What's included in a PostSnag export?

PostSnag exports every post currently filtered and visible on the profile page: date, type, engagement totals, caption, and links, built into either a CSV table or a Markdown document depending on the format you pick. What's included differs slightly between the two formats, and a couple of things are deliberately left out of both.

CSV columns, in order

The CSV export is a flat table with one row per post and exactly these columns:

• Posted: the post's date

• Type: Video, Photo, Album, Link, or Text

• Reactions: the total reaction count for that post

• Comments: the comment count

• Shares: the share count

• Content: the post's caption text

• Post_URL: a link back to the post on Facebook

• Media_URLs: link(s) to the post's captured image or thumbnail

• Link_Title: the title of an external link preview, if the post shares one

• Link_URL: the URL of that external link

The column order never changes between exports, so a spreadsheet formula or script built around these headers keeps working export after export.

Markdown structure, section by section

The Markdown export reads like a document instead of a table:

1. A heading with the profile's name and @username

2. A bio quote, if the profile has one

3. A totals block: posts exported, total reactions, total comments, and total shares, plus followers if that number is available (group-sourced profiles often don't report a follower count, since Facebook hides it inside groups)

4. A link to the profile on Facebook

5. One section per post, each headed with its number, type, and date, showing that post's reactions, comments, and shares, its caption (or a note that it has none), any link preview, and a link to the post itself

[Screenshot: A Markdown export opened in a text editor, showing the profile heading, totals block, and one post section]

What's not included

A few things worth knowing before you rely on an export for something specific:

• Reactions are a total, not a breakdown. Both formats report one combined reactions number. The like, love, haha, wow, sad, and angry split (Facebook's "Care" reaction isn't tracked at all) isn't in the exported file; that breakdown is only visible inside the dashboard itself, in the extension panel and the Analytics section.

• No media files. Exports link to images and thumbnails instead of embedding them: Media_URLs in CSV, inline links in Markdown. Neither format includes the actual image file or the video file itself; PostSnag never downloads a copy of the video.

• No zipped or bundled download. There is no "export everything as a zip" option. Each export is a single Markdown or CSV file for one profile at a time.

• The export reflects your current filters, not your full capture history. If the profile was filtered to Video posts from the last 30 days when you clicked Export, that's what's in the file, not every post you've ever captured for that profile. Clear your filters first if you want everything.

• Bio and follower count are Markdown-only. CSV is strictly post-level data, one row per post, so there's nowhere in that format for profile-level details like bio or follower count to live. They appear in the Markdown export's header instead.

Post types you'll see

Every post is labeled as one of five types: Video, Photo, Album, Link, or Text. Reels are folded into the Video type rather than getting their own label, and a post with an external link preview attached shows as Link even if its underlying media is a photo.

Group exports look slightly different

A Facebook Group's export, downloaded from the group's detail page, uses a different column set than a profile export: Author, Username, Posted, Type, Reactions, Comments, Shares, Content, Post URL. It adds Author and Username, since a group export spans posts from multiple people, but drops Media_URLs, Link_Title, and Link_URL. Group exports are CSV only; there's no Markdown option for a group. See How do I export a Facebook Group's posts?.

Common questions

Does the export include the like, love, and haha breakdown?
No. Exported files show the total reaction count only. The full breakdown is available in the dashboard's panel and Analytics views, not in exported files.

Does the CSV include the profile's bio or follower count?
No, CSV is post-level data only. Bio and follower count appear in the Markdown export's header instead.

Does an export include images or video files?
No. Both formats link to media instead of embedding it. Neither includes the actual image or video file, and there's no zipped media download.

Why does my export have fewer posts than I expected?
The export only includes posts currently filtered and visible. Check your type, source, date, and search filters, then export again.

Is a Group's export the same as a profile's export?
No. A Group export is CSV only, with Author and Username columns added and the link-preview and media columns removed. See How do I export a Facebook Group's posts?.