🧠 Facebook Groups Posts Scraper

Extract posts, photos, and engagement metrics from any public Facebook Group—just by entering the group's URL.

Overview

This Actor scrapes posts from Facebook Groups, collecting detailed metadata including post content, reactions, images, user profiles, and more. Ideal for research, lead generation, and market analysis.

Why choose this actor?

• No login required.
• Retrieves rich post metadata and media.
• Fast setup—just input the Group URL.
• Built-in support for filtering by post date.
• Includes attachments, likes, comments, and user profile links.

🚫 THIS ACTOR DOES NOT USE PROXIES
⚠️ ONLY 10 RESULTS FREE FOR FREE USERS
📌 max_results MUST BE A MULTIPLE OF 10. E.g., max_results = 35 will return 40 results.

🚀 Use Cases

• Competitive analysis in niche Facebook communities
• Monitoring fitness or wellness trends in home gym groups
• Extracting user sentiment or feedback about products
• Finding leads or influencers in enthusiast communities

🔑 Key Features

• Date filtering with start_date and end_date
• Automatic media downloading (photo/video)
• Public group scraping without login
• All metadata structured as JSON
• Easy integration with datasets or APIs

🔧 How It Works

1. Provide one or more Facebook Group URLs.
2. Define the number of posts to extract (must be a multiple of 10).
3. Optionally set a date range.
4. Get a full dataset with metadata, media links, and user info.

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Description	Example
urls	array	Facebook Groups URLs to scrape	["https://facebook.com/groups/example"]
max_results	integer	Maximum number of posts to extract (must be multiple of 10)	20
start_date	string	Earliest post date (YYYY-MM-DD format)	"2024-01-01"
end_date	string	Latest post date (YYYY-MM-DD format)	"2024-12-31"

📤 Output (Full Example)

{
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/262681228448/posts/10162937588358449/",
  "post_id": "10162937588358449",
  "user_url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=pfbid02Vk2wTLS...",
  "user_username_raw": "John Doe",
  "content": "This was at my old house in the garage...",
  "date_posted": "2025-07-17T12:18:00.000Z",
  "hashtags": [],
  "num_comments": 0,
  "num_shares": 1,
  "num_likes_type": {
    "type": "Like",
    "num": 37
  },
  "group_name": "Home Gym",
  "group_id": "262681228448",
  "group_url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/262681228448/",
  "group_intro": "For everyone who has a home gym or prefers to train at home...",
  "group_category": "Public group",
  "group_logo": "https://...logo.jpg",
  "group_members": 369600,
  "group_created_at": "2010-01-15T11:52:02.000Z",
  "user_is_verified": false,
  "attachments": [
    {
      "id": "10164228934269874",
      "type": "Photo",
      "url": "https://...photo.jpg",
      "downloadable_url": "https://...photo.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "shortcode": "10162937588358449",
  "likes": 37,
  "post_image": "https://...post.jpg",
  "post_type": "Post",
  "profile_id": "pfbid02Vk2...",
  "timestamp": "2025-07-17T14:44:00.596Z",
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/262681228448/",
    "num_of_posts": 10,
    "start_date": "",
    "end_date": ""
  }
}

💰 Pricing

• Free users: Up to 10 results per run
• Pay-as-you-go: $3 per 1,000 results

🛡️ Legal Disclaimer

This tool is intended for lawful use only. You are solely responsible for using this actor in compliance with Facebook's terms of service and any applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

🔁 Update Policy

This Actor is actively maintained. Updates will follow major Facebook layout or anti-bot changes.

❓ FAQ

Do I need to log in to use this Actor?
No login is required for scraping public groups.

What if I input 35 results?
You’ll get 40. Always rounded up to the nearest multiple of 10.

Can I scrape private groups?
No. Only public groups are supported.