Facebook Groups Scraper — Public Posts & Comments

Extract structured posts from one or more public Facebook groups. Each dataset item represents one post and can include its author, text, timestamp, engagement, top comments, media attachments, links, and group details.

What it extracts

• Post text, URL, IDs, and publishing time
• Author and collaborator details
• Likes, reaction breakdowns, shares, and comment counts
• Top comments and basic commentator details
• Images, videos, thumbnails, dimensions, and OCR text when available
• Marketplace title, price, and location when available
• Group title, ID, and source URL

Only public Facebook groups are supported. This Actor does not accept Facebook credentials or access private groups.

Input

The input contract is compatible with apify/facebook-groups-scraper.

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/874728723021553"
    }
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 20,
  "viewOption": "CHRONOLOGICAL",
  "searchGroupKeyword": "a",
  "searchGroupYear": "2024",
  "onlyPostsNewerThan": "1 month"
}

Field	Type	Description
startUrls	array	Required public Facebook group URLs.
resultsLimit	integer	Maximum posts to save. Omit to retrieve all available posts within the run spending limit.
viewOption	string	CHRONOLOGICAL, RECENT_ACTIVITY, TOP_POSTS, or CHRONOLOGICAL_LISTINGS.
searchGroupKeyword	string	Optional group-post search text. One or two letters generally work best without login.
searchGroupYear	string	Optional search year; requires searchGroupKeyword.
onlyPostsNewerThan	string	ISO date/time or relative time such as 2 days or 3 months.

Output

Results are written to the default dataset as one item per Facebook post.

{
  "facebookUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/example",
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/example/permalink/123/",
  "time": "2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
  "user": {
    "id": "456",
    "name": "Example author"
  },
  "text": "Example post",
  "likesCount": 12,
  "sharesCount": 1,
  "commentsCount": 3,
  "topComments": [],
  "attachments": [],
  "legacyId": "123",
  "groupTitle": "Example group",
  "inputUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/example"
}

Fields not present on a particular Facebook post are omitted or returned as null. Facebook may vary the available fields by post type.

Pricing

The Actor charges one actor-start event per run, one post event per dataset item, and an additional date-filter event per saved post when onlyPostsNewerThan is used. The maximum charge per run is respected: the Actor reduces its result limit before scraping and exits gracefully when no more posts can be charged.

Post and date-filter prices decrease on higher Apify subscription tiers. Platform compute and proxy usage is billed separately by Apify.

Responsible use

Use the Actor only for lawful collection of public data. Facebook results may contain personal data. Ensure you have a legitimate purpose and comply with applicable privacy, data-protection, and platform requirements.

Implementation note

This Actor uses a real browser to read Facebook's public, logged-out group interface. Facebook may limit how many posts are visible without an account; the Actor returns every post exposed in that public session up to your requested limit.