Facebook search operators

Oct 14, 2026
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Facebook search operators

The following table lists the search operators you can use to find results specific to Facebook. Lumen matches Facebook results using Lumen by Talkwalker's Facebook catalog, and any Facebook accounts you have added to Lumen as public channels. Learn more about adding channels to your Listening project.

Facebook-specific search operators
Operator	Description	Example
facebook_shares:	Matches results based on the number of Facebook shares the article or post has.	`olympics AND facebook_shares:>500` Matches results that contain "olympics" and that have been shared more than 500 times on Facebook.
facebook_reactions:	Matches results based on the number of Facebook reactions the article or post has. Reactions include "like" (the sum of both "like" and "care" reactions), "love," "haha," "wow," "angry," and "sad."	`olympics AND facebook_reactions:>500` Matches results that contain "olympics" and that have more than 500 reactions on Facebook.
facebook_reactions_<type>:	Matches results based on the number of Facebook reaction types the article or post has. Supported reaction types include: like love haha wow angry sad	`olympics AND facebook_reactions_like:>50` Matches results that contain "olympics" and have more than 50 "likes" on Facebook.
facebook_followers:	Matches results from Facebook accounts with the specified threshold of followers.	`olympics AND facebook_followers:>1000` Matches Facebook results that contain "olympics" from accounts that have more than 1000 followers.
facebook_video_views:	Matches results from an owned Facebook account where a video has played for at least 3 seconds, or for nearly its full length if it is shorter than 3 seconds. This includes live views. For a single video play instance, any time spent replaying the video is excluded.	`facebook_video_views:>300` Matches videos on an owned Facebook account that have been played more than 300 times.
is:facebook_reel	Matches results that are Facebook reels.	`olympics AND is:facebook_reel` Matches results that contain "olympics" and that are Facebook reels.
is: facebook_story	Matches results that are Facebook stories.	`olympics AND is:facebook_story` Matches results that contain "olympics" and that are Facebook stories.
is:facebook_unmonitored	Matches results from Facebook Pages that are included in Lumen's public Facebook catalog. For more information on the Facebook catalog, see Lumen data sources and social media coverage.	`olympics AND is:facebook_unmonitored` Matches results from public Facebook Pages in Lumen's public Facebook catalog that contain "olympics."

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