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Facebook Search Groups Results Scraper

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Facebook Search Groups Results Scraper

Facebook Search Groups Results Scraper

memo23/facebook-search-groups-scraper

Developed by

Muhamed Didovic

Maintained by Community

Scrape facebook groups from search results and get important details such as group name, description, is group public or private, group members count, activity and group URL.

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Pricing

$19.00/month + usage

3

Monthly users

8

Runs succeeded

>99%

Last modified

2 months ago

How it works

This actor allows you to scrape facebook groups from search and get important details such as group name, description, is group public or private, group members count, activity and group URL.

Features

Multiple Search Queries: Supports scraping based on multiple search URLs, formatted as https://www.facebook.com/search/groups/?q=your_query. Required Authentication over cookies: Users can log in to access a broader range of questions and answers. Customizable: Flexible configuration options to suit various scraping needs.

How to Use

  1. Set Up: Ensure you have an Apify account and access to the Apify platform.
  2. Install EditThisCookie chrome extension.
  3. Login to your facebook account
  4. While you are on facebook tab, Click on the extension and export the cookies
  5. Paste the cookies to this actor's Cookie input field
  6. Specify the Facebook group URL you want to scrape. Input your search URLs in the format https://www.facebook.com/search/groups/?q=your_query. You can add multiple URLs for a broader search scope.
  7. Set Max groups to scrape limits to determine the number of groups to scrape.
  8. Set Min delay for scroll and Max delay for scroll to ensure facebook doesn't block you and to get maximum resutls.
  9. (Optional) Configure proxy settings for enhanced reliability.
  10. Run the actor and obtain the extracted data in your preferred format.
  11. Data Collection: The scraper will output data in your chosen format, which can include JSON, HTML, CSV, Excel, or others as supported by Apify.

Input Data

Here's a simple example of how to set up a search for "medical" groups in Facebook:

1{
2    "cookies": [
3        {
4            "domain": ".facebook.com",
5            "expirationDate": 1740231415.466268,
6            "hostOnly": false,
7            "httpOnly": false,
8            "name": "c_user",
9            "path": "/",
10            "sameSite": "no_restriction",
11            "secure": true,
12            "session": false,
13            "storeId": "0",
14            "value": "1248804295",
15            "id": 1
16        }
17    ],
18    "maxDelay": 5,
19    "maxGroups": 100,
20    "minDelay": 2,
21    "proxyConfiguration": {
22        "useApifyProxy": true,
23        "apifyProxyGroups": [
24            "RESIDENTIAL"
25        ]
26    },
27    "startUrls": [
28        {
29            "url": "https://www.facebook.com/search/groups/?q=medical"
30        }
31    ]
32}

Output Structure

The output data typically includes:

1[
2    {
3        "photo": "https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/12633639_172593196446940_4661060803058728181_o.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_p64x64&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=b81613&_nc_ohc=eca5tXgVPpkAX-AIwnn&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfDWffm8VHeDE4AYrrTZV1Q1Ay6Nk-qEOuRu03WvJYUAjQ&oe=66014981",
4        "groupName": "Medical Updates",
5        "groupDescription": "Medical Updates",
6        "isPublic": "Public",
7        "numberOfMembers": "7K members",
8        "postActivity": "3 posts a day",
9        "link": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/gastro2016/?__tn__=%3C"
10    },
11    {
12        "photo": "https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/163532758_102811758576204_8586165576917200705_n.jpg?stp=c10.0.64.64a_cp0_dst-jpg_p64x64&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=b81613&_nc_ohc=IoTogxqQmroAX-z9GjM&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBv4kaMeUdDLYdbn0UYwMZUf7iiPiXLM6u1ncnZfZfLBA&oe=66013864",
13        "groupName": "Medical Equipments/ OTC medicines",
14        "groupDescription": "Medical Equipments/ OTC medicines",
15        "isPublic": "Public",
16        "numberOfMembers": "551 members",
17        "postActivity": "5 posts a week",
18        "link": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/479233583230903/?__tn__=%3C"
19    },
20    ...
21]

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To use this Actor, you have to pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage.

Free trial

1 day

Price

$19.00