n8n-nodes-socialapis

This is an n8n community node. It lets you access public social media data with SocialAPIs

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

How to install

Community Nodes

For n8n version 0.187 and later, you can install this node through the Community Nodes panel:

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Select Install
3. Enter n8n-nodes-socialapis in Enter npm package name
4. Agree to the risks of using community nodes
5. Select Install

Credentials

To use this node, you will need to authenticate with the SocialAPIs API.

1. Sign up for a SocialAPIs account
2. Copy API Token
3. Create new credential in n8n
   • Use the SocialAPIs node
   • Under Credential to connect with, click Create New Credential
   • Paste API Token

Supported resources and operations

Usage examples

The examples below show how to wire the node into a workflow. Each example assumes you have already created a SocialAPIs API credential as described above.

Example 1 — Fetch the latest posts from a Facebook Page

Get the three most recent posts from the Nike Facebook Page, including reactions, media, and comment counts.

1. Add a Manual Trigger node.
2. Add a SocialAPIs node and connect it after the trigger.
3. Configure the SocialAPIs node:
   • Credential: select your SocialAPIs credential
   • Resource: Facebook Page
   • Operation: Get Page Posts
   • Page URL: https://www.facebook.com/nike
4. (Optional) Open Additional Fields and set:
   • Timezone: America/New_York
   • After Time: 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z
5. Execute the workflow. The node returns an array of posts. To page through more posts, copy end_cursor from the response into Additional Fields → End Cursor and run again, or feed it back in a loop using an IF + Set node.

Equivalent node JSON (paste into n8n via Import from clipboard):

{
  "parameters": {
    "resource": "facebookPage",
    "operation": "getPagePosts",
    "link": "https://www.facebook.com/nike",
    "additionalFields": {
      "timezone": "America/New_York"
    }
  },
  "name": "SocialAPIs",
  "type": "n8n-nodes-socialapis.socialApis",
  "typeVersion": 1,
  "credentials": {
    "socialApisApi": {
      "name": "SocialAPIs account"
    }
  }
}

Example 2 — Search the Meta Ads Library by keyword

Find active ads in the US that mention "running shoes", sorted by most recent.

1. Add a SocialAPIs node to your workflow.
2. Configure it:
   • Resource: Meta Ads Library
   • Operation: Search Ads
3. Open Additional Fields and set:
   • Query: running shoes
   • Country: US
   • Active Status: Active
   • Sort Data: Most Recent
4. Execute the workflow. The node returns up to 10 ads per call along with an end_cursor you can use for pagination.

Equivalent node JSON:

{
  "parameters": {
    "resource": "metaAds",
    "operation": "searchAds",
    "additionalFields": {
      "query": "running shoes",
      "country": "US",
      "activeStatus": "Active",
      "sort_data": "recent"
    }
  },
  "name": "SocialAPIs",
  "type": "n8n-nodes-socialapis.socialApis",
  "typeVersion": 1,
  "credentials": {
    "socialApisApi": {
      "name": "SocialAPIs account"
    }
  }
}

Example 3 — Resolve a Page URL to a Page ID, then drill into its ads

Two-step workflow: take a Facebook page link, resolve it to a numeric Page ID, then pull the page's ad-library record.

1. Manual Trigger → SocialAPIs (Get Page ID)
   • Resource: Facebook Page
   • Operation: Get Page ID
   • Page URL: https://www.facebook.com/nike
2. SocialAPIs (Get Page Ad Details) connected after step 1
   • Resource: Meta Ads Library
   • Operation: Get Page Ad Details
   • Page ID: ={{ $json.page_id }} (an n8n expression that reads the ID from the previous node's output)
3. Execute. The first node returns the Page ID, and the second uses that ID to fetch the page's Meta Ads Library profile.

Tips

• All "list" operations (page posts, reels, ads search, search pages, etc.) are cursor-paginated. Use the returned end_cursor value in Additional Fields → End Cursor to fetch the next page.
• Use the Search Locations operation under Facebook Search to find a location_uid you can then pass into Search Pages, Search People or Search Posts to scope results geographically.
• See the full list of endpoints, parameters and response shapes in the SocialAPIs documentation.

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• SocialAPIs Documentation
• Sign up for a SocialAPIs account