How to export Facebook comments?

Export Facebook comments in the following steps:

  1. Login with Facebook.
  2. Select Facebook page and allow read permissions.
  3. Select Facebook post or add Facebook post link.
  4. Choose filters and export settings.
  5. Press Export Facebook comments.

Check out the video below for a tutorial on how to download Facebook comments to CSV with the export tool.

Download Facebook Comments

We will now get and download your Facebook comments and export them in CSV format which you can open in Excel or Numbers. In the spreadsheet you can find the following data:

  • Facebook name.
  • Facebook comment.
  • Like count of the comment.
  • Date of the comment.
  • Comment ID.
  • Comment parent ID (if comment is a reply).
  • Comment is hidden.
  • Link to the comment.
  • Link to comment attachment (photo / video).
  • Post ID.
  • App-scoped user ID.

You are able to turn various fields on or off in the settings for the export.

Example of a Facebook comments export:

Example of a Facebook comments export

How to export comments from Facebook Ads?

Export comments from Facebook Ads in the following steps:

  1. Login with Facebook.
  2. Allow permissions to manage ads and Facebook pages.
  3. Select export type: `Comments from Facebook ads`.
  4. Select your Ad Account.
  5. Select the Facebook page associated with the ad.
  6. Select Facebook ads.
  7. Choose filters and export settings.
  8. Press Export Facebook comments.

To export comments from Facebook Ads, the permission `Manage ads for ad accounts that you have access to` is required. You also need to give access to the Facebook business page associated with the Facebook ad.

How to extract comments from Facebook Comments plugin or Facebook app?

You can export comments from an external website with the embedded Facebook Comment plugin in the following steps:

  1. Login with Facebook.
  2. Select export type: `Comments from Facebook comments plugin`.
  3. Select option Comments from Facebook Comments plugin on external website.
  4. Enter the link of the page with the embedded Facebook Comments plugin.
  5. Choose export setting.
  6. Export Facebook comments.

Facebook comments & users filters

After selecting your Facebook page and post, you can select different filters for comments and users. Each filter is explained below.

Add comment replies

If you enable this option, comment replies are included in the export. For each reply, you will see the parent comment ID. By default, comment replies are excluded from the comment export.

Filter duplicate users

If the filter is enabled, we will exclude all comments made by the same user except for their first comment. We use a unique Facebook user ID to identify the user.

Filter comments by mentions / tagged friends

If you select this option, a single comment must mention a minimum number of friends to be included in the export. You can set the threshold to up to 10 friends mentioned.

Filter comments by words or hashtags

If you enable this filter, an extra text field will appear, allowing you to enter specific text, a hashtag, or an answer. A comment must contain this entered text to be included in the export.

Filter comments by date

When you enable this filter, two additional fields will appear, allowing you to input a start and end date. To be included in the export, comments must fall within the specified start and end date.

Filter comments by like count

When you enable this filter, an additional number field will appear, allowing you to input a minimum number of likes. To be included in the export, comments must have at least received this number of likes.

A comment must contain a photo

If this checkbox is enabled, a comment must include an image uploaded by the Facebook user. A Facebook sticker or GIF does not count as an image.