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Extract Facebook group posts at scale without authentication or cookies. This scraper accesses publicly available group content through a cookieless architecture, eliminating the risk of account bans while delivering comprehensive post data, engagement metrics, and author profiles for competitive intelligence and community analysis.

📺 Video Tutorial: How it Works

Key Features

🔒 Cookieless / No Login Required - Access public Facebook group posts without authentication, cookies, or account credentials. Zero risk of account suspension or rate limiting.

📈 Scalable Architecture - Extract thousands of group posts with detailed engagement metrics, reaction breakdowns, and author information in a single run.

✅ Rich Post Data - Capture complete post content including messages, timestamps, media attachments (images/videos), reaction counts by type (like, love, wow, haha, sad, angry, care), comment counts, share counts, and full author profiles with profile pictures.

⚡ Fast & Reliable - Optimized extraction engine delivers consistent results with automatic retry logic and error handling for uninterrupted data collection.

📊 Export-Ready Formats - Download your data instantly in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready for analysis in your preferred business intelligence tools, CRM systems, or spreadsheet applications.

Use Cases

Social Media Managers: Monitor multiple Facebook groups to track trending topics, content performance patterns, and community engagement levels. Identify high-performing post formats and optimal posting times to inform your content strategy.

Market Research Analysts: Analyze audience sentiment and conversation themes across competitor groups or industry communities. Extract thousands of posts to identify emerging trends, pain points, and customer preferences for strategic planning.

Sales & Lead Generation Teams: Discover potential customers actively discussing relevant topics in niche Facebook groups. Export posts with author profiles to build targeted outreach lists and identify warm leads expressing specific needs or interests.

Inputs

Outputs

Available Formats: JSON, CSV, Excel

Key Data Fields:

• post_id - Unique identifier for each post
• url - Direct link to the post
• message - Full text content of the post
• timestamp - Unix timestamp of when the post was created
• comments_count - Total number of comments
• reactions_count - Total reactions across all types
• reactions - Breakdown by type (like, love, wow, haha, sad, angry, care)
• reshare_count - Number of times the post was shared
• author.id - Author's unique Facebook ID
• author.name - Author's display name
• author.url - Link to author's profile
• author.profile_picture_url - Author's profile image URL
• image.uri - URL of attached image (if present)
• image.height / image.width - Image dimensions
• video - Video attachment data (if present)
• external_url - Any external links shared in the post

How to Use

Step 1: Enter the target Facebook Group ID in the groupId field. You can find this numeric ID in the group's URL (e.g., facebook.com/groups/1439220986320043).

Step 2: Configure any additional parameters such as date ranges or post limits based on your data collection needs.

Step 3: Run the scraper and download your results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format. Data is available immediately upon completion.

Sample Output

{
"post_id":"4230362860539161",
"type":"post",
"url":"https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamecommunity/posts/4230362860539161/",
"message":"Looking for recommendations on strategy games for 2-4 players. Preferably something with medium complexity and under 90 minutes playtime.",
"timestamp":1765705599,
"comments_count":23,
"reactions_count":15,
"reshare_count":2,
"reactions":{
"angry":0,
"care":1,
"haha":0,
"like":12,
"love":2,
"sad":0,
"wow":0
},
"author":{
"id":"pfbid0jTpnC5rAwPLzqpn8G2QbJgAi3u7qyXWyWfYuUokDiVukw2r5TtkfXu5QMrGDeA3Ll",
"name":"Sarah Mitchell",
"url":"https://www.facebook.com/sarah.mitchell.37",
"profile_picture_url":"https://scontent.flhe6-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/profile_pic.jpg"
},
"image":null,
"video":null
}

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