# Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper (`parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape posts from public Facebook groups: text, author, date, post URL, reactions by type, comments, shares and photos with download links. Bulk group URLs, date cutoff. No login. Export JSON, CSV, Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseBird](https://apify.com/parsebird) (community)
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.79 / 1,000 group posts

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper

Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper collects posts from public [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com) groups and returns each post's text, author, publish time, post link, reactions by type, comments, shares, and photos with download links. Add one group or many, set how many posts you want from each, and get clean data in minutes.

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Paste group links by name, numeric ID, or web.facebook.com, set a post limit or a date cutoff, and get one row per post with author, engagement, and full-size photo links, with no Facebook login and no proxy setup.
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<span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.5px">ParseBird Facebook Suite</span>
<span style="color:#D8E6FD;font-size:13px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pages, posts, groups, reviews &amp; media</span>
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<a href="https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-user-posts-scraper" style="color:#1C1917;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:13px">Facebook User Posts Scraper</a><br>
<span style="color:#78716C;font-size:11px">Posts from profiles and Pages</span>
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<a href="https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-page-video-downloader" style="color:#1C1917;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:13px">Facebook Page Video Downloader</a><br>
<span style="color:#78716C;font-size:11px">Every video on a Page, MP4 links</span>
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<a href="https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-media-downloader" style="color:#1C1917;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:13px">Facebook Media Downloader</a><br>
<span style="color:#78716C;font-size:11px">HD/SD links for videos, reels, photos</span>
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<a href="https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper" style="color:#1877F2;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:13px">Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper</a><br>
<span style="color:#1877F2;font-size:11px;font-weight:600">You are here</span>
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<a href="https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-group-profile-scraper" style="color:#1C1917;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:13px">Facebook Group Profile Scraper</a><br>
<span style="color:#78716C;font-size:11px">Members, activity, admins, rules</span>
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<a href="https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-reviews-scraper" style="color:#1C1917;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:13px">Facebook Page Reviews Scraper</a><br>
<span style="color:#78716C;font-size:11px">Recommendations, tags, comments</span>
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##### Copy to your AI assistant

Copy this block into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any LLM to start using this actor.

```text
Use Apify Actor parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper to scrape posts from public Facebook groups. Example with ApifyClient (Python): client.actor("parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper").call(run_input={"groupUrls":["https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals","https://www.facebook.com/groups/webscraping"],"maxItems":50}). Inputs: groupUrls array of strings required (public group links: facebook.com/groups/<name or numeric ID>, web.facebook.com and m.facebook.com links work too; up to 100 groups; the same group entered twice is scraped once); maxItems integer default 10 (posts per group; 0 = every post Facebook shows); untilDate string YYYY-MM-DD optional (stop at older posts); sortingSetting CHRONOLOGICAL | RECENT_ACTIVITY | TOP_POSTS default CHRONOLOGICAL (requested order; Facebook may use the group's default order for logged-out visitors). Output: one row per post: post_id, creation_time (ISO 8601 UTC), message, post_url, reactions {total, breakdown {like, love, care, haha, wow, sad, angry}}, comments_count, shares_count, author {id, name, url, profile_picture_url} (anonymous posts show "Anonymous participant"), attachments [{type photo | video | link, id, url, thumbnail, width, height, description, download_urls [{url, type, quality, width, height}]}], facebook_group_url (your input), facebook_group_name (the name or ID from the URL). API docs: https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/ and https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/. Token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations.
```

### What is Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper?

**Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper** is a **Facebook group scraper** that reads the discussion feed of **public groups** the way a logged-out visitor sees it. For every post you get the **post text**, **author name, profile link, and picture**, **publish time**, **post URL**, **total reactions and the breakdown by type**, **comment and share counts**, and **photos and videos** with direct download links and Facebook's image descriptions.

You don't need a Facebook account, cookies, or your own proxies. The easiest way to try it is to open the actor, keep the prefilled group, and click **Start**. The prefilled run saves 10 posts in under a minute.

### What can Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper do?

- 💬 **Scrape posts from public Facebook groups** by group name or numeric ID, from `www`, `web`, or `m.facebook.com` links.
- 📦 **Scrape many groups at once**: add up to 100 groups and set a post limit for each.
- 📅 **Stop at a date**: set **Stop at posts older than** to collect only recent posts.
- 📊 **Measure engagement**: total reactions, Like/Love/Care/Haha/Wow/Sad/Angry counts, comments, and shares.
- 🖼️ **Get photos and videos**: every photo in a post with full-size download links, sizes, and Facebook's description, plus video links and thumbnails.
- 🕵️ **Keep anonymous posts**: posts by anonymous members are included, with the name Facebook shows ("Anonymous participant").
- ⏱️ **Automate** with [Apify schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules), the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), webhooks, and [integrations](https://apify.com/integrations) such as Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, and Slack.
- 📁 **Export** results as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML.

### What data can you extract from Facebook groups?

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `post_id`, `post_url` | Facebook's post ID and a link to the post in the group |
| `creation_time` | Publish time in ISO 8601 (UTC) |
| `message` | Post text |
| `reactions` | `total` and a `breakdown` by reaction type |
| `comments_count`, `shares_count` | Number of comments and shares |
| `author` | `id`, `name`, `url`, and `profile_picture_url` of the poster |
| `attachments` | Photos and videos: `type`, `id`, `url`, `thumbnail`, `width`, `height`, `description`, and `download_urls`; shared links appear as `type: "link"` |
| `facebook_group_url`, `facebook_group_name` | The group link you entered and the name or ID from it |

### How to scrape posts from a Facebook group

1. Open [Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper) and click **Try for free** or **Start**.
2. In **Facebook group URLs**, paste one public group link per line.
3. Set **Max posts per group**, or 0 to collect every post Facebook shows.
4. Optionally set **Stop at posts older than**.
5. Click **Start**, then open the **Output** tab or export the results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `groupUrls` | array of strings | **Yes** | — | Public group links, up to 100 |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | `10` | Posts per group; `0` for every post Facebook shows |
| `untilDate` | string | No | — | Stop at posts older than this `YYYY-MM-DD` date (UTC) |
| `sortingSetting` | string | No | `CHRONOLOGICAL` | `CHRONOLOGICAL`, `RECENT_ACTIVITY`, or `TOP_POSTS` (see FAQ) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | No | — | Optional. The actor uses Apify residential proxy on its own |

### Input / Output

**Example input**

```json
{
    "groupUrls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/groups/webscraping",
        "https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "sortingSetting": "CHRONOLOGICAL"
}
```

**Example output** (a real row; image query strings removed, the text and the attachment list shortened)

```json
{
  "post_id": "38750149084628707",
  "creation_time": "2026-10-02T21:10:46.000Z",
  "message": "AFFITTASI A STUDENTESSE CAMERE VICINE al Campus Einaudi 390€\nIn alloggio luminoso e dotato di tutti i comfort ...",
  "post_url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/OFFROCASA/posts/38750149084628707/",
  "reactions": {
    "total": 1,
    "breakdown": { "like": 1 }
  },
  "comments_count": 0,
  "shares_count": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": "pfbid0MESEYr4uBdUtyb1HW6L9o2jxUaaPM4epPSCM3gvENo8LzHRfPuQ33N4vMW8Yqd9vl",
    "name": "Enza Falco",
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/enza.falco.71",
    "profile_picture_url": "https://scontent.fyhu2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/353415530_3552247938352861_4603933909773363701_n.jpg"
  },
  "attachments": [
    {
      "type": "photo",
      "id": "4612078192369825",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4612078192369825",
      "thumbnail": "https://scontent.fyhu2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/833574591_4612076482369996_4142927708451907662_n.jpg",
      "width": 1200,
      "height": 1600,
      "description": "May be an image of bedroom and indoors",
      "download_urls": [
        { "url": "https://scontent.fyhu2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/833574591_4612076482369996_4142927708451907662_n.jpg", "type": "viewer_image", "width": 1200, "height": 1600, "quality": "high" },
        { "url": "https://scontent.fyhu2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/833574591_4612076482369996_4142927708451907662_n.jpg", "type": "image", "width": 443, "height": 590, "quality": "low" }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "facebook_group_url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/OFFROCASA",
  "facebook_group_name": "OFFROCASA"
}
```

Download results from the **Output** tab in JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML.

### Python API example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")

run = client.actor("parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "groupUrls": ["https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals"],
        "maxItems": 100,
        "untilDate": "2026-09-01",
    }
)

for post in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(post["creation_time"], post["author"]["name"], post["reactions"]["total"], post["post_url"])
```

### JavaScript API example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });

const run = await client.actor('parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper').call({
    groupUrls: ['https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals'],
    maxItems: 100,
    untilDate: '2026-09-01',
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((post) => console.log(post.creation_time, post.author.name, post.reactions.total, post.post_url));
```

See the [Python client docs](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/) and [JavaScript client docs](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/) for more options.

### Use cases

- **Market research**: see what people ask for, recommend, and complain about in niche communities.
- **Lead generation**: find "looking for" and job posts in freelancer, real estate, and buy-and-sell groups.
- **Deal and listing monitoring**: schedule runs with a date cutoff to catch new deals, rentals, or listings.
- **Brand monitoring**: track mentions of your product in public communities.
- **AI and NLP pipelines**: feed post text into sentiment analysis, topic modeling, or LLM summaries.

### How it works

1. The actor turns each link into a group ID and reads the group's public discussion feed as a logged-out visitor.
2. It loads posts page by page until it reaches **Max posts per group**, your date cutoff, or the end of what Facebook shows.
3. Each post becomes one row. A post found twice is saved once, and the same group entered twice is scraped once.

### How much does it cost to scrape Facebook group posts?

**What is the price per Facebook group post?**

The actor uses pay-per-event pricing: you pay per post saved, and platform usage and residential proxy are included.

| Event | Free plan | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|-------|-----------|--------|--------|------|
| `post-scraped` | $0.00149 (**$1.49 / 1,000**) | $0.00129 (**$1.29 / 1,000**) | $0.00099 (**$0.99 / 1,000**) | $0.00079 (**$0.79 / 1,000**) |

One `post-scraped` event is one post row in the dataset. Groups that fail are not charged. The prefilled 10-post run costs about $0.015 on the Free plan, and 1,000 posts cost $1.49. Apify's free plan includes monthly platform credits you can use to try the actor.

### Is it legal to scrape Facebook groups?

**Is scraping public Facebook group posts legal?**

The actor only reads posts that Facebook shows to anyone without logging in. Scraping public data is generally legal in many jurisdictions, but group posts contain personal data covered by laws such as GDPR and CCPA, and photos are protected by copyright. Have a legitimate reason to collect the data, respect [Facebook's Terms](https://www.facebook.com/terms.php), and consult your lawyer if unsure. Read more in Apify's guide: [Is web scraping legal?](https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/)

### Other Facebook scrapers and related Actors

| Actor | Best for |
|-------|----------|
| [Facebook Group Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-group-profile-scraper) | Members, activity, admins, and rules of groups |
| [Facebook User Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-user-posts-scraper) | Posts from Facebook profiles and Pages |
| [Facebook Media Downloader](https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-media-downloader) | HD and SD links for videos, reels, and photos |
| [Facebook Page Video Downloader](https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-page-video-downloader) | Every video from a Page |
| [Reddit Subreddit Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/parsebird/reddit-subreddit-posts-scraper) | Posts and comments from Reddit communities |

### FAQ

**Which groups work?**
Public groups. Private groups don't show their posts to logged-out visitors, so they are reported in the log and not charged. Groups that don't exist or were removed fail with "isn't available".

**How many posts can I get from a group?**
As many as Facebook shows to logged-out visitors. In our tests, a busy deals group returned 90+ posts covering a single day with no sign of stopping, while the `webscraping` group showed only 14 posts in total. Some groups show logged-out visitors only a selection of posts. Set **Max posts per group** to 0 to collect everything available.

**Does the sort order setting work?**
The actor sends your sort order to Facebook, but for logged-out visitors Facebook usually serves the group's own default order. Most busy groups default to newest first. Each row has `creation_time`, so you can sort the dataset yourself.

**How does the date cutoff work?**
Posts older than **Stop at posts older than** are skipped, and the actor stops once the feed reaches older posts. The cutoff works best for groups whose feed is newest first.

**Why is the author ID a long `pfbid...` string?**
For many people Facebook shows a scrambled ID instead of a profile number. The name and profile link are still included when Facebook shows them. Anonymous posts show "Anonymous participant" and no profile link.

**Why do photo links stop working?**
Photo and video links are signed by Facebook and expire after a few days. Download the files you need soon after the run.

**Do I need to set up a proxy?**
No. Facebook only serves group feeds to residential IPs, so the actor uses Apify residential proxy automatically, and the cost is included in the price per post.

**Can I run it on a schedule or from my app?**
Yes. Use [Apify schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules), call it from the [API tab](https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper/api), or connect it to Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, or Slack through [integrations](https://apify.com/integrations).

**Where can I report issues?**
Open the **Issues** tab on the actor page with your input and run ID.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `groupUrls` (type: `array`):

Add public group links, one per line, for example https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals, a numeric link such as https://www.facebook.com/groups/1681780278682735, or a web.facebook.com or m.facebook.com link. Up to 100 groups per run.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many posts from each group. Set 0 to collect every post Facebook shows.

## `untilDate` (type: `string`):

Keep only posts published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD, UTC). Collection stops once the feed reaches older posts.

## `sortingSetting` (type: `string`):

The order to request from Facebook. Facebook often serves logged-out visitors the group's default order regardless; see the README. Set to Chronological when 'Stop at posts older than' is used.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

No proxy setup is needed. The actor uses Apify residential proxy for Facebook on its own.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "groupUrls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "sortingSetting": "CHRONOLOGICAL"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "groupUrls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "groupUrls": ["https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals"],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "groupUrls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/groups/discountchicksdeals"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parsebird/facebook-group-posts-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/euZmnmdCbJa988qJi/builds/U20afKXocvvsQNqOD/openapi.json