# Profile posts

> A Facebook Page's or public person's latest posts, newest first, 5 per page.

- **Request:** `GET https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/facebook/profile/posts`
- **Auth:** `x-api-key` header ([get a free key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard))
- **Cost:** 1 credit per call. Validation errors, `401`/`402`/`429` rejections and `5xx` failures are free; `not_found` is charged ([how charging works](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#credits)).
- **MCP tool:** `facebook_profile_posts` on `https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp`
- **Freshness:** responses are cached for up to 10 minutes
- **Try it live:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/profile-posts#try (no signup)
- **Platform:** [Facebook](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook.md) (facebook.com)
- **Web page:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/profile-posts

## When to use this

Pass a profile `url` (or a numeric `pageId`) and get the timeline logged-out visitors see: text, time, author, media, link previews, shares and engagement counts. Counts are as the timeline shows them, rounded from 1,000 up; pass a post's `url` to the post endpoint (facebook_post) for exact counts.

**Pagination.** 5 posts per page, newest first. Pass `cursor` back for the next page; it's null on the last page. A profile Facebook won't show logged-out visitors (unknown, or a private person) returns 404 `not_found`, charged.

## Parameters

All parameters go in the query string.

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | no |  |  | A Facebook Page or personal profile URL: a username (https://www.facebook.com/NASA), profile.php?id=, /people/<name>/<id> or /pages/<name>/<id>. Groups, share links and other paths are rejected. | `https://www.facebook.com/NASA` |
| `pageId` | string | no |  |  | A numeric Page or profile id, e.g. `100044561550831` (NASA), instead of `url`. Ignored when `url` is set. |  |
| `cursor` | string | no |  |  | The `cursor` from the previous response, for the next page. |  |

## Example request

Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with your key, or set `LURKAPI_KEY` for the code. [Get a free key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard).

curl:

```bash
curl "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/facebook/profile/posts?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNASA" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

JavaScript:

```js
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.facebook.com/NASA",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/facebook/profile/posts?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.LURKAPI_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!data.success) throw new Error(`${data.code}: ${data.error}`);
console.log(data.posts);
```

Python:

```python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/facebook/profile/posts",
    params={
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA",
    },
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["LURKAPI_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
data = res.json()
if not data["success"]:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{data['code']}: {data['error']}")
print(data["posts"])
```

## Example response

A real response from this endpoint, captured from the live API and trimmed to a couple of items. Strings over 96 characters (mostly signed media URLs) are cut short and end in `…`.

200 OK (application/json):

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 999999,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "posts": [
    {
      "post_id": "1658876782274358",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/pfbid0jzaSu71udHuXXhr9dE2wWtP3B23baK…",
      "text": "Float into the weekend... 🪼\n\nLike a space jellyfish! This fuzzy, glowin…",
      "created_at": 1792181102,
      "author": {
        "id": "100044561550831",
        "name": "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA"
      },
      "reaction_count": 122000,
      "comment_count": 2100,
      "share_count": 14000,
      "media": [
        {
          "id": null,
          "type": "image",
          "url": null,
          "image_url": "https://scontent-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/853006520_16588767089…",
          "width": null,
          "height": null,
          "sd_url": null,
          "hd_url": null,
          "duration_s": null
        },
        {
          "id": null,
          "type": "image",
          "url": null,
          "image_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/853766550_16588767356…",
          "width": null,
          "height": null,
          "sd_url": null,
          "hd_url": null,
          "duration_s": null
        },
        {
          "id": null,
          "type": "image",
          "url": null,
          "image_url": "https://scontent-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/853155936_16588767389…",
          "width": null,
          "height": null,
          "sd_url": null,
          "hd_url": null,
          "duration_s": null
        }
      ],
      "link": null,
      "shared_post": null
    },
    {
      "post_id": "1658860588942644",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1557618349384047",
      "text": "The aircraft lineup just keeps getting bigger. ✈️\n\nMAX POWER, a new aero…",
      "created_at": 1792179464,
      "author": {
        "id": "100044561550831",
        "name": "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA"
      },
      "reaction_count": 1400,
      "comment_count": 52,
      "share_count": 130,
      "media": [
        {
          "id": "1557618349384047",
          "type": "video",
          "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1557618349384047",
          "image_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/851783682_20368389271…",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "sd_url": "https://video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQMO-eO6K0-N4Kk4gumP3q…",
          "hd_url": "https://video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQO8S2aztIKFiQ97H2FGKO…",
          "duration_s": null
        }
      ],
      "link": null,
      "shared_post": null
    }
  ],
  "cursor": "AQHTcGssb13Zu7XXB5f9ECe1ltvos1-qqcSwBUmWUZzhbNOPtTV4vAUWZUdiHiz9bNEWeFni…"
}
```

## Response fields

Every field of a successful response. `[]` marks a list: `a[].b` is the `b` of each item in `a`. **nullable** fields can be `null`; **optional** fields can be missing.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | `true` | Always true here; errors have `success: false`. |
| `credits_remaining` | `number` | Your balance after this call. On anonymous playground calls: free tries left today. |
| `credits_charged` | `number` | Credits this call cost; 0 on free endpoints. On anonymous playground calls: tries used (1). |
| `posts` | `object[]` | Posts, newest first. |
| `posts[].post_id` | `string` | Numeric post id. |
| `posts[].url` | `string` | The post's permalink (a /posts/, /reel/ or /videos/ URL). Pass it to the post endpoint (facebook_post) for exact counts and the reaction breakdown. |
| `posts[].text` | `string`, nullable | The post's text with line breaks; null for a media-only post or a bare share. |
| `posts[].created_at` | `number`, nullable | Publication time as Unix seconds; null when Facebook does not disclose it to public visitors. |
| `posts[].author` | `object` | Who posted it: the Page or person whose timeline this is, or a co-author. |
| `posts[].author.id` | `string`, nullable | Author profile id. |
| `posts[].author.name` | `string`, nullable | Author display name. |
| `posts[].author.url` | `string`, nullable | Author's Facebook URL. |
| `posts[].reaction_count` | `number`, nullable | Total reactions as the timeline shows it: exact below 1,000, rounded from 1,000 up (2.1K is 2100). The post endpoint has exact counts. Null if the timeline leaves it out. |
| `posts[].comment_count` | `number`, nullable | Comments as the timeline shows it: exact below 1,000, rounded from 1,000 up (2.1K is 2100). The post endpoint has exact counts. Null if the timeline leaves it out. |
| `posts[].share_count` | `number`, nullable | Shares as the timeline shows it: exact below 1,000, rounded from 1,000 up (2.1K is 2100). The post endpoint has exact counts. Null if the timeline leaves it out. |
| `posts[].media` | `object[]` | Publicly exposed attached images and videos; delivery URLs can expire. |
| `posts[].media[].id` | `string`, nullable | Media id. |
| `posts[].media[].type` | `string` | Media format. |
| `posts[].media[].url` | `string`, nullable | Facebook media permalink. |
| `posts[].media[].image_url` | `string`, nullable | Image or video thumbnail CDN URL; CDN links expire. |
| `posts[].media[].width` | `number`, nullable | Media width in pixels; null when Facebook does not disclose it to public visitors. |
| `posts[].media[].height` | `number`, nullable | Media height in pixels; null when Facebook does not disclose it to public visitors. |
| `posts[].media[].sd_url` | `string`, nullable | Standard-definition progressive video CDN URL; null for images. CDN links expire. |
| `posts[].media[].hd_url` | `string`, nullable | High-definition progressive video CDN URL; null for images. CDN links expire. |
| `posts[].media[].duration_s` | `number`, nullable | Video duration in seconds; null for images; null when Facebook does not disclose it to public visitors. |
| `posts[].link` | `object`, nullable | The preview card of a link the post shares; null when it shares none. |
| `posts[].link.url` | `string`, nullable | The shared page's URL as the post links it; it can be a short link. |
| `posts[].link.title` | `string`, nullable | The preview's title. |
| `posts[].link.description` | `string`, nullable | The preview's description. |
| `posts[].link.image_url` | `string`, nullable | The preview image, Facebook's CDN copy. CDN links expire. |
| `posts[].shared_post` | `object`, nullable | The post this one shares, as the timeline shows it; null when it isn't a share. |
| `posts[].shared_post.url` | `string`, nullable | The shared post's or photo's permalink. |
| `posts[].shared_post.text` | `string`, nullable | The shared post's text; null when it has none. |
| `posts[].shared_post.created_at` | `number`, nullable | When the shared post was published, as Unix seconds; null when Facebook does not disclose it to public visitors. |
| `posts[].shared_post.author` | `object` | The shared post's author. |
| `posts[].shared_post.author.name` | `string`, nullable | Its author's name. |
| `posts[].shared_post.author.url` | `string`, nullable | Its author's Facebook URL. |
| `cursor` | `string`, nullable | Pass as `cursor` for the next page; null on the last page. |

## Pagination

Pass the response's `cursor` back as `cursor`, with the other parameters unchanged, for the next page. It's `null` on the last page. Each page costs 1 credit.

The first five pages, in JavaScript:

```js
let cursor = null;
for (let page = 1; page <= 5; page++) {
  const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "https://www.facebook.com/NASA" });
  if (cursor) params.set("cursor", cursor);
  const res = await fetch(`https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/facebook/profile/posts?${params}`, {
    headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.LURKAPI_KEY },
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  if (!data.success) throw new Error(`${data.code}: ${data.error}`);
  console.log(data.posts);
  cursor = data.cursor;
  if (!cursor) break; // last page
}
```

## Caching and freshness

Responses are cached for up to 10 minutes, so a repeat call within that window can return the same data. It still costs 1 credit.

## Errors

Errors return `{ success: false, error, code, docs }` with the HTTP status below. Validation errors, `401`/`402`/`429` rejections and `5xx` failures are free; `not_found` is charged ([how charging works](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#credits)). [All error codes](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#errors).

| Status | Code | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `missing_api_key` | No API key. Send it in the `x-api-key` header. |
| 401 | `invalid_api_key` | The key is unknown or was revoked. |
| 402 | `insufficient_credits` | Not enough credits for this call. Buy a pack or wait for tomorrow's top-up. |
| 403 | `account_suspended` | This account is suspended. Contact support@lurkapi.com. Never charged. |
| 404 | `not_found` | The endpoint, or the thing you asked for (ad, post, subreddit), doesn't exist. Charged when the platform was checked. |
| 405 | `method_not_allowed` | Endpoints take GET with query params. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Too many calls at once. Wait for the `retry-after` seconds, then retry. |
| 500 | `internal_error` | Something broke on our side. Retry; 5xx errors are free. |
| 502 | `upstream_error` | The platform didn't give a usable answer. Retry; 5xx errors are free. |
| 503 | `upstream_busy` | All our connections to the platform are busy. Retry in a few seconds; 5xx errors are free. |
| 504 | `upstream_timeout` | The platform took over 30 seconds to answer (90 for web pages). Retry; timeouts are free. |

## Use it in Claude

Once LurkAPI is [connected to Claude](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#claude), this endpoint is the `facebook_profile_posts` tool. Ask in plain English, for example:

Ask Claude:

```text
Use LurkAPI's facebook_profile_posts with url "https://www.facebook.com/NASA" and summarize what you find.
```

Claude calls `facebook_profile_posts` with arguments like these, and each call costs 1 credit:

Tool arguments:

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA"
}
```

Tool results are compact to save tokens: no nulls or empty lists, one URL per image or video, transcripts as plain text unless you pass `timestamps=true`. A result over 45,000 characters comes in parts: its `_note` gives the `offset` for the rest, and later parts are free for 15 minutes. `trim=false` returns the full response.

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