Effortlessly scrape and extract data from Facebook groups search results.

Features

• 🔍 Search for Facebook groups based on keywords
• 📊 Extract detailed information about each group
• 🔢 Set a custom limit for the number of results
• 🚀 Uses browser automation to handle dynamic content
• 🛡️ Incorporates anti-detection measures for reliable scraping

Description

The Facebook Groups Search Scraper is a powerful tool designed to automate the process of searching and extracting data from Facebook groups. It navigates through Facebook's group search results, scrolling and loading more content as needed, to collect comprehensive information about each group matching your search criteria.

Input Parameters

Output

The actor provides detailed information for each Facebook group, including:

• Group ID
• Group name
• Group URL
• Profile picture URL
• Visibility status
• Member information
• Post frequency
• Group type
• Viewer's join state

Use Cases

• Market research: Identify and analyze groups related to specific products or interests
• Community engagement: Find relevant groups for outreach or partnership opportunities
• Competitive analysis: Track groups in your industry or niche
• Trend spotting: Discover popular topics and discussions within specific communities

Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

1{
2  "maxItems": 100,
3  "searchQuery": "tesla"
4}

Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the Storage tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

1[
2  {
3    "id": "609454194511881",
4    "name": "Tesla model y accessories 3.0",
5    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/609454194511881/",
6    "profilePictureUri": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/369260375_224474087233226_4569397410258598398_n.jpg?stp=c120.0.720.720a_dst-jpg_s168x128&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=33e84f&_nc_ohc=TZRKrtBgOwYQ7kNvgF7vVBV&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_gid=AKlvzaWfT8ojjgXTdSP7e2K&oh=00_AYC4JM6umbd84x5v0o0WpWLnTBr4IdAg6hGhxfIJcHDTtw&oe=67083810",
7    "visibility": "Public",
8    "memberInfo": "21K members",
9    "postFrequency": "4 posts a day",
10    "type": "Group",
11    "viewerJoinState": "CAN_JOIN"
12  },
13  {
14    "id": "108780073105582",
15    "name": "Tampa Bay Tesla Club",
16    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/TampaBayTeslaClub/",
17    "profilePictureUri": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/274518532_10224246295898986_4160009039258704607_n.jpg?stp=c230.0.360.360a_dst-jpg_s168x128&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=33e84f&_nc_ohc=cQ3ATTt_pMYQ7kNvgEryjzG&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_gid=AKlvzaWfT8ojjgXTdSP7e2K&oh=00_AYAQcengFngXf4Tl1993NHN5zdln5Ev7ITAmQzOOBForVg&oe=67080D6A",
18    "visibility": "Public",
19    "memberInfo": "9.4K members",
20    "postFrequency": "9 posts a day",
21    "type": "Group",
22    "viewerJoinState": "CAN_JOIN"
23  },
24  ...
25]