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Meta Content Library and Content Library API

2023
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Description

Have questions about Meta Content Library? See the Meta Content Library FAQs

Meta Content Library and Content Library API provide comprehensive access to the full public content archive from Facebook and Instagram. Researchers can explore detailed documentation to learn more about using these products.

Meta Content Library and Content Library API provide near real-time public content from Facebook and Instagram. Details about the content, such as the post owner and the number of reactions and shares, are also available. Meta Content Library data includes:
  • Facebook: Pages, groups and events as well as posts that appear on public profiles that are either verified or that have 100 or more followers. Public Marketplace listings and fundraisers are also available.
  • Instagram: Posts shared by business and creator accounts as well as posts shared by personal accounts that are either verified or that have 100 or more followers. Public fundraisers and Instagram channels are also available.
  • Threads: Posts shared by public profiles with 100 or more followers (only available on Meta Content Library web-based user interface)
  • Geographical data: Available for most countries and territories but excluded from countries where Meta is still evaluating legal and compliance requirements
Meta Content Library is hosted by Meta Platforms. Content Library API is hosted within SOMAR’s secure Virtual Data Enclave and the Meta Secure Research Environment. Lead researchers can select to access Content Library API on either secure computing platform in their Meta Content Library application for their team. Learn more about accessing Meta Content Library here. To apply, please go to Research Tools Manager.

Details

Title
Meta Content Library and Content Library API
Creator
Meta Platforms, Inc. Sponsor
Subject
Issued Date
2023-08-24
Modified Date
2024-12-12
Version
v5
Status
Published
Access Rights
This dataset has one level of access: Virtual Data Enclave.
  • Virtual Data Enclave files have access restrictions due to the sensitivity of the data or data sharing requirements. These data require an application. Once your application is approved, researchers will access and use the data inside ICPSR’s secure computing environment, called our Virtual Data Enclave (VDE). Click the “Apply for Access” button below to apply through our application portal.
Citation
Meta Platforms, Inc. Meta Content Library and Content Library API. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-12-11. https://doi.org/10.48680/meta.metacontentlibraryapi.5.0
Record Appears in
Instagram
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Facebook
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Facebook
Instagram
Data Formats
web platform data
Variables
Variables lists and data dictionaries are available in the API Guides for each endpoint: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/content-library-and-api/content-library-api/guides
Additional Notes
Meta Content Library is a web-based, controlled-access environment. Researchers can perform deeper analysis of the public content by using Content Library API in SOMAR's secure Virtual Data Enclave. Learn more from the Meta Transparency Center.
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