Facebook group post scraper

by curious_coder

Need to monitor what’s happening in your Facebook groups without the endless scrolling? This actor lets you automatically pull structured data from an...

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About Facebook group post scraper

Need to monitor what’s happening in your Facebook groups without the endless scrolling? This actor lets you automatically pull structured data from any Facebook group you’re a member of. Think of it as your dedicated research assistant for Facebook communities. You’ll get clean, organized data for each post, including the poster’s name and profile URL, the post text itself, reaction counts, the number of comments, and the exact timestamp. It captures the core details so you can analyze trends, track engagement, or gather insights without manual copying and pasting. I use it to keep an eye on competitor groups, track sentiment around specific topics, and gather user-generated content ideas. It’s straightforward: you provide the group URLs and it handles the extraction, delivering the data in a format ready for spreadsheets or databases. Perfect for marketers, researchers, or anyone who needs to understand group dynamics at scale.

What does this actor do?

Facebook group post scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
API access for integration with your applications
Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
Configure the input parameters as needed
Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

The Facebook posts scraper is an Apify actor designed to extract facebook posts from a profile, page, group, etc. With this actor, you can effortlessly gather valuable data from Facebook posts for various purposes, such as market research, lead generation, and competitor analysis. ## Getting started 1. Install Cookie-Editor chrome extension 2. Login to your facebook account (optional) 3. While you are on facebook tab, Click on the extension and export the cookies (optional) 4. Paste the cookies to this actor's Cookie input field (optional) 5. Specify the Facebook profile or group URL you want to scrape posts from. 6. Set pagination limits to determine the number of pages to scrape. 7. Configure proxy settings for enhanced reliability. 8. Run the actor and obtain the extracted data in your preferred format. The Facebook posts Scraper actor is an invaluable tool for businesses, researchers, and marketers seeking to gain insights from Facebook posts. By automating the data extraction process, it simplifies the task of collecting post information and empowers you to make data-driven decisions based on the extracted data. ## Sample data Here is the sample json output of this actor: json { "createdAt": 1715352299, "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldemailmasterclass/permalink/844179877727334/", "user": { "id": "100003654639487", "name": "James Kricked Parr", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/krickedart" }, "text": "Hiring 2 talented VAs: 1 api/webhooks/ghl/clay PRO and 1 data filtering PRO with extreme attention to detail, will also work on instantly subsequences too. Drop 'yes me' if that's u👇", "attachments": [], "reactionCount": 12, "shareCount": 0, "commentCount": 25, "topComments": [ { "text": "Yes me", "createdAt": 1715352417, "author": { "name": "Azhar Kamal", "id": "100005206265467", "gender": "MALE", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/mak.megamind", "profilePicture": "https://scontent.fblr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/306762469_2023046817878841_2432511838240140780_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_p64x64&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=NuvXtvmit-QQ7kNvgGPDz2l&_nc_ht=scontent.fblr1-3.fna&oh=00_AYC-QmJnkieZkDey6vXF7XhQdna_hUz7mQPKt7O_kQn_4w&oe=6646F894", "shortName": "Azhar", "isVerified": false }, "reactionCount": 1, "commentCount": 2, "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldemailmasterclass/permalink/844179877727334/?comment_id=844197721058883" }, { "text": "Let me know when you need that Clay knowledge:)", "createdAt": 1715366101, "author": { "name": "Josh Whitfield", "id": "100005815925914", "gender": "MALE", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ragevmachine", "profilePicture": "https://scontent.fblr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/355892298_2148165328720644_7118474293467825230_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_p64x64&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=DQc0czDR3O8Q7kNvgHwsY9k&_nc_ht=scontent.fblr1-4.fna&oh=00_AYAYthUj7wXjeY3-_WjLVUTVxLHGUXJXTnq00h8hfsx1Fw&oe=6646D1FD", "shortName": "Josh", "isVerified": true }, "reactionCount": 3, "commentCount": 2, "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldemailmasterclass/permalink/844179877727334/?comment_id=844314761047179" } ] } ## Integrations You can use Make to integrate Facebook post scraper to any other SaaS platform by designing your own automation flows. ## Facebook posts API The actor stores results in a dataset. You can export data in various formats such as CSV, JSON, XLS, etc. You can scrape and access data on demand using API. For more information, Go to Facebook post scraper API integration page ## How much will it cost me to scrape Facebook posts ? Based on historical data our scraper costs an average of $0.73 per thousand Facebook posts as usage credits. You can scrape upto 67,000 Facebook posts per month with Apify starter plan ## Your feedback We’re always working on improving the performance of our Actors. So if you’ve got any technical feedback for this scraper or simply found a bug, please create an issue on the actor’s Issues tab in Apify Console For additional information you can email us at heycuriouscoder@gmail.com