Facebook Groups Scraper

Scrape public Facebook Groups and get one clean row per post: text, author, timestamp, reactions with a per-reaction breakdown, comment and share counts, photos, videos, link cards and the group it came from. Read many groups in one run, set a limit per group, stop at a date, and choose Facebook's Newest or Top feed. You never provide a Facebook login, cookies or a session.

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Quick start

1. Paste one or more public group URLs into Facebook Group URLs.
2. Set Maximum posts per group.
3. Leave Proxy configuration on its default, Apify Residential — it is required for Facebook groups and included in the price.
4. Run.

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascript.developers/" }],
  "resultsLimit": 100
}

Every run also writes a RUN_SUMMARY record to the key-value store with a status for each group, and — if Facebook refused or failed any request — a RETRY_INPUT record you can run as-is.

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What it scrapes

Per post	Per group (on every row)
Post ID and canonical URL	Group ID, name, slug and URL
Text	Privacy (PUBLIC)
Created time	Member count (see note below)
Author: ID, name, profile URL, picture	Description, cover image, locations (optional)
Anonymous-participant flag
Reactions, comments, shares
Reaction breakdown: like, love, care, haha, wow, sad, angry
Photos (with size and Facebook's alt text), videos, link cards
The post it shares, if any
Top-comment preview (optional)

Flat columns (groupName, authorName, reactionsCount, reactionLikeCount, …) sit beside the structured objects, so a CSV export opens cleanly in a spreadsheet.

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Which URLs work

https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascript.developers/     a group by slug
https://www.facebook.com/groups/874728723021553            a group by numeric ID
https://web.facebook.com/groups/bitcoin                    web. host
https://m.facebook.com/groups/bitcoin                      mobile host
facebook.com/groups/bitcoin/?ref=share                     tracking parameters are ignored
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitcoin/about              trailing sections are ignored

These are rejected, with a reason in the log:

Input	Why
facebook.com/nasa	A Page, not a group — use Facebook Posts Scraper for Pages and profiles
facebook.com/groups/x/posts/123	A single group post — supply the group itself
facebook.com/groups/feed	Facebook's own groups interface, not a group
example.com/…	Not a Facebook URL

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Input examples

Several groups, newest posts from the last 30 days:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascript.developers/" },
    { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/874728723021553" }
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 500,
  "sort": "NEWEST",
  "postsNewerThan": "30 days",
  "includeGroupDetails": true,
  "includeTopComments": false
}

Popular discussions only, with the comment preview:

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitcoin" }],
  "resultsLimit": 50,
  "sort": "TOP",
  "minReactions": 10,
  "includeTopComments": true
}

postsNewerThan takes a date (2026-10-01, 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z) or a period counted back from now (24 hours, 7 days, 2 weeks, 3 months, 1 year).

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Output

The Group posts table above is one of four views; the full data is easiest to read as JSON. Every sample below is a real record from a run of this Actor on a public group (6 October 2026), with two edits for this page: individual members' names, IDs and profile links are replaced with placeholders, and long Facebook image URLs are shortened. Group names, post text and every count are as returned.

null means Facebook did not publish the value — never zero. A 0 is a published zero.

One complete record

Every field a row carries — the post, its author, engagement, media, link cards, the group object, and the flat CSV columns at the end. This post had no reactions, so its breakdown is null; the Engagement view below shows one that has one.

{
  "type": "group_post",
  "postId": "3632018510279711",
  "postUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascriptdevelopers/permalink/3632018510279711/",
  "text": "**A lighter framework doesn't mean a lighter feature set.**\n\nVue.js gives teams a gentle learning curve without sacrificing performance or flexibility.\n\n- Component-based, reactive UIs built for fast iteration\n- Easy integration with existing backend systems and APIs\n- Scalable architecture for growing single-page applications\n\nWe build custom projects from scratch and support migrations, and our Vue.js consulting helps teams choose the right state management and tooling before development starts. Clean, maintainable frontend code is our standard.\n\nLearn more: [https://mobisoftinfotech.com/services/vue-js-development-company?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=vue-js-development-company](https://mobisoftinfotech.com/services/vue-js-development-company?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=vue-js-development-company)\n\n#VueJsDevelopment #FrontendEngineering #webdevelopment #TechConsulting #JavaScriptFrameworks #VueJSDesign #vuejs",
  "createdAt": "2026-09-16T04:37:07.000Z",
  "postType": "link",
  "author": {
    "id": "100000000000001",
    "name": "Group Member 1",
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/group.member.1",
    "profilePictureUrl": "https://scontent.feoh14-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/…/359479521_848246963386214_2890803815784130742_n.jpg?…",
    "isAnonymous": false
  },
  "engagement": {
    "reactions": 0,
    "comments": 0,
    "shares": 0,
    "reactionBreakdown": null
  },
  "media": [],
  "externalLinks": [
    {
      "url": "https://mobisoftinfotech.com/services/vue-js-development-company?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=vue-js-development-company",
      "domain": "mobisoftinfotech.com",
      "title": "Vue.js Development Company | Vue.js Consulting Services",
      "description": "Expert Vue.js development company offering custom Vue.js development, consulting services, and scalable web application solutions for startups & enterprises.",
      "thumbnail": "https://external.feoh8-1.fna.fbcdn.net/emg1/v/…/8978232051750922306?…"
    }
  ],
  "topComments": [],
  "sharedPost": null,
  "group": {
    "id": "197988240349439",
    "name": "[JS] Javascript developers",
    "slug": "javascript.developers",
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascript.developers/",
    "privacy": "PUBLIC",
    "memberCount": 15000,
    "memberCountText": "15.0K members",
    "description": "This group is ment for posting new ideas, dev tools and anything related to javascript development.",
    "coverImageUrl": "https://scontent-phl2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/…/44983283_1044575012368939_4290949478648643584_n.jpg?…",
    "locations": []
  },
  "inputUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascript.developers/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-06T04:22:51.271Z",
  "groupId": "197988240349439",
  "groupName": "[JS] Javascript developers",
  "groupUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascript.developers/",
  "authorId": "100000000000001",
  "authorName": "Group Member 1",
  "authorUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/group.member.1",
  "isAnonymousAuthor": false,
  "reactionsCount": 0,
  "commentsCount": 0,
  "sharesCount": 0,
  "reactionLikeCount": null,
  "reactionLoveCount": null,
  "reactionCareCount": null,
  "reactionHahaCount": null,
  "reactionWowCount": null,
  "reactionSadCount": null,
  "reactionAngryCount": null
}

Engagement view

Flat counts, ready for a spreadsheet. The per-reaction columns add up to reactionsCount; when Facebook publishes a breakdown that does not account for the total, the missing types are left blank rather than guessed as 0.

{
  "postUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascriptdevelopers/permalink/3635118149969747/",
  "createdAt": "2026-09-19T06:00:16.000Z",
  "groupName": "[JS] Javascript developers",
  "authorName": "Group Member 2",
  "reactionsCount": 1,
  "commentsCount": 0,
  "sharesCount": 0,
  "reactionLikeCount": 1,
  "reactionLoveCount": 0,
  "reactionCareCount": 0,
  "reactionHahaCount": 0,
  "reactionWowCount": 0,
  "reactionSadCount": 0,
  "reactionAngryCount": 0
}

Media & links view

Photos (with size and Facebook's alt text), videos (duration), link cards (title, description, thumbnail) and the post a share points to.

{
  "postUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascriptdevelopers/permalink/3636188893196006/",
  "createdAt": "2026-09-23T05:51:50.000Z",
  "groupName": "[JS] Javascript developers",
  "postType": "video",
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/100000000000002/videos/1352395623381585/?idorvanity=197988240349439",
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.feoh14-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/…/797515438_1449406367112910_6028551311177152025_n.jpg?…",
      "videoUrl": null,
      "durationSeconds": 54,
      "id": "1352395623381585"
    }
  ],
  "externalLinks": [
    {
      "url": "http://Higgsfield.ai/",
      "domain": "higgsfield.ai",
      "title": null,
      "description": null,
      "thumbnail": null
    }
  ],
  "sharedPost": null,
  "text": "AI Character Swap Tutorial: Kisi Bhi Video Me Apne Aap Ko Replace Karo! 🤯\n.\nKya aap bhi kisi viral movie scene ya video me khud ko replace karna chahte hain? 🤖✨ Is video me dekhiye kaise aap Higgsfield AI (Genjutsu) aur ChatGPT ki madad se ek perfect Character Sheet prompt banakar scene recreation kar sakte hain!\nSteps covered in this video:\nCharacter Sheet Prompt kaise banayein.\nCustom Outfit/Clothing instruction kaise set karein.\nHiggsfield.ai Genjutsu tool se video recreation process.\nVideo pasand aayi ho toh Like, Share aur Follow/Subscribe karna mat bhoolna! 🚀\n.\n#AITutorial #HiggsfieldAI #Genjutsu #CharacterSwap #AIEditing #VideoEditingTutorial #ContentCreator #DigitalSkills #TechShorts #AIMagic #AIVideoGeneration"
}

Top comments view

Filled when Include top-comment preview is on — the few comments Facebook already sends with each post, at no extra cost. (This sample is from a different run with the preview switched on.) For complete threads and replies, pass postUrl to Facebook Comments Scraper.

{
  "postUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/javascriptdevelopers/permalink/3596056727209223/",
  "groupName": "[JS] Javascript developers",
  "authorName": "Group Member 3",
  "commentsCount": 2,
  "topComments": [
    {
      "id": "3596092757205620",
      "text": "Essaie vous même pour voir",
      "createdAt": "2026-08-14T09:25:41.000Z",
      "author": {
        "id": "100000000000003",
        "name": "Group Member 3",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/group.member.3",
        "isAnonymous": false
      },
      "replyCount": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "3596093130538916",
      "text": "@highlight",
      "createdAt": "2026-08-14T09:26:07.000Z",
      "author": {
        "id": "100000000000003",
        "name": "Group Member 3",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/group.member.3",
        "isAnonymous": false
      },
      "replyCount": 0
    }
  ],
  "text": "Salut les dev c'est déjà possible de faire des maquettes avec ChatGPT #dev #development #chatgptprompts #UIUXDesigner #webdevelopment"
}

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FAQ

Does the group need to be public?

Yes. Only groups whose posts anyone can see are supported. A private group is reported in RUN_SUMMARY as PRIVATE_OR_LOGIN_REQUIRED with whatever Facebook shows publicly about it (name, member count) — the Actor never tries to get inside it, and does not bypass membership controls.

Do I need a Facebook login or cookies?

No. The Actor reads only what Facebook shows a logged-out visitor, and never asks for credentials, cookies, a session or a token.

Can I scrape several groups at once?

Yes — as many as you like. They are read in parallel, posts within each group in order. One group failing never stops the others; each gets its own status in RUN_SUMMARY.

Can I filter by date?

Yes, with Posts newer than. With the Newest feed the Actor stops reading a group as soon as it passes your cutoff, rather than fetching older posts to throw away.

What sorting modes are supported?

• Newest — Facebook's chronological group feed.
• Top — Facebook's default ranked feed, which lifts a few older high-engagement posts to the top.

Both are Facebook's own ordering; the Actor never re-sorts what it collected. Recent activity is not offered: read logged out it came back in exactly the Top order, so it could not be shown to work.

What data comes back for each post?

See What it scrapes and the samples. Anonymous posts come back as "authorName": "Anonymous participant", "isAnonymousAuthor": true, with author ID and URL left empty — the Actor never tries to identify an anonymous poster.

Are comments included?

The comment count always is. Switch on Include top-comment preview to also get the few top comments Facebook already sends with each post — text, commenter, time and reply count. It costs no extra requests and is not charged.

How do I get full comments and replies?

Pass the returned postUrl values to Coregent Facebook Comments Scraper, which is built for complete threads and replies.

Why might I get fewer posts than Facebook shows?

• The group has fewer posts than your limit, or your date cutoff or filters removed some.
• Facebook can refuse or fail a request part-way through a group. The posts collected up to that point are complete, the group is marked PARTIAL_RESULT, and it is written to RETRY_INPUT.
• Facebook counts some items as posts that it does not show a logged-out visitor.

How long does a large group take?

The first ~50 posts of a group come back in one request. After that Facebook serves 3 posts per request, so 500 posts from one group is roughly 150 further requests — a few minutes. Several groups run in parallel, so 10 groups × 100 posts takes about as long as one group of 100.

Is the member count exact?

Facebook shows a logged-out visitor only a rounded figure such as "93.5K members". memberCount is that figure as a number (93500), and memberCountText keeps the original wording so nobody mistakes it for an exact count.

How is pricing calculated?

You pay a small fee per public group read — opening a group's feed costs the same whatever it yields — plus a fee per group post delivered. You are not charged for group details, the top-comment preview, pagination, retries, private, missing or unavailable groups, duplicates, or posts your filters removed. If filters or a date range match very few posts, a group stops early rather than reading far past them; the log says so. Live rates are on the Pricing tab — this README deliberately doesn't quote figures.

Can I schedule runs?

Yes. Use an Apify Schedule with Posts newer than set to your interval (for example 24 hours on a daily schedule) to collect only new posts each time.

Can I use it through the API or MCP?

Yes. Like every Apify Actor it can be started through the Apify API, the JavaScript and Python clients, integrations (Make, Zapier, n8n and others) and Apify's MCP server for AI agents. The API tab on the Actor's page has ready-made snippets.

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🚦 Proxy policy

Apify Residential proxy is used by default, and you pay nothing extra for it — its bandwidth is included in the price.

Residential is required, not a premium option: Facebook refuses public groups to datacenter addresses. Tested from Apify datacenter, every group page redirected to the login screen and the group feed was refused on the first request. From residential addresses the same groups returned every post asked for.

So if you switch the proxy to datacenter, or turn it off, the Actor uses Apify Residential anyway and says so in the log — otherwise the run would return nothing.

To route through your own provider instead, supply it in the proxy editor's Custom proxy URLs field — that traffic goes through your account and is honoured in full:

http://user:pass@proxy.iproyal.com:12321
http://user:pass@proxy.brightdata.com:22225
http://user:pass@proxy.oxylabs.io:7777

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Group statuses in RUN_SUMMARY

Status	Meaning
SUCCESS	Read to your limit, your date cutoff, or the end of the feed
NO_POSTS	The group is readable but returned no posts
PARTIAL_RESULT	Some posts collected, then Facebook refused or failed a request
PRIVATE_OR_LOGIN_REQUIRED	A private group — not supported
GROUP_NOT_FOUND	Deleted, renamed, or never existed
GROUP_UNAVAILABLE	The page loaded but carried no readable feed
RATE_LIMITED / BLOCKED	Facebook refused before any post was collected
TEMPORARY_FACEBOOK_ERROR	A Facebook server error that retries did not clear

Invalid URLs are listed under invalidByReason and never reach the crawler.

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Related Actors

• Facebook Posts Scraper — posts from Facebook Pages and profiles.
• Facebook Comments Scraper — full comment threads and replies for any post URL.
• Facebook Pages Leads Scraper — business contact details from Facebook Pages.
• Facebook Ads Library Scraper — ads from Meta's Ad Library.

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Privacy and compliance

This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Meta or Facebook.

• It extracts only content visible to a logged-out visitor of a public group.
• Private and member-only groups are not supported, and membership controls are never bypassed.
• Anonymous participants are never de-anonymized.
• Public posts can still contain personal data. You are responsible for processing the results lawfully (for example under GDPR or CCPA), and should collect only data you have a legitimate reason to process.