Facebook Group Posts and Details Scraper

Overview

This tool allows you to scrape Facebook groups for detailed post information, including the post's content, author details and more. It’s designed to extract relevant data from groups, helping you analyze discussions, trends, and interactions within specific Facebook communities.

How it Works

The Facebook Group Posts and Details Scraper helps you collect posts from Facebook groups, including data such as:

• Post content (text, media)
• Post interactions (likes, comments, shares)
• Author information (name, profile URL)
• Post date and time

Key Features

• Group-Based Scraping: Extract posts from any public or private Facebook group.
• Authentication: Requires login via cookies to access group posts and private groups (ensure you are a member of the group).
• Post Metadata: Scrape detailed post information including post text, images, comments, and author details.
• Post Interactions: Gather data on how many likes, comments, and shares each post has received.
• Customizable Parameters:
  • Max number of posts to scrape
  • Post date range filters (optional)
  • Proxy configuration via Apify Proxy

Best Practices

• Join Groups: For private groups, ensure you’re a member before scraping.
• Handle Cookies: Use the EditThisCookie extension to export and input your cookies for Facebook login.
• Use Apify Proxy: To avoid IP blocking and get reliable scraping results.
• Respect Group Privacy: Only scrape publicly accessible groups or those you are a member of.

How to Use

1. Set Up: Create an Apify account and navigate to the Facebook Group Posts Scraper actor.
2. Install one of the following extensions: Cookie-Editor (there is option to Export cookies as JSON) or EditThisCookie.
3. Login to Your Facebook Account.
4. Export Cookies: Use the extension to export cookies while logged in to Facebook.
5. Input Cookies: Paste your cookies into the actor's cookie input field.
6. Enter Group URL(s): Specify the Facebook group URLs from which to scrape posts.
7. Set Scrape Parameters:
   • Define the maximum number of posts to scrape.
   • Optionally, apply date filters to target specific posts.
8. (Optional) Configure Proxy: Use Apify Proxy for enhanced scraping performance.
9. Run the Scraper: Start the actor to begin scraping posts and details.
10. Data Collection: The scraper will output data in your chosen format (JSON, CSV, Excel, etc.).

Input Data

To scrape posts from a specific Facebook group, you'll need to configure the following options:

1{
2    "startUrls": [
3        {
4            "url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/germtheory.vs.terraintheory"
5        }
6    ],
7    "maxItems": 20,
8    "minDelay": 5,
9    "maxDelay": 10,
10    "cookies": [
11        {
12            "domain": ".facebook.com",
13            "name": "c_user",
14            "value": "your_cookie_value_here"
15        }
16    ],
17    "proxy": {
18        "useApifyProxy": true
19    }
20}

Input Explanation

• startUrls: A list of Facebook group URLs from which to start scraping. You can add multiple group URLs to scrape posts from different groups.

  • Example: "https://www.facebook.com/groups/germtheory.vs.terraintheory"

• maxItems: The maximum number of posts to scrape from each group. This helps limit the overall number of posts to extract.

  • Example: 20 (scrapes a maximum of 20 posts per group).

• minDelay: The minimum time (in seconds) to wait before scrolling to the bottom of the group page. This helps avoid detection by Facebook’s anti-scraping measures.

  • Example: 5 seconds.

• maxDelay: The maximum time (in seconds) to wait before scrolling to the bottom of the page. This helps to mimic a human browsing experience and avoids Facebook blocking the scraper.

  • Example: 10 seconds.

• cookies: Provide your Facebook cookies to allow the scraper to access private groups or other restricted content. Use the EditThisCookie Chrome extension to export the cookies from your logged-in Facebook account. Paste the full cookie data in this section.

  • Example: You should paste the exported cookies here, ensuring that all necessary cookies are included.

• proxy: Configuration for using proxies to hide the origin of your requests and prevent Facebook from blocking your IP. You can enable Apify Proxy for enhanced reliability and privacy.

  • Example: "useApifyProxy": true to enable the use of Apify's proxy servers.

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Output Structure

The output data for each post in the Facebook group includes the following details:

1[
2    {
3        "id": "3119019914903041",
4        "postId": "3119019914903041",
5        "image": "https://scontent.fsjj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/472089283_10227996084430817_5418662324330496371_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_s80x80_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=e99d92&_nc_ohc=bGz7r_PsdWgQ7kNvgGLLvn5&_nc_oc=AdgkluCE9TOn6K6b_JLqlsRAYhPZOGWcI4lv3ff67egW6-2Q3iUXhYY36sK-5OnGBnM&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent.fsjj1-1.fna&_nc_gid=ArNvXZlpkN2daVlL3gUwwOB&oh=00_AYA2Z26yXWV9bpNKfXKS3ClTn7HSBsm9pd35_56xu8u-DA&oe=678E7205",
6        "postText": "",
7        "postAuthor": "Adele Marie Jacklin",
8        "postAuthorId": "1334322925",
9        "postAuthorUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/adele.m.davey",
10        "email": "",
11        "firstName": "Adele",
12        "lastName": "Marie"
13    }
14]

Explanation of Fields:

• id: The unique identifier of the post in the group. This ID is typically used by Facebook to reference the post.

  • Example: "3119019914903041"

• postId: The same unique identifier as id for the post, used across the system.

  • Example: "3119019914903041"

• image: A URL to an image associated with the post (if any). It could be the thumbnail image or any other media uploaded by the author.

  • Example: "https://scontent.fsjj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/472089283_10227996084430817_5418662324330496371_n.jpg"

• postText: The textual content of the post. If the post contains no text, this field will be empty.

  • Example: "" (empty, as in the case where only images or links are shared).

• postAuthor: The name of the author who created the post.

  • Example: "Adele Marie Jacklin"

• postAuthorId: The unique identifier of the post's author, which can be used to look up the user's profile.

  • Example: "1334322925"

• postAuthorUrl: The URL to the author's Facebook profile.

  • Example: "https://www.facebook.com/adele.m.davey"

• email: The email address of the author (if available). This is typically empty unless provided explicitly.

  • Example: "" (empty in this case).

• firstName: The first name of the post author.

  • Example: "Adele"

• lastName: The last name of the post author.

  • Example: "Marie"

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Support

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  • Email: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com

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