# WhatsApp Group Links Scraper (`simpleapi/whatsapp-group-links-scraper`) Actor πŸ”Ž WhatsApp Group Links Scraper extracts WhatsApp group invite links fast and efficiently. πŸš€ Great for lead generation, marketing outreach & community research. πŸ“ˆ Automate link discovery, save time, and stay organized. - **URL**: https://apify.com/simpleapi/whatsapp-group-links-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [SimpleAPI](https://apify.com/simpleapi) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.99 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## πŸ’¬ WhatsApp Group Links Scraper Discover **public WhatsApp group & channel invite links** at scale across the major social networks β€” **Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, YouTube, Pinterest, and Reddit**. Feed the Actor your keywords, choose a platform and country, and it hunts down `chat.whatsapp.com` join-links in real time, streaming each result straight to your dataset. πŸš€ > ⚑ Endless leads for marketing, recruiting, community growth, and research β€” built for speed and reliability. --- ### ✨ Why Choose This Actor? - 🟒 **Real-time results** β€” every link is saved the moment it's found, never at the end. A mid-run stop still leaves you a full partial dataset. - πŸ›‘οΈ **Smart proxy ladder** β€” automatically escalates **direct β†’ datacenter β†’ residential (sticky)** when the search engine pushes back, so you keep getting data. - πŸ” **Built-in retries** β€” up to 3 attempts per page with exponential backoff. - 🌍 **Geo-targeting** β€” restrict results to any of 100+ countries. - πŸ“Š **Clean, grouped output** β€” results are tagged by keyword and platform and rendered as a tidy table. - 🧹 **Smart de-duplication** β€” every source URL is returned once. --- ### πŸ”‘ Key Features | Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | πŸ”Ž Multi-keyword search | Each keyword is searched independently and grouped in the output. | | 🌐 8 social platforms | Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, Reddit, Pinterest, TikTok. | | πŸ’¬ Group **and** channel links | Detects both `chat.whatsapp.com/` invites and `whatsapp.com/channel/` links. | | πŸ“‘ Live logging | Engaging, real-time progress so you always know what's being collected. | | πŸ›‘οΈ Proxy fallback | Direct β†’ Datacenter β†’ Residential, with clear log events at every switch. | --- ### πŸ“₯ Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `keywords` | array | βœ… | One or more search terms. | | `platform` | string | βœ… | Social network to scan. | | `country` | string | βœ… | FIPS 10-4 country code for geo-targeting. | | `limit` | integer | βž– | Max number of records to collect (omit for no limit). | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | βž– | Proxy settings. `GOOGLE_SERP` group recommended. | #### Example input ```json { "keywords": ["marketing", "jobs"], "platform": "facebook.com", "country": "us", "limit": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["GOOGLE_SERP"] } } ```` *** ### πŸ“€ Output Each record contains: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `keyword` | The keyword that produced this result. | | `platform` | The platform searched. | | `country` | Country code used. | | `title` | Title of the source post/profile. | | `desc` | Snippet text where the link was found. | | `url` | The source URL on the social platform. | | `groupUrl` | Array of normalized WhatsApp group/channel links. | #### Example output ```json [ { "keyword": "marketing", "platform": "facebook.com", "country": "us", "title": "WhatsApp Business Marketing", "desc": "WhatsApp Business Marketing. Join group. ... chat.whatsapp.com/HsOmSeLn8vvCoII4Vds0UL ...", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/645308090352562/", "groupUrl": ["https://chat.whatsapp.com/HsOmSeLn8vvCoII4Vds0UL"] } ] ``` *** ### πŸš€ How to Use (Apify Console) 1. Log in at [console.apify.com](https://console.apify.com) β†’ **Actors**. 2. Open **WhatsApp Group Links Scraper**. 3. Enter your **keywords**, pick a **platform** and **country**, set a **limit**. 4. Keep the **GOOGLE\_SERP** proxy group enabled for best results. 5. Click **Start** ▢️. 6. Watch links stream into the log and **Output** tab in real time. 7. Export to **JSON / CSV / XLSX** or pull via API. ### πŸ€– Use via API ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts//run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"keywords":["marketing"],"platform":"facebook.com","country":"us","limit":10}' ``` *** ### πŸ’‘ Best Use Cases - 🎯 **Lead generation** β€” build outreach lists from niche WhatsApp communities. - πŸ“£ **Marketing & sales** β€” find active groups in your industry. - πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό **Recruiting** β€” discover job-sharing groups by keyword and region. - πŸ”¬ **Research** β€” map community activity around a topic or brand. ### πŸ’° Pricing This Actor uses the **Pay-Per-Event** model: - **Actor start** β€” a small one-time startup charge. - **Result** β€” charged per WhatsApp link record written to the dataset. You only pay for the leads you get. πŸŽ‰ ### ❓ FAQ **Why do some results have multiple links?** A single post can advertise several groups β€” all detected links are returned in `groupUrl`. **Why no results for my keyword?** Try broader keywords, a different platform, or make sure the **GOOGLE\_SERP** proxy group is enabled. **Is this legal?** The Actor only collects **publicly available** search-engine data. You are responsible for compliance with local laws (GDPR, CCPA, anti-spam) and platform ToS. ### πŸ›Ÿ Support & Feedback Open an issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab β€” real questions get real answers. πŸ™Œ # Actor input Schema ## `keywords` (type: `array`): Add one or more search terms (e.g. "marketing", "crypto jobs", "real estate"). Each keyword is searched separately and results are grouped by keyword in the output. ✍️ ## `platform` (type: `string`): Pick the social platform to scan for public WhatsApp invite links. πŸ“² ## `country` (type: `string`): Geo-target the search to a specific country (FIPS 10-4 code, mapped to Google's country restriction). 🌍 ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of WhatsApp link records to collect (across all keywords). Leave empty for no limit. πŸ“Š ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy used to reach the search engine. The Actor starts direct (no proxy), and if the search engine blocks the request it automatically escalates: 🟒 direct β†’ 🟑 datacenter β†’ πŸ”΄ residential (sticky). For best Google results, keep the GOOGLE\_SERP group enabled. πŸ” ## Actor input object example ```json { "keywords": [ "marketing", "jobs" ], "platform": "facebook.com", "country": "us", "limit": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "keywords": [ "marketing", "jobs" ], "platform": "facebook.com", "country": "us", "limit": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("simpleapi/whatsapp-group-links-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "keywords": [ "marketing", "jobs", ], "platform": "facebook.com", "country": "us", "limit": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["GOOGLE_SERP"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("simpleapi/whatsapp-group-links-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "keywords": [ "marketing", "jobs" ], "platform": "facebook.com", "country": "us", "limit": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } }' | apify call simpleapi/whatsapp-group-links-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=simpleapi/whatsapp-group-links-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "WhatsApp Group Links Scraper", "description": "πŸ”Ž WhatsApp Group Links Scraper extracts WhatsApp group invite links fast and efficiently. πŸš€ Great for lead generation, marketing outreach & community research. πŸ“ˆ Automate link discovery, save time, and stay organized.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "o2RnOz5A4V0GVLr3H" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/simpleapi~whatsapp-group-links-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-simpleapi-whatsapp-group-links-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/simpleapi~whatsapp-group-links-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-simpleapi-whatsapp-group-links-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/simpleapi~whatsapp-group-links-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-simpleapi-whatsapp-group-links-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "keywords", "platform", "country" ], "properties": { "keywords": { "title": "πŸ”‘ Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Add one or more search terms (e.g. \"marketing\", \"crypto jobs\", \"real estate\"). Each keyword is searched separately and results are grouped by keyword in the output. ✍️", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "platform": { "title": "🌐 Social Network", "enum": [ "facebook.com", "linkedin.com", "instagram.com", "twitter.com", "youtube.com", "reddit.com", "pinterest.com", "tiktok.com" ], "type": "string", "description": "Pick the social platform to scan for public WhatsApp invite links. πŸ“²", "default": "facebook.com" }, "country": { "title": "πŸ—ΊοΈ Country", "enum": [ "us", "uk", "ca", "au", "in", "it", "gm", "fr", "sp", "al", "ag", "ar", "am", "as", "aj", "bg", "bo", "be", "bh", "bk", "br", "bu", "ci", "ch", "co", "cs", "hr", "cu", "ez", "dk", "ec", "eg", "en", "fi", "gg", "gr", "hk", "hu", "ic", "id", "ir", "iz", "ei", "is", "jm", "ja", "ke", "kn", "ks", "ku", "lg", "ly", "ls", "lh", "lu", "mc", "mk", "my", "mt", "mx", "md", "mn", "mj", "mo", "np", "nl", "nz", "ni", "no", "pk", "we", "pm", "pa", "pe", "rp", "pl", "po", "rq", "qa", "ro", "rs", "sm", "sa", "sg", "ri", "sn", "lo", "si", "sf", "sw", "sz", "sy", "tw", "th", "ts", "tu", "ua", "ae", "uy", "uz", "ve" ], "type": "string", "description": "Geo-target the search to a specific country (FIPS 10-4 code, mapped to Google's country restriction). 🌍", "default": "us" }, "limit": { "title": "πŸ”’ Max Results", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of WhatsApp link records to collect (across all keywords). Leave empty for no limit. πŸ“Š", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "πŸ›‘οΈ Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy used to reach the search engine. The Actor starts direct (no proxy), and if the search engine blocks the request it automatically escalates: 🟒 direct β†’ 🟑 datacenter β†’ πŸ”΄ residential (sticky). For best Google results, keep the GOOGLE_SERP group enabled. πŸ”", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```