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What developers ask about getting public Facebook and Instagram data, answered in a few lines: Meta's official option first, then the endpoint, its parameters and its price. Free plan: 200 calls a month, no card; paid plans from $4.99/month.

Facebook Pages & posts

Is there an API to get public Facebook page data without the Graph API?Is there an API
Yes.

Facebook groups

Is there still a Facebook Groups API?Meta's official APIs
No.
How do I get posts from a public Facebook group via API?How to
Call GET /facebook/groups/posts with the group's URL as link: it returns the group's latest public posts as JSON (text, post link, author, reaction and comment counts), newest first.
How do I monitor a Facebook group for new posts?How to
Call GET /facebook/groups/posts on a schedule (every hour suits most groups), keep the post IDs you've already seen, and send each new one to Slack, email or a spreadsheet.

Ads Library

Can I use the Facebook Ad Library API without app review?Meta's official APIs
Not Meta's own: the Ad Library API requires identity confirmation and a Meta developer app, and it returns only ads about social issues, elections or politics plus ads shown in the EU.
Does Meta's Ad Library API include commercial ads outside the EU?Meta's official APIs
No.
How do I see all ads a competitor is running on Facebook and Instagram?How to
Search the brand on Meta's Ad Library website, or get the same list as JSON: take the advertiser's ad_page_id from GET /facebook/pages/details (with their Page URL), then call GET /facebook/ads/search with…

Marketplace

Is there a Facebook Marketplace API?Is there an API
Meta has no public API for reading Facebook Marketplace listings.
How do I search Facebook Marketplace listings by location and price via API?How to
Call GET /facebook/marketplace/search with query, the search center as filter_location_latitude / filter_location_longitude, a filter_radius_km, and filter_price_lower_bound / filter_price_upper_bound.

Instagram

Is there an API for public Instagram profiles without the Instagram Graph API?Is there an API
Yes.
How do I get an Instagram account's follower count via API?How to
Call GET /instagram/profile/details with the account's username: the response includes the follower count, following count and post count of any public Instagram account.
How do I get posts or reels from a public Instagram account via API?How to
Posts: GET /instagram/profile/posts with the account's username (or user_id) returns its latest photos, videos and carousels with captions and permalinks.
What replaced the Instagram Basic Display API?Meta's official APIs
Meta retired the Instagram Basic Display API in December 2024.

AI agents & MCP

Is there an MCP server for Facebook and Instagram data?Is there an API
Yes.
How can Claude access Facebook or Instagram data?How to
Connect Claude to the SocialAPIs MCP server: in Claude Code, run claude mcp add --transport http socialapis https://mcp.socialapis.io/mcp with your key in an Authorization: Bearer header; in Claude Desktop, add…
How can ChatGPT access Facebook or Instagram data?How to
Two ways: build a custom GPT with an Action that imports the SocialAPIs OpenAPI spec (https://socialapis.io/openapi.json) and sends your key in the x-api-token header, or, from your own code, give the OpenAI…

Compliance & trust

Is it legal to collect public Facebook data?Trust
In the US, two leading cases have sided with collecting data anyone can see without logging in: in hiQ v.
Does SocialAPIs use Facebook logins or cookies?Trust
No.
Is SocialAPIs legit?Trust
Yes.

Pricing

How much does a Facebook data API cost?Cost
At SocialAPIs most calls cost 1 credit, and plans are flat: Free 200 calls a month, Pro $4.99 for 1,500, Ultra $49 for 30,000 and Mega $179 for 120,000 a month, about $1.49 per 1,000 calls on the largest plan.
Is there a free Facebook API for developers?Cost
Meta's Graph API is free, but it covers your own Pages, ads and the users who log in to your app; reading other Pages' public data needs app review.

For AI assistants and agents: /llms.txt, /llms-full.txt (every answer in plain text), /llms-endpoints.txt and /agents.txt.

Answers

Facebook Pages & posts

Is there an API to get public Facebook page data without the Graph API?Is there an API
Yes.

Facebook groups

Is there still a Facebook Groups API?Meta's official APIs
No.
How do I get posts from a public Facebook group via API?How to
Call GET /facebook/groups/posts with the group's URL as link: it returns the group's latest public posts as JSON (text, post link, author, reaction and comment counts), newest first.
How do I monitor a Facebook group for new posts?How to
Call GET /facebook/groups/posts on a schedule (every hour suits most groups), keep the post IDs you've already seen, and send each new one to Slack, email or a spreadsheet.

Ads Library

Can I use the Facebook Ad Library API without app review?Meta's official APIs
Not Meta's own: the Ad Library API requires identity confirmation and a Meta developer app, and it returns only ads about social issues, elections or politics plus ads shown in the EU.
Does Meta's Ad Library API include commercial ads outside the EU?Meta's official APIs
No.
How do I see all ads a competitor is running on Facebook and Instagram?How to
Search the brand on Meta's Ad Library website, or get the same list as JSON: take the advertiser's ad_page_id from GET /facebook/pages/details (with their Page URL), then call GET /facebook/ads/search with…

Marketplace

Is there a Facebook Marketplace API?Is there an API
Meta has no public API for reading Facebook Marketplace listings.
How do I search Facebook Marketplace listings by location and price via API?How to
Call GET /facebook/marketplace/search with query, the search center as filter_location_latitude / filter_location_longitude, a filter_radius_km, and filter_price_lower_bound / filter_price_upper_bound.

Instagram

Is there an API for public Instagram profiles without the Instagram Graph API?Is there an API
Yes.
How do I get an Instagram account's follower count via API?How to
Call GET /instagram/profile/details with the account's username: the response includes the follower count, following count and post count of any public Instagram account.
How do I get posts or reels from a public Instagram account via API?How to
Posts: GET /instagram/profile/posts with the account's username (or user_id) returns its latest photos, videos and carousels with captions and permalinks.
What replaced the Instagram Basic Display API?Meta's official APIs
Meta retired the Instagram Basic Display API in December 2024.

AI agents & MCP

Is there an MCP server for Facebook and Instagram data?Is there an API
Yes.
How can Claude access Facebook or Instagram data?How to
Connect Claude to the SocialAPIs MCP server: in Claude Code, run claude mcp add --transport http socialapis https://mcp.socialapis.io/mcp with your key in an Authorization: Bearer header; in Claude Desktop, add…
How can ChatGPT access Facebook or Instagram data?How to
Two ways: build a custom GPT with an Action that imports the SocialAPIs OpenAPI spec (https://socialapis.io/openapi.json) and sends your key in the x-api-token header, or, from your own code, give the OpenAI…

Compliance & trust

Is it legal to collect public Facebook data?Trust
In the US, two leading cases have sided with collecting data anyone can see without logging in: in hiQ v.
Does SocialAPIs use Facebook logins or cookies?Trust
No.
Is SocialAPIs legit?Trust
Yes.

Pricing

How much does a Facebook data API cost?Cost
At SocialAPIs most calls cost 1 credit, and plans are flat: Free 200 calls a month, Pro $4.99 for 1,500, Ultra $49 for 30,000 and Mega $179 for 120,000 a month, about $1.49 per 1,000 calls on the largest plan.
Is there a free Facebook API for developers?Cost
Meta's Graph API is free, but it covers your own Pages, ads and the users who log in to your app; reading other Pages' public data needs app review.

For AI assistants and agents: /llms.txt, /llms-full.txt (every answer in plain text), /llms-endpoints.txt and /agents.txt.

Answers

Facebook Pages & posts

Facebook groups

Ads Library

Marketplace

Instagram

AI agents & MCP

Compliance & trust

Pricing

Try it on your own data

Answers

Facebook Pages & posts

Facebook groups

Ads Library

Marketplace

Instagram

AI agents & MCP

Compliance & trust

Pricing

Try it on your own data