriate content or spam
• Market Research: Gather user feedback on products mentioned in posts
• Competitor Analysis: Compare engagement quality across competing pages
• Social Listening: Track mentions and discussions around your Facebook content
• Influencer Research: Identify top engaged followers and advocates
• Trend Analysis: Identify trending topics based on comment activity

Notes

• Comments are retrieved in real-time from Facebook’s public web GraphQL endpoint
• Profile picture URLs are signed CDN links and may expire after several hours
• The cursor is an opaque token — pass it back verbatim to resume pagination
• Total comment count is not provided by Facebook’s pagination response; use hasMore to know when you’ve reached the end
• Supports /watch?v=..., /<user>/videos/<id>/, and /reel/<id>/ URL formats
• Initial page typically returns the top 2 comments; subsequent pagination calls return ~10 per page