Facebook Group Scraper

What does it do?

Facebook Group Scraper extracts posts from public Facebook Groups. It collects post text, author names, like counts, comment counts, share counts, post dates, and associated media. The scraper uses a real browser to render Facebook's dynamic content and scrolls to load multiple posts from each group.

Why use this scraper?

Facebook Groups are valuable sources of community discussions, market sentiment, customer feedback, and niche insights. With millions of active groups covering every topic, this scraper enables researchers, marketers, and analysts to gather structured data from public group discussions. Monitor brand mentions, track industry trends, analyze community engagement, or collect training data for sentiment analysis.

How to use

1. Navigate to the Facebook Group Scraper on Apify.
2. Enter the URLs of public Facebook Groups in the input.
3. Set the maximum number of posts per group.
4. Click "Start" to begin scraping.
5. Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

Use the Apify API for automated and scheduled scraping workflows.

Input configuration

Parameter	Type	Description
groupUrls	Array	URLs of public Facebook Groups to scrape
maxPosts	Integer	Maximum posts per group (default: 100)
proxyConfig	Object	Proxy settings for the scraper

Output data

The scraper outputs a dataset with the following fields:

{
  "postText": "Just finished building my first React app! Here are some tips...",
  "author": "Jane Developer",
  "likes": 142,
  "comments": 38,
  "shares": 12,
  "date": "February 15, 2026",
  "groupUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/webdevelopers/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-19T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Cost of usage

This scraper uses Puppeteer and runs on higher memory instances. Approximate cost is $1.50 per 1,000 posts with Apify proxy. Actual costs depend on the number of groups, posts per group, and proxy usage. Facebook's dynamic content requires browser-based rendering, which uses more resources than HTML-only scrapers.

Tips

• Only public groups can be scraped without authentication.
• Start with a small maxPosts value to test before scaling up.
• Use the engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares) to identify trending topics.
• Schedule regular runs to monitor group activity over time.
• Post text is truncated to 2000 characters to manage dataset size.
• Facebook may limit access; use proxy rotation for best results.
• For research purposes, combine data from multiple groups for comprehensive insights.

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Built with Crawlee and Apify SDK. See more scrapers by consummate_mandala on Apify Store.