Facebook Post Comments

Get comments on a Facebook post by post ID. Returns each comment’s text, author details, reaction and reply counts, publication date, and any sticker, GIF, image, or video attachment. Supports fetching multiple pages in a single call.

Endpoint

GET /v1/facebook/post/comments

Price: $0.008 per page Free tier: 50 requests/month

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`post_id`	Yes	Facebook post ID (get from Page Posts, Group Posts, or Search Posts). Accepts both `pfbid` and numeric IDs.
`pages`	No	Number of pages to fetch (1-10, default 1). Billed per page.
`get_sentiment`	No	Set to `true` to add AI emotion analysis (Plutchik’s Wheel) to each result. Adds +$0.001 per page to the cost. Returns emotion scores, dominant emotion, intensity, and polarity.

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`comments`	array	List of top-level comment objects
`comments[].comment_id`	string	Unique comment ID
`comments[].legacy_comment_id`	string	Numeric comment ID
`comments[].message`	string/null	Comment text content (null for sticker-only comments)
`comments[].date`	string	Human-readable date
`comments[].timestamp`	integer	Unix timestamp
`comments[].author_name`	string	Name of the comment author
`comments[].author_id`	string	Author’s Facebook ID
`comments[].author_url`	string/null	URL to author’s profile
`comments[].author_gender`	string	Author’s gender when available (`MALE`, `FEMALE`, or `NEUTER`)
`comments[].author_profile_picture`	string	URL to author’s profile picture
`comments[].replies_count`	integer	Number of replies to the comment
`comments[].reactions_count`	integer	Number of reactions on the comment
`comments[].is_sticker`	boolean	Whether the comment is a sticker
`comments[].sticker_url`	string/null	Sticker image URL, if the comment is a sticker
`comments[].is_gif`	boolean	Whether the comment is a GIF
`comments[].gif`	object/null	GIF attachment data, if any
`comments[].image`	object/null	Image attachment data, if any
`comments[].video`	object/null	Video attachment data, if any
`comments[].sentiment`	object/null	Emotion analysis results. Only present when `get_sentiment=true`. Returns `null` if analysis fails.
`comments[].sentiment.emotions`	object	Plutchik emotion scores (0-100) for: `joy`, `trust`, `fear`, `surprise`, `sadness`, `disgust`, `anger`, `anticipation`.
`comments[].sentiment.dominant_emotion`	string	The emotion with the highest score.
`comments[].sentiment.emotional_intensity`	integer	Overall emotional intensity on a scale of 0-10.
`comments[].sentiment.polarity`	string	Overall sentiment polarity: `positive`, `negative`, or `neutral`.
`count`	integer	Number of comments returned
`pages`	integer	Number of pages fetched

Example Request

cURL

curl "https://apidirect.io/v1/facebook/post/comments?post_id=pfbid02BzYRNmoznsZjci5FuztPUb9mKd9ameNVYSBweaBEvb8oEzSMjcs8nbXnMkYA5Benl" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://apidirect.io/v1/facebook/post/comments",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={"post_id": "pfbid02BzYRNmoznsZjci5FuztPUb9mKd9ameNVYSBweaBEvb8oEzSMjcs8nbXnMkYA5Benl"}
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "comments": [
    {
      "comment_id": "Y29tbWVudDo5NDM5NDIxODExMTExMzZfMTIxNzA1OTI3NjU2OTgwNw==",
      "legacy_comment_id": "1217059276569807",
      "message": "Even the dog wants to dominate AI",
      "date": "2025-07-03 19:25:36",
      "timestamp": 1751570736,
      "author_name": "Gerson Stefano",
      "author_id": "100006584266587",
      "author_url": "https://www.facebook.com/Gerson.Stefano.48",
      "author_gender": "MALE",
      "author_profile_picture": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/462473244_..._n.jpg",
      "replies_count": 0,
      "reactions_count": 0,
      "is_sticker": false,
      "sticker_url": null,
      "is_gif": false,
      "gif": null,
      "image": null,
      "video": null
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "pages": 1
}

Notes

Returns top-level comments only; each comment’s replies_count shows how many replies it has.
Each page returns up to ~10 comments. Billing is per page requested.
A nonexistent or unavailable post returns an empty comments array, as does a post with no comments.