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Facebook Groups Scraper

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Facebook Groups Scraper

Facebook Groups Scraper

apify/facebook-groups-scraper
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Extract data from one or multiple public Facebook groups. Get group and post URLs, post text, comments, timestamp, likes and comments count, and basic commentator info. Download the data in JSON, CSV, and Excel and use it in apps, spreadsheets, and reports.

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You can access the Facebook Groups Scraper programmatically from your own JavaScript applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "startUrls": [
12        {
13            "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/874728723021553"
14        }
15    ],
16    "resultsLimit": 20,
17    "viewOption": "CHRONOLOGICAL"
18};
19
20// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
21const run = await client.actor("apify/facebook-groups-scraper").call(input);
22
23// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
24console.log('Results from dataset');
25console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
26const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
27items.forEach((item) => {
28    console.dir(item);
29});
30
31// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

👥 Facebook Groups Scraper API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Facebook Groups Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

npm install apify-client

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  • 526 monthly users
  • 41 stars
  • 99.6% runs succeeded
  • 2.5 days response time
  • Created in Nov 2022
  • Modified 4 days ago