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See what a competitor posts and advertises on Facebook
Ask your agent what a competitor posts on Facebook, what gets the likes and which Meta ads it runs. A real run on Semrush, with no Facebook login.
Facebook MCP server
Read Facebook pages, their posts and comments, public groups and video transcripts from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Hosted, with no Facebook login and no Meta app.
What your agent can do on Facebook
What each tool returns, and what a call costs.
Facebook tools in the docsGet a Facebook page
One Facebook page: its followers, its category, its address and its website.
facebook_get_profileFrom 1 creditGet a page's posts
The posts on one Facebook page, newest first.
facebook_get_postsFrom 1 creditGet a Facebook post
One Facebook post with its reactions, comments, shares and views.
facebook_get_postFrom 1 creditGet a post's comments
The comments on one Facebook post.
facebook_get_commentsFrom 1 creditGet a group's posts
The posts in one Facebook group, newest first.
facebook_get_group_postsFrom 1 creditGet a video's transcript
What is said out loud in one Facebook video or reel, or one Meta Ad Library video ad, as text.
facebook_get_transcriptFrom 1 credit
Things to ask
Plain questions in any connected client. The agent picks the tools.
What has this page posted this month, and which posts got the most reactions? [page URL]
Summarise the comments on this post: [post URL]
What are people asking in this group this week? [group URL]
Get the address, category and website for these five local businesses’ pages.
Transcribe this video and pull out the offer: [video URL]
Which of our competitors’ pages posts most often?
Public pages without a Meta app
To read pages you do not manage, Meta’s Graph API wants an app, business verification and an approved feature for public page content, and it no longer reads groups at all. Manifold reads public pages and groups with nothing to apply for.
| Login-based servers | Facebook Graph API | Manifold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needs your Facebook login | Yes | A Meta app | No |
| Pages you do not manage | Yes | After app review | Yes |
| Posts in public groups | Some | No, removed in 2024 | Yes |
| Video transcripts | Rarely | No | Yes |
| Setup | Local install | App review | Paste one URL |
Pay per call. Start free.
One balance pays for every tool, with nothing else to subscribe to. Every account gets 250 free credits a month, and an answer already in the cache costs 25% of the price or less.
- Get a Facebook page
- From 1 credit
- Get a page's posts
- From 1 credit
- Get a Facebook post
- From 1 credit
- The same answer again, from the cache
- 25% or less
Pairs well with Facebook
The same server URL and credit balance reach every source. Switch off what you don’t need.
All MCP servers- Instagram MCPAccounts, posts, reels and hashtags.
- TikTok MCPVideos, creators, transcripts and audiences.
- YouTube MCPVideos, channels, comments and transcripts.
- LinkedIn MCPPosts, profiles and company pages.
- Reddit MCPThreads, comments and subreddits.
- SEO MCPKeywords, rankings, backlinks and audits.
- Apollo MCP alternativeCompanies, people and verified work emails.
Questions about the Facebook MCP
Do I need a Facebook login or a Meta app?
No. Manifold is hosted and reads public Facebook through a data provider, so there is no login, no cookie and no app review.
Can it read Facebook groups?
Public groups, yes: your agent gets a group’s posts, newest first. Private groups are not readable. Facebook tools in the docs
What can my agent look up on Facebook?
A public page and its posts, any single post and its comments, posts in public groups, and a video’s transcript.
Which clients does it work with?
Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Grok, OpenCode and any other client that connects to a remote MCP server. Sign in with OAuth, or use an API key from the dashboard for scripts. Setup guides for every client
Can it see a page’s ads?
Yes, with the ad library tools on the same server, which read Meta’s public ad library by keyword, brand or advertiser. Ad library tools
Can it manage my own Facebook ads?
No. It reads public pages, groups and the ad library, and never touches an ad account. Meta’s official Ads MCP server manages your own campaigns, budgets and audiences. Meta Ads MCP setup guide
See it in use
Further reading
- 11 min read
How to find customers in Facebook groups with Claude
Connect Manifold MCP, find the public groups your buyers use, and have your agent table the themes and the open threads you could answer.
- 12 min read
The best ad library MCP servers for competitor research
Eight MCP servers that let your agent search the public ad libraries of Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn and Microsoft, compared on coverage, setup and price.
- 12 min read
Meta Ads MCP: how to set it up in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor
Meta's official Ads MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor to your Facebook and Instagram ad accounts. This guide covers setup, permissions, prompts that work well, and when to use an ad library server instead.
- 11 min read
The best MCP servers for competitor research
No single server covers every kind of competitor data. This guide compares the servers for competitor SEO (keywords, gaps, backlinks), traffic estimates, ad libraries and social data, and shows which one to use for which job.
