Best Facebook API in 2026: pricing compared
ScrapeAtlas is first for Facebook posts in the Datacircle benchmark. ScrapeAtlas costs $0.019 per 1,000 posts. SocialAPIs costs $1.49 per 1,000 Facebook Marketplace listings. We score 41 Facebook API providers. 4 of them offer all 5 kinds of Facebook API ranked below: ScrapeCreators, Scrappa, SocialAPIs and SociaVault. Below, each kind of Facebook data has a line. Each line names the provider we score highest and what that provider's plan costs.
Facebook API comparison and alternatives: the best provider for each kind of data
| Facebook data | Our #1 provider | Price of our #1 provider | Overall score | Tested on | Our #2 and #3 providers | Cheapest plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook post API | ScrapeAtlas | $0.019 per 1,000 posts | 63.2 | 8 November 2026 | Zembra (44.1), viral.app (36.1) | ScrapeAtlas' $19 pack costs the least per 1,000 posts in our ranking: $0.019. ScrapeAtlas charges for each page of results. We count 100 posts on each page to get the $0.019 price. |
| Facebook page API | Stophy | $1.20 per 1,000 pages | 71.1 | 9 November 2026 | CoreClaw (70.4), TrueScrape (69.8) | Zapi's Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly plan costs the least per 1,000 pages in our ranking: $0.036. |
| Facebook Ad Library API | Scrappa | $0.03 per 1,000 ads | 79.2 | 6 November 2026 | AdLibAPI (62.8), Zapi (58.5) | ScrapeUnblocker's pay-as-you-go plan costs the least: about $0.02 a month for 10,000 ads. |
| Facebook Marketplace listing API | SocialAPIs | $1.49 per 1,000 listings | 67.7 | 31 October 2026 | ScrapeCreators (62.3), SociaVault (53.1) | Scrappa's $10 pack costs the least per 1,000 listings in our ranking: $0.30. |
| Facebook Marketplace search API | ScrapeCreators | $0.99 per 1,000 searches | 68.3 | 9 November 2026 | SocialAPIs (67.9), ReefAPI (66.9) | We rank 117 plans by price. Litescrape's top-up from $10 costs the least per 1,000 searches: $0.15. |
Top Facebook API providers compared: their rank on each of our 5 rankings
Each provider below is in the top 3 of at least one of our 5 Facebook API rankings.
ScrapeCreators: ranked on all 5 of our Facebook API rankings
- Facebook Marketplace search API: #1 of 8 providers, Overall score 68.3, $0.99 per 1,000 searches.
- Facebook Marketplace listing API: #2 of 6 providers, Overall score 62.3, $0.99 per 1,000 listings.
- Facebook post API: #7 of 18 providers, Overall score 40.7, $0.33 per 1,000 posts.
- Facebook page API: #8 of 28 providers, Overall score 58.2, $0.99 per 1,000 pages.
- Facebook Ad Library API: #8 of 17 providers, Overall score 45.2.
SocialAPIs: ranked on all 5 of our Facebook API rankings
- Facebook Marketplace listing API: #1 of 6 providers, Overall score 67.7, $1.49 per 1,000 listings.
- Facebook Marketplace search API: #2 of 8 providers, Overall score 67.9, $1.49 per 1,000 searches.
- Facebook post API: #6 of 18 providers, Overall score 41.1, $0.54 per 1,000 posts.
- Facebook Ad Library API: #13 of 17 providers, Overall score 36.5.
- Facebook page API: #17 of 28 providers, Overall score 46.9, $8.17 per 1,000 pages.
Scrappa: ranked on all 5 of our Facebook API rankings
- Facebook Ad Library API: #1 of 17 providers, Overall score 79.2, $0.03 per 1,000 ads.
- Facebook Marketplace listing API: #4 of 6 providers, Overall score 59.9, $0.30 per 1,000 listings.
- Facebook Marketplace search API: #8 of 8 providers, Overall score 59.4, $0.30 per 1,000 searches.
- Facebook post API: #17 of 18 providers, Overall score 26.3.
- Facebook page API: #21 of 28 providers, Overall score 66.6, $0.30 per 1,000 pages.
Stophy: ranked on 3 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook page API: #1 of 28 providers, Overall score 71.1, $1.20 per 1,000 pages.
- Facebook post API: #9 of 18 providers, Overall score 32.3.
- Facebook Ad Library API: #12 of 17 providers, Overall score 41.4.
ScrapeAtlas: ranked on 2 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook post API: #1 of 18 providers, Overall score 63.2, $0.019 per 1,000 posts.
- Facebook page API: #4 of 28 providers, Overall score 67.6, $1.25 per 1,000 pages.
SociaVault: ranked on all 5 of our Facebook API rankings
- Facebook Marketplace listing API: #3 of 6 providers, Overall score 53.1, $2.00 per 1,000 listings.
- Facebook Marketplace search API: #7 of 8 providers, Overall score 59.6, $2.00 per 1,000 searches.
- Facebook post API: #8 of 18 providers, Overall score 37.7, $0.67 per 1,000 posts.
- Facebook Ad Library API: #9 of 17 providers, Overall score 44.5.
- Facebook page API: #13 of 28 providers, Overall score 51.5, $2.00 per 1,000 pages.
TrueScrape: ranked on 2 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook page API: #3 of 28 providers, Overall score 69.8, $0.80 per 1,000 pages.
- Facebook post API: #4 of 18 providers, Overall score 51.6, $0.27 per 1,000 posts.
viral.app: ranked on 2 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook post API: #3 of 18 providers, Overall score 36.1.
- Facebook page API: #28 of 28 providers, Overall score 25.6.
Zapi: ranked on 2 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook Ad Library API: #3 of 17 providers, Overall score 58.5, $0.0012 per 1,000 ads.
- Facebook page API: #7 of 28 providers, Overall score 59.6, $0.036 per 1,000 pages.
AdLibAPI: ranked on 1 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook Ad Library API: #2 of 17 providers, Overall score 62.8, $0.10 per 1,000 ads.
CoreClaw: ranked on 1 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook page API: #2 of 28 providers, Overall score 70.4, $0.78 per 1,000 pages.
ReefAPI: ranked on 1 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook Marketplace search API: #3 of 8 providers, Overall score 66.9, $1.50 per 1,000 searches.
Zembra: ranked on 1 of our 5 Facebook API rankings
- Facebook post API: #2 of 18 providers, Overall score 44.1, $2.40 per 1,000 posts.
Top Facebook post API providers by score
Zembra got the most answers right. We rank providers 1 to 3 first because each got at least half as many answers right as Zembra. Providers 4 to 10 got fewer than half as many answers right as Zembra.
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ScrapeAtlas, $19 pack (alternatives) · scrapeatlas.com | 63.2 | 32 | 18 s | $0.019 |
| 2 | Zembra, top-up from $52 (alternatives) · zembratech.com | 44.1 | 64 | 41 s | $2.40 |
| 3 | viral.app, $299 monthly (alternatives) · viral.app | 36.1 | 51 | 5.3 s | Unknown |
| 4 | TrueScrape, $500 pack (alternatives) · truescrape.com | 51.6 | 25 | 5.1 s | $0.27 |
| 5 | Refetcher, top-up (alternatives) · refetcher.com | 48.7 | 16 | 5.5 s | $0.30 |
| 6 | SocialAPIs, $49 monthly (alternatives) · socialapis.io | 41.1 | 31 | 4.1 s | $0.54 |
| 7 | ScrapeCreators, $497 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 40.7 | 26 | 3.1 s | $0.33 |
| 8 | SociaVault, $399 pack (alternatives) · sociavault.com | 37.7 | 26 | 4.1 s | $0.67 |
| 9 | Stophy, top-up from $10 (alternatives) · stophy.dev | 32.3 | 27 | 3.1 s | Unknown |
| 10 | API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request (alternatives) · apidirect.io | 32.1 | 24 | 2.8 s | Unknown |
Unknown: the provider's pages give the plan's price. They don't say how many posts come with the plan.
Top Facebook page API providers by score
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stophy, top-up from $500 (alternatives) · stophy.dev | 71.1 | 53 | 1.1 s | $1.20 |
| 2 | CoreClaw, $29 monthly (alternatives) · coreclaw.com | 70.4 | 54 | 12 s | $0.78 |
| 3 | TrueScrape, $500 pack (alternatives) · truescrape.com | 69.8 | 54 | 6.1 s | $0.80 |
| 4 | ScrapeAtlas, $249 pack (alternatives) · scrapeatlas.com | 67.6 | 67 | 15 s | $1.25 |
| 5 | lobstr.io, $500 monthly (alternatives) · lobstr.io | 65.6 | 42 | 10 s | $0.50 |
| 6 | LurkAPI, $59 pack (alternatives) · lurkapi.com | 61.3 | 61 | Not timed | $0.59 |
| 7 | Zapi, Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly (alternatives) · zapi.ink | 59.6 | 55 | 2.4 s | $0.036 |
| 8 | ScrapeCreators, $497 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 58.2 | 67 | 3.0 s | $0.99 |
| 9 | Omkar Cloud, $148 monthly (alternatives) · omkar.cloud | 58.0 | 58 | 1.6 s | $0.99 |
| 10 | AnyAPI, top-up from $10, Manual top-up (alternatives) · getanyapi.com | 57.4 | 62 | 3.0 s | $1.20 |
Top Facebook Ad Library API providers by score
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrappa, $10 pack (alternatives) · scrappa.co | 79.2 | 58 | 1.6 s | $0.03 |
| 2 | AdLibAPI, $299 monthly (alternatives) · adlibapi.com | 62.8 | 57 | 5.5 s | $0.10 |
| 3 | Zapi, Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly (alternatives) · zapi.ink | 58.5 | 53 | 3.5 s | $0.0012 |
| 4 | Metapi, $299 monthly, Scale (alternatives) · metapi.io | 58.1 | 59 | 22 s | $0.15 |
| 5 | Scrape.ly, $199 monthly (alternatives) · scrape.ly | 54.6 | 79 | 13 s | $3.57 |
| 6 | Adyntel, top-up from $0.55 (alternatives) · adyntel.com | 49.5 | 56 | 4.3 s | $0.37 |
| 7 | FetchGoblin, top-up from $5 (alternatives) · fetchgoblin.com | 45.8 | 65 | 3.1 s | Unknown |
| 8 | ScrapeCreators, $47 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 45.2 | 66 | 3.2 s | Unknown |
| 9 | SociaVault, $29 pack (alternatives) · sociavault.com | 44.5 | 66 | 4.0 s | Unknown |
| 10 | Social Fetch, $14 pack (alternatives) · socialfetch.dev | 43.0 | 59 | 3.6 s | Unknown |
Unknown: the provider's pages give the plan's price. They don't say how many ads come with the plan.
Top Facebook Marketplace listing API providers by score
SocialAPIs got the most answers right. We rank providers 1 to 3 first because each got at least half as many answers right as SocialAPIs. Providers 4 to 6 got fewer than half as many answers right as SocialAPIs.
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SocialAPIs, $179 monthly (alternatives) · socialapis.io | 67.7 | 93 | 2.7 s | $1.49 |
| 2 | ScrapeCreators, $497 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 62.3 | 65 | 2.2 s | $0.99 |
| 3 | SociaVault, $399 pack (alternatives) · sociavault.com | 53.1 | 57 | 2.4 s | $2.00 |
| 4 | Scrappa, $10 pack (alternatives) · scrappa.co | 59.9 | 16 | 12 s | $0.30 |
| 5 | Omkar Cloud, $148 monthly (alternatives) · omkar.cloud | 49.9 | 45 | 5.4 s | $0.99 |
| 6 | Bright Data, top-up (alternatives) · brightdata.com | 35.7 | 27 | 11 s | $1.50 |
Top Facebook Marketplace search API providers by score
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 searches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ScrapeCreators, $497 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 68.3 | 82 | 1.8 s | $0.99 |
| 2 | SocialAPIs, $179 monthly (alternatives) · socialapis.io | 67.9 | 88 | 1.4 s | $1.49 |
| 3 | ReefAPI, $450 quarterly (alternatives) · reefapi.com | 66.9 | 67 | 2.3 s | $1.50 |
| 4 | FetchGoblin, top-up from $5 (alternatives) · fetchgoblin.com | 66.1 | 82 | 1.9 s | $1.49 |
| 5 | Omkar Cloud, $148 monthly (alternatives) · omkar.cloud | 65.7 | 77 | 2.1 s | $0.99 |
| 6 | Litescrape, top-up from $10, Usage-based (alternatives) · litescrape.com | 61.7 | 65 | 5.3 s | $0.15 |
| 7 | SociaVault, $399 pack (alternatives) · sociavault.com | 59.6 | 82 | 2.5 s | $2.00 |
| 8 | Scrappa, $10 pack (alternatives) · scrappa.co | 59.4 | 45 | 1.6 s | $0.30 |
How we tested
We test each kind of Facebook API separately. We rank each provider only against providers of the same kind.
| API | Providers tested | Inputs sent to each |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook post API | 18 | up to 20 pages |
| Facebook page API | 28 | up to 20 pages |
| Facebook Ad Library API | 17 | up to 20 pages |
| Facebook Marketplace listing API | 6 | up to 20 listings |
| Facebook Marketplace search API | 8 | 20 searches |
Price and Accuracy weigh most in each plan's Overall score.
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Questions about Facebook APIs
What is a Facebook API?
We rank APIs for 5 kinds of Facebook data. A Facebook post API takes a page's URL and returns the page's posts. A Facebook page API takes a page's URL and returns the page's details. A Facebook Ad Library API takes a page's ID or a company's name and returns the company's ads. This page also links to 2 more kinds of Facebook API.
Our price sheets list 2,081 Facebook API plans.
What is the best Facebook API?
ScrapeAtlas is our #1 Facebook post API. Stophy is our #1 Facebook page API.
We rank APIs for 5 kinds of Facebook data.
How much does the Facebook API cost?
ScrapeAtlas is our top-scored Facebook post API. ScrapeAtlas costs $0.019 per 1,000 posts. SocialAPIs is our top-scored Facebook Marketplace listing API. SocialAPIs costs $1.49 per 1,000 listings.
We list 2,081 Facebook API plans on our 5 price sheets. We rank 856 of the 2,081 plans by price.
Is the Facebook API free?
Yes: all 5 kinds of Facebook data on this page have an API with a free plan. For Facebook posts, ScrapeAtlas ranks first in our benchmark. ScrapeAtlas has a free plan with 100 pages of posts in total.
For Facebook pages, Stophy ranks first in our benchmark. Stophy has a free plan with 5,000 calls in total.
How do I use the Facebook API?
We rank APIs for 5 kinds of Facebook data. Each #1 API takes a different request. ScrapeAtlas is our #1 Facebook post API. You send url or pageId to GET https:.
You can also send cursor, include, since and until. Add the API key from your plan on scrapeatlas.com. ScrapeAtlas' API docs explain each input. Stophy is our #1 Facebook page API. You send url to POST https:. You set formats[].type to "json" and formats[].parser to "facebook-page". You can also send maxAge, timeout, location, proxy and storeInCache. Add the API key from your plan on stophy.dev. Stophy's API docs explain each input.
Does Meta have a Facebook API?
Yes: Meta has a Facebook API. We list Pages API's free plan and Ad Library API's free plan with 2,078 other Facebook API plans.
How do I get access to the Pages API?
The Pages API is part of Meta's Graph API. Create a Meta app to call the Pages API.
To read the Pages of other businesses, your Meta app needs Meta's Page Public Content Access. Meta grants Page Public Content Access only after App Review and business verification. The Pages API docs are on developers.facebook.com.
How do I get access to the Meta Ad Library API?
Confirm your identity and location at facebook.com/ID first. Meta can take a few days to confirm them.
Then create a Meta for Developers account and a Meta app. The Meta Ad Library API returns ads about social issues, elections or politics from anywhere. The Meta Ad Library API also returns ads of any kind shown in the UK or the European Union. The Meta Ad Library API docs are on developers.facebook.com.
Can I use Facebook API data?
Each provider's terms say what you can do with the data.
We rank 41 Facebook API providers. 39 of the 41 publish API terms. 37 of the 41 set no time limit on keeping the data. 39 of the 41 set conditions on how you use the data. Each plan's page shows what the provider's terms say about keeping and using the data.
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