Facebook Group Post Scraper This Apify actor scrapes Facebook group posts using direct API calls without Puppeteer. It efficiently collects posts from multiple groups with ## ⚠️ Important: Understanding isNewPosts - isNewPosts: true - Fetches the newest/current posts in the group - isNewPosts: false - Fetches relative/older posts from the group Example: json { "url": ["https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourgroup"], "maxPosts": 30, "isNewPosts": false } ## Features - Scrapes multiple Facebook groups in a single run - Collects comprehensive post data including: - Post text and media content - Creation time (both timestamp and human-readable format) - User information - Engagement metrics (reactions, comments, shares) - Group metadata - Automatic group ID resolution for non-numeric group URLs - Robust error handling with retry mechanisms - Streaming data collection with real-time processing - Supports proxy configuration - Rate limiting and delays to avoid blocking ## Input The actor accepts the following input format: json { "url": [ "https://www.facebook.com/groups/123456789", "https://www.facebook.com/groups/groupname" ], "maxPosts": 200, // Maximum number of posts to collect per group (default: 50) "isNewPosts": false // false = oldest first (stable), true = newest first (less stable) } You can provide either a single group URL as a string or multiple URLs in an array. ## Output The actor outputs data to the Apify dataset in two formats: 1. Post Data: json { "type": "post", "post_type": "__post__", // or "__reel__" for reels "group_index": 1, "total_groups": 2, "post_url": "...", "text": "...", "user_name": "...", "creation_time": "...", // Human readable GMT time "creation_timestamp": 1234567890, "reactions_count": 0, "post_id": "...", "group_url": "...", "group_id": "...", "media": [...], "engagement": { "comments_count": 0, "reactions_count": 0, "shares_count": 0 }, "group": { "id": "...", "name": "...", "url": "..." }, "actors": [...] } 2. Group Info: json { "type": "group_info", "group_index": 1, "total_groups": 2, "data": { "name": "...", "id": "...", "url": "...", "input_url": "...", "group_id": "..." } } ## Required Files - source_payload_and_cookies.json: Contains request payloads and headers - payload.json: Additional payload configurations ## Local Development 1. Install dependencies: bash npm install 2. Run the actor locally: bash apify run ## Notes - Keep your payload data up to date for optimal performance - The actor uses a proxy by default for better reliability - Rate limiting and delays are implemented to avoid blocking - The actor processes groups sequentially to maintain stability