Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper

Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper

Facebook Public Group Posts Scraper collects posts from public Facebook 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.

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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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, the Apify API, webhooks, and 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 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

{
    "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)

{
  "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

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

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 and JavaScript client docs 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, and consult your lawyer if unsure. Read more in Apify's guide: Is web scraping legal?

Other Facebook scrapers and related Actors

Actor	Best for
Facebook Group Profile Scraper	Members, activity, admins, and rules of groups
Facebook User Posts Scraper	Posts from Facebook profiles and Pages
Facebook Media Downloader	HD and SD links for videos, reels, and photos
Facebook Page Video Downloader	Every video from a Page
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, call it from the API tab, or connect it to Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, or Slack through integrations.

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