Facebook Comments API
Collect Facebook comments using the pagination, ordering and filters listed for this operation.
API Description
Facebook Comments API — Collect Facebook comments using the pagination, ordering and filters listed for this operation.
Authenticate with your Pangolinfo API Key to receive structured JSON data.
Request URL
Request Headers
| Parameters | Parameter value | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json | string | Data format |
| Authorization | Bearer xxx | string | Authorization Token |
Collection takes up to approximately 75 seconds. Set your client timeout to 90 seconds.
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| target | Yes | string | Target URL, supported ID or search keyword for this operation. |
| options | No | object | Optional collection settings, described below. |
options Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| maxPages | No | integer | Pages to collect. Default: 1; values above 5 are capped at 5. Must be a positive integer. Default: 1 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 5 |
| cursor | No | string | null | Continuation cursor from the previous response. Pass the value unchanged. |
| sort | No | string | Result ordering. Supported values are listed below. Values: [“top”, “new”] |
| commentId | No | string | Parent comment identifier. Set this to collect replies instead of root comments. |
Only the request parameters listed on this page are used; other fields are ignored. Pass pagination cursors back unchanged, without encoding, decoding or conversion.
One page by default, capped at five per request. Page counts must be positive integers; higher values are capped at five.
A non-empty commentId selects explicit reply mode. Direct replies are billed; Facebook also bills returned nested replies. Continue with the cursor described above.
Response Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | Status code; 0 indicates success. |
| message | string | Response message; ok on success. |
| pointCost | number | Points charged for this request. |
| data | object | Collected data, with fields described below. |
| meta | object | Request identifier and duration in milliseconds. |
| billing | object | Charged units, unit price and billing rule version. |
data Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type | string | Result type. |
| commentsCount | number | null | Platform-reported comment total; not the number billed. |
| comments | object[] | Root comments in comment mode. |
| commentId | string | Parent comment identifier. Set this to collect replies instead of root comments. |
| replies | object[] | Replies in reply mode. |
| pagination | object | Continuation cursor and whether more results are available. |
data.comments[] Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| avatar | string | null | Avatar URL. |
| nickname | string | null | Author display name. |
| profileUrl | string | null | Author profile URL. |
| timeText | object | null | Time text |
| content | string | null | Content text; may be null for records without text. |
| mood | number | null | Mood |
| id | string | null | Record identifier. |
| legacyId | string | null | Legacy id |
| authorId | string | null | Author id |
| authorType | string | null | Author type |
| replyCount | number | Platform-reported reply count. |
| url | string | null | Content URL. |
| depth | number | Comment nesting depth; 0 is a root comment. |
| parentId | string | null | Parent post or comment identifier. |
| replyCursor | string | null | Cursor used to request replies to this comment. |
data.comments[].timeText Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | string | null | Text value. |
| value | number | null | Parsed value. |
data.replies[] Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| avatar | string | null | Avatar URL. |
| nickname | string | null | Author display name. |
| profileUrl | string | null | Author profile URL. |
| timeText | object | null | Time text |
| content | string | null | Content text; may be null for records without text. |
| mood | number | null | Mood |
| id | string | null | Record identifier. |
| legacyId | string | null | Legacy id |
| authorId | string | null | Author id |
| authorType | string | null | Author type |
| replyCount | number | Platform-reported reply count. |
| url | string | null | Content URL. |
| depth | number | Comment nesting depth; 0 is a root comment. |
| parentId | string | null | Parent post or comment identifier. |
| replyCursor | string | null | Cursor used to request replies to this comment. |
Request Example
Response Example
This excerpt shows the first item of each list. Long text and URLs are shortened; pointCost is the charge for the complete response. The playground contains the full schema.
Points Usage
0.8 points per root comment and returned nested reply, including nested replies in explicit reply mode.
Empty results and failed requests are not charged. Duplicate IDs are counted once within a response. Separate calls and pages are billed separately. See Social Media Reviews API billing.

