isaacmtz90 / facebook-ego-network-scraper

Scrape Facebook ego network using Python and SelenumHQ

Facebook Network Extraction

Get your Facebook friend network.
This python script uses a browser automation library (SeleniumHQ) and the Firefox browser.

Usage: "python extract_ego.py <username> <password> <numerical_fb_id> <output file>.dot"

** username can also be the account email.

The output format is a .dot file (specify in the arguments)

Install dependencies via Pip:

• pip install splinter
• pip install selenium
• pip install codecs
• pip install requests

You will need your own FB numerical id, get it using http://theseotools.net/bulk-fb-id-finder or a similar tool. Make sure to have a stable internet connection, may take some hours depending on the number of friends.

Known issue: Get slowr over time, possible FF memory leak

Submit any issue here or to [email protected]