Facebook Marketplace Item API
Returns one Facebook Marketplace listing: title, description, price, location, condition, photos, seller, and availability flags.
GET /v1/facebook/marketplace/itemLast updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Facebook Marketplace Item API
Use it after marketplace/search when you need one listing in full, by numeric id or Marketplace URL.
From the API reference
Fetches a single Facebook Marketplace listing. The canonical Post leaves carry the title (content.text), the photos (content.media_urls) and the listing permalink; everything that makes it a LISTING rides post.ext.commerce: price (a number) with currency and price_formatted, strikethrough_price_formatted when the seller cut the price, the full description, location_text with latitude and longitude, attributes[] (where the condition lives, e.g. {attribute_name: "Condition", label: "Used - Good"}), category_id, mileage on vehicles, delivery_types, and the availability flags is_sold, is_live, is_pending, is_hidden, is_shipping_offered, is_buy_now_enabled and messaging_enabled. The engagement leaves stay null: Facebook publishes no public like or comment count on a listing. Pass either the numeric id or a full Marketplace url.
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What can you do with the Marketplace Item API?
The Marketplace Item endpoint gives you structured Facebook data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/facebook/marketplace/item: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 10: this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 10 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/marketplace/item?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmarketplace%2Fitem%2F1656586118821988%2F" && cat response.json# GET /v1/facebook/marketplace/item: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 10 # this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/marketplace/item"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(params):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.get(
URL,
params=params,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
params = {
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1656586118821988/",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/facebook/marketplace/item: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000; // this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/marketplace/item");
url.searchParams.set("url", "https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1656586118821988/");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | No | Facebook Marketplace item ID (numeric). |
| url | No | Full URL of the Marketplace item. |
What does the Facebook Marketplace Item API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "facebook",
"endpoint": "/v1/facebook/marketplace/item",
"data": {
"post": {
"id": "1656586118821988",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1656586118821988/",
"content": {
"text": "‘95 Specialized Hardrock GSX - Super Clean Vintage Gravel Restomod - INCLUDES FREE TUNE UP",
"media_urls": [
"https://scontent-sjc6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.84726-6/701290950_2810586459318376_3780262866029042186_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s960x960_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=92e707&_nc_ohc=gfilbGgPZTkQ7kNvwFciV29&_nc_oc=Adpm5sbFtev6pNVfI_o8-gifqqi56rJqvSFqvly1kQQGC1AMiDiP3JG1pzRLAsREB-A&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc6-1.xx&_nc_gid=FG0_9MKD6EeBRFzhlsmjiQ&_nc_ss=78289&oh=00_AQMJIrn2wa_jUIjnX3nUVU1NMDntWqjN7gxwvOpBRbBsSw&oe=6AC56556",
"https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t45.5328-4/697073866_970558555581619_2491053447787511025_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s960x960_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=247b10&_nc_ohc=qOsEKxHp5NIQ7kNvwGLDB3_&_nc_oc=Adp3Y3lPvqAXXCD6HlnB6m0mQ8nrpAwxPAkhQUHZBbzll_n3WlXLUunTVJz7kM2bw9I&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&_nc_gid=FG0_9MKD6EeBRFzhlsmjiQ&_nc_ss=78289&oh=00_AQN1m9HKt4zs-vqgjGVwSaCrH0UvWitj8X2n3Ko8OH1RDg&oe=6AC583AE"
],
"thumbnail_url": null,
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": null,
"display_name": null,
"avatar_url": null,
"verified": null
},
"engagement": {
"views": null,
"likes": null,
"comments": null,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-05-15T16:57:39.000Z",
"ext": {
"commerce": {
"price": 220,
"currency": "USD",
"price_formatted": "$220",
"strikethrough_price_formatted": "$380",
"description": "Was going to hang on to this one bc I absolutely love how it looks, but the 20” frame is just bit too large for me. Riders over 6’ would be comfy on this one. Currently in a 3x7, drop bar mtb set up with an XT derailleur at the rear. Looks great in person. Come ride it!\n\nCASH ONLY, PLEASE. NEAR 183/BRAKER. \n\n$260 OBO. \n\nKey points:\n\n- Maxxis DTH tires (26”)\n- Shimano Deore XT rear derailleur \n- Shimano front derailleur\n- vintage Specialized steel frame (20”)\n- vintage Sakae triple crankset (170mm)\n- vintage Sakae SR Custom handlebar\n- vintage Suntour stem shifter\n- vintage Shimano brakes\n- Specialized Avatar 143 saddle\n- new chain\n- fresh cables\n- fresh housing\n- fresh grease and lube\n- fresh lube in cable housings\n- fresh handlebar tape\n- drive train cleaned and lubed\n- derailluers adjusted and fine tuned\n- brakes adjusted and fine tuned\n- deep cleaning/detail\n- frame polished\n- frame waxed\n- INCLUDES ONE FREE TUNE U",
"location_text": "Austin, TX",
"latitude": 30.401916503906,
"longitude": -97.761840820312,
"category_id": "1658310421102081",
"mileage": null,
"attributes": [
{
"attribute_name": "Condition",
"value": "used_good",
"label": "Used - Good"
},
{
"attribute_name": "Bicycle Type",
"value": "Mountain Bike",
"label": "Mountain Bike"
}
],
"delivery_types": [
"IN_PERSON"
],
"availability_text": null,
"listing_date_text": "Listed 4 months ago",
"is_sold": true,
"is_live": true,
"is_pending": false,
"is_hidden": false,
"is_shipping_offered": false,
"is_buy_now_enabled": false,
"messaging_enabled": true,
"seller_id": null,
"seller_name": null
}
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null
}
},
"credits_used": 1,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T13:10:17.661Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Facebook Marketplace Item API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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