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$19.99/month + usage

Facebook Groups Scraper

Extract data from public Facebook groups including posts, comments, reactions, and member insights. This Apify scraper helps you track discussions, analyze engagement, monitor trends, and gather valuable data for research, marketing, and community intelligence

Pricing

$19.99/month + usage

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ScrapeEngine

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6 hours ago

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Automation

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Social media

You can access the Facebook Groups Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

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OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

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            "description": "📌 **Add Your Target Groups** 📌\n\n✨ Paste one or more public Facebook group URLs here.\n\n⚠️ **Important:** Only public groups are supported. Private groups require authentication.\n\n💡 **Tip:** You can scrape multiple groups in one run!",
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            "description": "🎭 **Choose Your Sorting Style** 🎭\n\nSelect how posts should be organized and displayed:\n\n📅 **Chronological** - Time-travel through posts (oldest → newest)\n\n🔥 **Recent Activity** - Catch the hottest, most active discussions\n\n⭐ **Top Posts** - Discover the most popular and engaging content\n\n🛒 **Chronological Listings** - Perfect for Buy/Sell groups\n\n⚠️ **Note:** Post limit applies to 'New posts' sorting only.",
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            "title": "🔍 Search Keyword Filter",
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          "searchGroupYear": {
            "title": "📅 Year Filter",
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            "description": "⏰ **Set Your Time Boundary** ⏰\n\nStop scraping when posts are older than this date.\n\n📝 **Format Options:**\n• **Absolute:** YYYY-MM-DD (e.g., 2024-01-15)\n• **Relative:** Natural language (e.g., \"2 weeks\", \"7 days\", \"1 month\")\n\n💡 **Examples:**\n• \"2024-01-01\" - Posts from January 2024 onwards\n• \"30 days\" - Posts from the last month\n• \"1 year\" - Posts from the last year"
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Facebook Groups Scraper OpenAPI definition

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You can download the OpenAPI definitions for Facebook Groups Scraper from the options below:

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1.3

Facebook Group Post Scraper

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Scrape posts from Facebook groups with the Facebook Group Post Scraper. Extract post text, images, videos, comments, reactions, and timestamps. Ideal for community analysis, engagement tracking, and market research. Fast, reliable, and scalable for single or multiple groups.

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4.5

Facebook Group Post Scraper

simpleapi/facebook-group-post-scraper

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SimpleAPI

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EasyApi

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2.4

Facebook Group Posts Scraper - [CRAZY CHEAP] - 50x Cheaper!

bombi_carl/crazy-cheap-facebook-group-posts

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