facebook-graphql-scraper 0.4

Implement Facebook scraper for post data retrieval

Facebook Graphql Scraper

Install

To install the latest release from PyPI:

pip install facebook-graphql-scraper

Or, to install the latest master branch:

pip install git+https://github.com/faustren/facebook-graphql-scraper.git

Usage

You can choose between two methods to collect user posts data.

• Log in with your account credentials: login facebook account
• Without logging in: Without logging in, click the X icon to
• Difference: The difference between these two methods is that for some personal accounts, you cannot browse the user's posts without logging into a Facebook account.

from facebook_graphql_scraper import FacebookGraphqlScraper as fb_graphql_scraper
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os


## Load account info
load_dotenv()
username_or_userid = os.getenv("FB_USERNAME_OR_USERID")
pwd = os.getenv("FBPASSWORD")

#%%
## Log in account version
fb_user_id = "KaiCenatOfficial"
url = "https://www.facebook.com/"
res = fb_graphql_scraper.get_user_posts(
    fb_username_or_userid=fb_user_id, 
    loop_times=50,
    username_or_userid=username_or_userid,
    pwd=pwd
)
res
#%%
## Without logging in account version
fb_user_id = "KaiCenatOfficial"
url = "https://www.facebook.com/"
res = fb_graphql_scraper.get_user_posts(
    fb_username_or_userid=fb_user_id, 
    loop_times=50
)
res

Optional parameters

• fb_user_id: group id/fans page id/account id.
• timeout: How many seconds to wait before timing out. Default is 600.
• looptimes: The program scrolls down Facebook pages..

Post example

[{'post_id': '385393337713956',
  'post_url': 'https://www.facebook.com/385393337713956',
  'username_or_userid': 'KaiCenatOfficial',
  'published_date': Timestamp('2024-03-31 16:00:39'),
  'published_date2': '2024-03-31',
  'time': 1711900839,
  'reaction_count.count': 1224,
  'comment_rendering_instance.comments.total_count': 37,
  'share_count.count': 32,
  'sub_reactions': {'讚': 802,
   '哈': 406,
   '大心': 9,
   '怒': 3,
   '加油': 2,
   '哇': 2,
   '嗚': '0'},
  'context': 'Druski Plays "What\'s In The Box?" 😱',
  'video_view_count': 15870},
 {'post_id': '387206327532657',
  'post_url': 'https://www.facebook.com/387206327532657',
  'username_or_userid': 'KaiCenatOfficial',
  'published_date': Timestamp('2024-03-30 12:01:06'),
  'published_date2': '2024-03-30',
  'time': 1711800066,
  'reaction_count.count': 7153,
  'comment_rendering_instance.comments.total_count': 154,
  'share_count.count': 67,
  'sub_reactions': {'讚': 5674,
   '哈': 1307,
   '大心': 121,
   '嗚': 22,
   '加油': 21,
   '哇': 8,
   '怒': '0'},
  'context': 'Kai Cenat Asks Tyla Out On A Date 😍 #viralreelsfb #comedy #kaicenat #reelsfb',
  'video_view_count': 73898},
 {'post_id': '385387707714519',
  'post_url': 'https://www.facebook.com/385387707714519',
  'username_or_userid': 'KaiCenatOfficial',
  'published_date': Timestamp('2024-03-29 17:01:39'),
  'published_date2': '2024-03-29',
  'time': 1711731699,
  'reaction_count.count': 1000,
  'comment_rendering_instance.comments.total_count': 47,
  'share_count.count': 15,
  'sub_reactions': {'讚': 762,
   '哈': 194,
   '大心': 34,
   '哇': 7,
   '加油': 2,
   '嗚': 1,
   '怒': '0'},
  'context': 'Chunkz Gets Hypnotised 😱',
  'video_view_count': 13763},
 {'post_id': '384078261178797',
  'post_url': 'https://www.facebook.com/384078261178797',
  'username_or_userid': 'KaiCenatOfficial',
  'published_date': Timestamp('2024-03-28 17:00:21'),
  'published_date2': '2024-03-28',
  'time': 1711645221,
  'reaction_count.count': 2587,
  'comment_rendering_instance.comments.total_count': 77,
  'share_count.count': 45,
  'sub_reactions': {'讚': 1905,
   '哈': 477,
   '大心': 186,
   '加油': 15,
   '哇': 4,
   '怒': '0',
   '嗚': '0'},
  'context': 'Trying The New Ice Spice Drink 😳',
  'video_view_count': 125605}
]

Notes

• If you choose to collect data by logging into your account, you may face the risk of your account being blocked, even if this program only scrolls through Facebook web pages.
• Reaction Categories (EN): [like, love, haha, sorry, wow, angry, care]
• Reaction Categories (TW): [讚, 哈, 怒, 大心, 加油, 哇, 嗚]

## To-Do

- Collect profile info
- Collect image info