Name Collector JavaScript

This helper collects visible/loadable names from Facebook or Instagram pages you can access. It cannot run inside the native Facebook or Instagram app and it does not bypass privacy settings.

Do not paste random JavaScript from websites you do not trust. This helper is provided by Crested Critters for collecting visible giveaway names only.

Bookmarklet version

javascript:(()=>{const STOP=new Set(["follow","following","followers","likes","like","liked by","more","see more","view profile","message","requested","cancel","close","done","search","suggested","verified","reels","explore","home","notifications","share","comment","comments","reply","replies","meta","facebook","instagram","all","invite","invited","add friend","friends","public","posts","photos","videos","watch","groups"]);const sleep=t=>new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,t));function clean(v){return String(v||"").replace(/\u00a0/g," ").replace(/\s+/g," ").replace(/'s profile picture$/i,"").replace(/’s profile picture$/i,"").replace(/ profile picture$/i,"").replace(/^profile picture of /i,"").replace(/^View the profile of /i,"").replace(/^View profile of /i,"").replace(/^Comment by /i,"").replace(/^Reply by /i,"").trim()}function good(v){const n=clean(v),l=n.toLowerCase();if(!n||n.length<2||n.length>70)return false;if(STOP.has(l))return false;if(/^(@)?[._-]+$/.test(n))return false;if(/https?:\/\//i.test(n))return false;if(/^\d+$/.test(n))return false;if(/^\d+\s+(likes|followers|following|comments|shares|replies)$/i.test(n))return false;if(/[{}[\]<>=]/.test(n))return false;const words=n.split(" ").filter(Boolean);if(words.length>9)return false;return true}function add(set,v){const n=clean(v);if(good(n))set.add(n)}function lines(set,v){String(v||"").split("\n").map(clean).filter(Boolean).forEach(x=>add(set,x))}function root(){const d=[...document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"],[aria-modal="true"]')];return d[d.length-1]||document.body}function scroller(r){const els=[r,...r.querySelectorAll("*")];return els.filter(el=>{const s=getComputedStyle(el);return((/(auto|scroll)/.test(s.overflowY)||el.scrollHeight>el.clientHeight+80)&&el.scrollHeight>250&&el.clientHeight>80)}).sort((a,b)=>(b.scrollHeight-b.clientHeight)-(a.scrollHeight-a.clientHeight))[0]||r}function collectVisible(r,set){r.querySelectorAll('a[href],[role="link"],span[dir="auto"],div[dir="auto"],img[alt],[aria-label]').forEach(el=>{lines(set,el.getAttribute("aria-label"));lines(set,el.getAttribute("title"));lines(set,el.getAttribute("alt"));if(el.tagName==="A"||el.getAttribute("role")==="link"||el.matches('span[dir="auto"]'))lines(set,el.innerText||el.textContent);if(el.tagName==="A"){try{const u=new URL(el.href,location.href);let p=u.pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean)[0]||"";if(location.hostname.includes("instagram")&&p&&!["p","reel","reels","stories","explore","accounts","direct"].includes(p.toLowerCase()))add(set,"@"+p)}catch(e){}}})}function collectCommenters(r,set){const nodes=[...r.querySelectorAll('[role="article"],[aria-label*="comment" i],[aria-label*="reply" i],ul li,div[dir="auto"]')];nodes.forEach(node=>{const aria=node.getAttribute("aria-label")||"";let m=aria.match(/(?:comment|reply)\s+by\s+([^,.]+)/i);if(m)add(set,m[1]);const links=[...node.querySelectorAll('a[href],[role="link"]')];for(const a of links.slice(0,4)){const txt=clean(a.innerText||a.textContent||a.getAttribute("aria-label")||"");if(good(txt)){add(set,txt);break}}})}async function run(mode,box){const r=root(),s=scroller(r),set=new Set();const status=box.querySelector("#ncStatus"),out=box.querySelector("#ncText");let prev=-1,stable=0;for(let i=0;i<120;i++){status.textContent="Collecting... "+set.size+" names found. Pass "+(i+1);if(mode==="comments")collectCommenters(r,set);else collectVisible(r,set);if(s&&typeof s.scrollTop==="number")s.scrollTop=s.scrollHeight;else scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight);await sleep(350);if(mode==="comments")collectCommenters(r,set);else collectVisible(r,set);if(set.size===prev)stable++;else stable=0;prev=set.size;if(stable>=7)break}const names=[...set].sort((a,b)=>a.localeCompare(b));out.value=names.join("\n");status.textContent="Done. Collected "+names.length+" names. Review before using.";try{await navigator.clipboard.writeText(out.value)}catch(e){}}function ui(){const old=document.getElementById("nameCollectorBox");if(old)old.remove();const box=document.createElement("div");box.id="nameCollectorBox";box.style.cssText="position:fixed;inset:12px;z-index:2147483647;background:#0f172a;color:white;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);border-radius:16px;padding:14px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;box-shadow:0 20px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.5);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px";box.innerHTML='<div style="display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between"><strong>Name Collector Helper</strong><button id="ncClose" style="padding:8px 10px;border:0;border-radius:10px;background:#ef4444;color:white;font-weight:700">Close</button></div><label style="font-weight:700">What are you collecting?</label><select id="ncMode" style="padding:10px;border-radius:10px;background:#020617;color:white;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25)"><option value="visible">Reactions / followers / visible name list</option><option value="comments">Post commenters from loaded comments</option></select><div style="display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap"><button id="ncStart" style="flex:1;padding:10px;border:0;border-radius:12px;background:#22c55e;color:#052e16;font-weight:900">Start Collecting</button><button id="ncCopy" style="flex:1;padding:10px;border:0;border-radius:12px;background:#facc15;color:#422006;font-weight:900">Copy Names</button></div><div id="ncStatus" style="color:#cbd5e1;font-size:13px">Choose a mode, then click Start Collecting.</div><textarea id="ncText" style="flex:1;min-height:260px;border-radius:12px;background:#020617;color:white;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);padding:10px;font-size:14px"></textarea><div style="color:#cbd5e1;font-size:12px;line-height:1.35">Only visible/loadable names are collected. For comments, open the post comments first and scroll/load comments before running. Always review the list before using it.</div>';document.body.appendChild(box);box.querySelector("#ncClose").onclick=()=>box.remove();box.querySelector("#ncStart").onclick=()=>run(box.querySelector("#ncMode").value,box);box.querySelector("#ncCopy").onclick=async()=>{await navigator.clipboard.writeText(box.querySelector("#ncText").value);box.querySelector("#ncCopy").textContent="Copied!"}}ui()})();

Console version

(()=>{const STOP=new Set(["follow","following","followers","likes","like","liked by","more","see more","view profile","message","requested","cancel","close","done","search","suggested","verified","reels","explore","home","notifications","share","comment","comments","reply","replies","meta","facebook","instagram","all","invite","invited","add friend","friends","public","posts","photos","videos","watch","groups"]);const sleep=t=>new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,t));function clean(v){return String(v||"").replace(/\u00a0/g," ").replace(/\s+/g," ").replace(/'s profile picture$/i,"").replace(/’s profile picture$/i,"").replace(/ profile picture$/i,"").replace(/^profile picture of /i,"").replace(/^View the profile of /i,"").replace(/^View profile of /i,"").replace(/^Comment by /i,"").replace(/^Reply by /i,"").trim()}function good(v){const n=clean(v),l=n.toLowerCase();if(!n||n.length<2||n.length>70)return false;if(STOP.has(l))return false;if(/^(@)?[._-]+$/.test(n))return false;if(/https?:\/\//i.test(n))return false;if(/^\d+$/.test(n))return false;if(/^\d+\s+(likes|followers|following|comments|shares|replies)$/i.test(n))return false;if(/[{}[\]<>=]/.test(n))return false;const words=n.split(" ").filter(Boolean);if(words.length>9)return false;return true}function add(set,v){const n=clean(v);if(good(n))set.add(n)}function lines(set,v){String(v||"").split("\n").map(clean).filter(Boolean).forEach(x=>add(set,x))}function root(){const d=[...document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"],[aria-modal="true"]')];return d[d.length-1]||document.body}function scroller(r){const els=[r,...r.querySelectorAll("*")];return els.filter(el=>{const s=getComputedStyle(el);return((/(auto|scroll)/.test(s.overflowY)||el.scrollHeight>el.clientHeight+80)&&el.scrollHeight>250&&el.clientHeight>80)}).sort((a,b)=>(b.scrollHeight-b.clientHeight)-(a.scrollHeight-a.clientHeight))[0]||r}function collectVisible(r,set){r.querySelectorAll('a[href],[role="link"],span[dir="auto"],div[dir="auto"],img[alt],[aria-label]').forEach(el=>{lines(set,el.getAttribute("aria-label"));lines(set,el.getAttribute("title"));lines(set,el.getAttribute("alt"));if(el.tagName==="A"||el.getAttribute("role")==="link"||el.matches('span[dir="auto"]'))lines(set,el.innerText||el.textContent);if(el.tagName==="A"){try{const u=new URL(el.href,location.href);let p=u.pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean)[0]||"";if(location.hostname.includes("instagram")&&p&&!["p","reel","reels","stories","explore","accounts","direct"].includes(p.toLowerCase()))add(set,"@"+p)}catch(e){}}})}function collectCommenters(r,set){const nodes=[...r.querySelectorAll('[role="article"],[aria-label*="comment" i],[aria-label*="reply" i],ul li,div[dir="auto"]')];nodes.forEach(node=>{const aria=node.getAttribute("aria-label")||"";let m=aria.match(/(?:comment|reply)\s+by\s+([^,.]+)/i);if(m)add(set,m[1]);const links=[...node.querySelectorAll('a[href],[role="link"]')];for(const a of links.slice(0,4)){const txt=clean(a.innerText||a.textContent||a.getAttribute("aria-label")||"");if(good(txt)){add(set,txt);break}}})}async function run(mode,box){const r=root(),s=scroller(r),set=new Set();const status=box.querySelector("#ncStatus"),out=box.querySelector("#ncText");let prev=-1,stable=0;for(let i=0;i<120;i++){status.textContent="Collecting... "+set.size+" names found. Pass "+(i+1);if(mode==="comments")collectCommenters(r,set);else collectVisible(r,set);if(s&&typeof s.scrollTop==="number")s.scrollTop=s.scrollHeight;else scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight);await sleep(350);if(mode==="comments")collectCommenters(r,set);else collectVisible(r,set);if(set.size===prev)stable++;else stable=0;prev=set.size;if(stable>=7)break}const names=[...set].sort((a,b)=>a.localeCompare(b));out.value=names.join("\n");status.textContent="Done. Collected "+names.length+" names. Review before using.";try{await navigator.clipboard.writeText(out.value)}catch(e){}}function ui(){const old=document.getElementById("nameCollectorBox");if(old)old.remove();const box=document.createElement("div");box.id="nameCollectorBox";box.style.cssText="position:fixed;inset:12px;z-index:2147483647;background:#0f172a;color:white;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);border-radius:16px;padding:14px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;box-shadow:0 20px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.5);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px";box.innerHTML='<div style="display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between"><strong>Name Collector Helper</strong><button id="ncClose" style="padding:8px 10px;border:0;border-radius:10px;background:#ef4444;color:white;font-weight:700">Close</button></div><label style="font-weight:700">What are you collecting?</label><select id="ncMode" style="padding:10px;border-radius:10px;background:#020617;color:white;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25)"><option value="visible">Reactions / followers / visible name list</option><option value="comments">Post commenters from loaded comments</option></select><div style="display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap"><button id="ncStart" style="flex:1;padding:10px;border:0;border-radius:12px;background:#22c55e;color:#052e16;font-weight:900">Start Collecting</button><button id="ncCopy" style="flex:1;padding:10px;border:0;border-radius:12px;background:#facc15;color:#422006;font-weight:900">Copy Names</button></div><div id="ncStatus" style="color:#cbd5e1;font-size:13px">Choose a mode, then click Start Collecting.</div><textarea id="ncText" style="flex:1;min-height:260px;border-radius:12px;background:#020617;color:white;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);padding:10px;font-size:14px"></textarea><div style="color:#cbd5e1;font-size:12px;line-height:1.35">Only visible/loadable names are collected. For comments, open the post comments first and scroll/load comments before running. Always review the list before using it.</div>';document.body.appendChild(box);box.querySelector("#ncClose").onclick=()=>box.remove();box.querySelector("#ncStart").onclick=()=>run(box.querySelector("#ncMode").value,box);box.querySelector("#ncCopy").onclick=async()=>{await navigator.clipboard.writeText(box.querySelector("#ncText").value);box.querySelector("#ncCopy").textContent="Copied!"}}ui()})();

How to Use the Name Collector Helper

The Name Collector Helper now opens a small menu when it runs. You can choose whether you are collecting names from a visible list such as reactions/followers, or whether you want to collect commenters from a post.

Important: Use a browser, not the app

This works best in Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox. It usually will not work inside the Facebook or Instagram app.

Best Method: Bookmarklet

1. Copy the Bookmarklet Code — Best for Most Users.
2. Create a browser bookmark named Collect Giveaway Names.
3. Paste the copied code into the bookmark URL/address field.
4. Save the bookmark.
5. Open Facebook or Instagram in your browser.
6. Open the reactions list, followers list, likes list, or comments section you want to collect from.
7. Click the Collect Giveaway Names bookmark.
8. Choose the collection mode in the helper menu.
9. Click Start Collecting.
10. Review the list, then click Copy Names.
11. Paste the names into the Randomizer Wheel.

Collecting Facebook post reactions

1. Open Facebook in a browser.
2. Open the giveaway post.
3. Click the reactions/likes count so the list of people opens.
4. Run the Name Collector Helper.
5. Choose Reactions / followers / visible name list.
6. Click Start Collecting.

Collecting Facebook post comments

1. Open Facebook in a browser.
2. Open the giveaway post.
3. Open the comments section and load as many comments as you need.
4. Run the Name Collector Helper.
5. Choose Post commenters from loaded comments.
6. Click Start Collecting.
7. Review the results. Facebook layouts change often, so remove anything that is not a real entrant.

Collecting Instagram likes, followers, or comments

1. Open Instagram in a browser.
2. Open the likes list, followers list, or comments section.
3. Run the Name Collector Helper.
4. Choose the mode that matches what you are collecting.
5. Review the names or usernames before generating the official wheel.

Alternative Method: Browser Console

The Console Code is mainly for advanced users. Most people should use the bookmarklet code.

Always review the names

The Name Collector Helper is only a helper. The giveaway runner is responsible for reviewing the final entry list before generating the official result.

• Remove words that are not names.
• Check that intentional duplicate entries are correct.
• Check for missing people before generating the official result.
• Remember: once the official result is generated, the saved result shows the exact entry list that was used.