Facebook profile posts API

Facebook Page Posts API

Fetch a cursor-paginated page of recent public Facebook posts or videos from one profile URL.

Input: Public Facebook profile URL. Returns: a page of results with a cursor for the next, in Facebook's own field names. Price: 3 credits per call; failed reads are free.

Try this API Read reference

GET /v1/facebook/posts Public Facebook profile URL · Cursor page

Illustrative response

GET /v1/facebook/posts

URL url=https://www.facebook.com/NASAlimit=20

Each call3 credits

Retrieval failurefree

{
  "success": true,
  "available": true,
  "creditsCharged": 3,
  "data": {
    "fetchedAt": "2026-08-28T09:41:44Z"
  }
}

Key fields shown · full response below

See it in action

Try it with a sample URL.

The snippets use the production endpoint. Replace the sample URL with your own public target before running them.

Try this API live

Pick a sample input

Start from a valid shape, then replace the sample value with your public target.

Selected https://www.facebook.com/NASA Open

Preview the request

Use a server-side key and send parameters as query values.

GET https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/facebook/posts

curl -G 'https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/facebook/posts' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.facebook.com/NASA' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=20'

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA",
  "limit": "20",
});

const res = await fetch('https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/facebook/posts?' + params, {
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer sv_live_...' },
});

const body = await res.json();
console.log(body.data);

import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/facebook/posts",
    params={"url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA", "limit": "20"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sv_live_..."},
)

body = r.json()
print(body["data"])

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Read the response

Every success includes availability, a fetch timestamp and billing context.

GET /v1/facebook/posts Not run

Hit Show sample response to see the response.

An illustrative response. This endpoint has no verified capture yet.

available 3 credits illustrative

{
  "success": true,
  "available": true,
  "data": {
    "nextCursor": "20",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-08-28T09:41:44Z",
    "cached": false,
    "cacheAgeSeconds": 0
  }
}

Ship it anywhere

Use this API from code, no-code tools, MCP clients and agents.

We build and maintain theseFirst-party surfaces, versioned with the API.

HTTP Any backend, worker or cron job MCP Available as a tool in npx @sourcevine/mcp

Works anywhere that can make an HTTP requestNo plugin to install, and none to wait for.

Make HTTP → Make a request Zapier Webhooks by Zapier → Custom Request n8n HTTP Request node Agents Scoped reads for a tool-using model

Response

Response fields.

Each response includes typed availability, a fetch timestamp, and only the public fields this API promises.

Field	Type	Meaning
items	array	A page of public Facebook posts or videos.
nextCursor	string \| null	Pass as cursor to request the next page.
items[].views	integer \| null	Present only where the platform reports it.
items[].likes	integer \| null	Per-item public like count.
items[].cached	boolean	Matches the page provenance on cached reads.
fetchedAt	ISO datetime	When Sourcevine read the public page.
sourceTimestamp	ISO datetime \| null	The platform timestamp when it is available.
cached	boolean	True when this answer repeats an identical request made moments earlier.
cacheAgeSeconds	integer	Seconds since the reading was taken.

Request flow

How a request is handled.

01 Send a public URL
Send a public Facebook profile URL. Sourcevine resolves ids, validates the resource type and returns a typed response.
02 Checked
A URL of the wrong kind or platform is refused with a 400 before any fetch, and not charged.
03 Read
The public data is read when you call. An identical request moments earlier is answered again, free.
04 Unavailable is checked twice
Facebook shows the same "This content isn’t available" page for content that is missing, deleted, private or blocked in a region. When a second check confirms that page, the call reports not found and is charged like any lookup. It is never reported as private, because the page does not say which case it is. If we cannot confirm it, the call returns 503 and is not charged.
05 JSON back
Facebook names stay intact, so your code reads reactions instead of reverse-engineering a generic schema.

fetchedAtcreditsChargedavailable

Every response carries fetchedAt and the platform timestamp, so you know how old a reading is before you act on it. Facebook Page Posts API fits recurring profile posts checks in dashboards, spreadsheets, workflows and agents.

Boundaries

What this API does not return.

No contact or bio fields
Bios, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and messenger handles are outside the response contract.
Personal profiles are counts only
For a post by a personal profile the response carries the counts only. The post text and the author's name are returned for Pages only.
No groups, stories or events
Groups, stories and events are not supported: those URLs are refused with a 400 before any fetch, and not charged.

Use cases

Where teams use Facebook Page Posts API.

Creator monitoring

Pull the latest public posts from a watched account on a schedule.

Campaign capture

Build a dataset of recent brand mentions or campaign posts before reporting.

Lead enrichment

See whether a profile is active before spending human review time.

Content ops

Feed recent public videos into moderation, analytics or publishing workflows.

Pricing

3 credits per call, and nothing for a failed read.

The response and X-Credits-Charged header tell you what happened, including when it is zero.

Charged3 credits

AnsweredThe public data came back.
Not foundFacebook did not show the content on two checks: missing, deleted, private or blocked in a region.
Empty resultThe lookup was made and found nothing to return, such as an account with no posts.

Not charged0 credits

Failure on our sideA read we could not complete or confirm returns 503.
Unsupported URLThe wrong kind of URL, or a group, story or event: refused before any fetch.
Cache hitAn identical request moments earlier, answered again.

FAQ

Common questions.

What does Facebook Page Posts API return?

Fetch a cursor-paginated page of recent public Facebook posts or videos from one profile URL.

How is it billed?

A call costs 3 credits, including an empty result. Retrieval failures are not charged.

What happens when the post or profile is private or deleted?

Facebook shows the same "This content isn’t available" page for content that is missing, deleted, private or blocked in a region. When a second check confirms that page, the call reports not found and is charged like any lookup. It is never reported as private, because the page does not say which case it is. If we cannot confirm it, the call returns 503 and is not charged.

Does Sourcevine return contact data?

No. Bios, emails, phone numbers, postal addresses and private or restricted content are outside the public response contract.

Do I need to log in to Facebook?

No. Your integration authenticates with a Sourcevine API key. You do not need to supply Facebook credentials or a session.

Facebook Page Posts API

Try it with a sample URL.

Pick a sample input

Preview the request

Read the response

Use this API from code, no-code tools, MCP clients and agents.

Response fields.

How a request is handled.

What this API does not return.

Where teams use Facebook Page Posts API.

Creator monitoring

Campaign capture

Lead enrichment

Content ops

3 credits per call, and nothing for a failed read.

Common questions.

What does Facebook Page Posts API return?

How is it billed?

What happens when the post or profile is private or deleted?

Does Sourcevine return contact data?

Do I need to log in to Facebook?

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