CrowdTangle alternative

A CrowdTangle alternative for public page data

If you relied on CrowdTangle for public Facebook page and Instagram account numbers, Captapi returns those as JSON: page followers and talking-about counts, posts from public groups, and Instagram follower counts. It is a per-request API, not a dashboard, so you build the tracking and the charts yourself.

What a request looks like

Real production responses, trimmed. Replace $CAPTAPI_KEY with your key.

Facebook page

2 credits · captured 2026-10-10

curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/facebook/page-details?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNASA" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CAPTAPI_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "facebook",
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/",
    "username": "NASA",
    "displayName": "NASA",
    "fullName": "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
    "followers": 28717560,
    "following": 52,
    "talkingAbout": 90379,
    "verified": true,
    "category": "Government organization",
    "website": "https://nasa.gov/nasa-app"
  }
}

Trimmed. The full response also has bio, profile and cover images, and the public contact email. Full field list on the Facebook Page Details API page.

Endpoints that cover this job

Facebook Page Details APIFollowers, talking-about count, category, website. 2 credits.Facebook Group Posts APIPosts from a public Facebook group. 2 credits.Instagram Channel Details APIInstagram followers, bio links, verification. 1 credit.Monitors and metric historyRe-run an endpoint on a schedule and get new items by webhook. Facebook page and Instagram profile counts are stored each time they are fetched fresh.

What Captapi does not do here

No search across all public Facebook or Instagram content.
No historical data from before you (or another customer) first fetched an account through Captapi.
No dashboards, saved lists, or exports. You get JSON per request.
Instagram post-level feeds are not covered on this page.

Frequently asked questions

Is Captapi a CrowdTangle replacement?+

For a narrow slice. You can fetch public Facebook page stats, public group posts, and Instagram profile counts as JSON. Captapi has no dashboards, no cross-platform search, and no backfilled history.

Can I track a page's followers over time?+

Yes, going forward. Facebook page and Instagram profile counts are stored each time they are fetched fresh, and GET /v1/history returns that series. History only starts when the account is first fetched.

Do I need a Facebook login or app review?+

No. You need a Captapi API key. These endpoints read public pages only.

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