Facebook Groups Search Scraper

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Apify Actor that finds and scrapes Facebook group data by search terms (via DuckDuckGo) and/or direct group URLs. Output matches the same structure as the reference group_search.json.

Why use this actor?

• Bulk input: Multiple search terms and/or group URLs in one run.
• No proxy by default; automatic fallback to datacenter then residential proxy if the platform blocks.
• Live saving: Results are pushed to the dataset as they are scraped.
• Retries: Exponential backoff and up to 3 retries when using residential proxy.

Input

Example input (JSON):

{
"startUrls":[
{"url":"bmw"},
{"url":"tesla"},
{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/groups/example/"}
],
"maxItems":50
}

Output

Dataset rows: one per group, with fields:

• query – Search term or direct_urls
• id – Group ID
• name – Group name
• url – Group URL
• profilePictureUri – Image URL or null
• visibility – Public / Private
• memberInfo – e.g. "10,000 total members"
• postFrequency – e.g. "5.2 posts a day"
• type – "Group"
• viewerJoinState – e.g. "CAN_JOIN"

Full run output has the same shape as group_search.json:

• config – maxItems, searchQuery
• total_groups – Total groups scraped
• results – Array of { "query", "groups", "count" }

How to run

1. Open Apify Console → Actors.
2. Create or open this actor and configure Input: add startUrls (and optional proxy / maxItems).
3. Click Start and watch Log for progress and proxy fallback messages.
4. Open Output (dataset) to view or export (JSON/CSV).

Cautions

• Data is from public pages only.
• You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws (privacy, data protection, etc.).