How do I get posts from a public Facebook group via API?
Call GET /facebook/groups/posts with the group's URL as link: it returns the group's latest public posts as JSON (text, post link, author, reaction and comment counts), newest first. It works for public groups, with one API key and no Meta app.
Meta's official option
Meta's Groups API, which apps installed in a group used to read posts with, was removed on April 22, 2024. Meta has no official replacement for reading group posts.
How to do it with SocialAPIs
limit sets 3 to 9 posts per call. Price: 1 credit; round(limit ÷ 3) credits when limit is set, up to 3. To go further back, pass page_info.end_cursor from one response as end_cursor in the next, or set after_time / before_time (ISO 8601) for a date range. timezone sets the timezone of the returned timestamps, e.g. UTC.
/facebook/groups/details gives the group's description, rules and member count.
Endpoints
GET /facebook/groups/posts1 credit; round(limit ÷ 3) credits when limit is set, up to 3
Fetch recent posts from a Facebook group, including text, media, reactions, and comments.
Params:
link(required),limit,end_cursor,after_time,before_time,timezoneFacebook Group Posts: docs and playgroundMCP:
facebook_group→postsGET /facebook/groups/details1 credit
Get detailed metadata and statistics about a Facebook group including member count, description, and rules.
Params:
link(required)Facebook Group Details: docs and playgroundMCP:
facebook_group→details
curl -G "https://api.socialapis.io/facebook/groups/posts" \
--max-time 100 \
--fail-with-body \
-H "x-api-token: $SOCIALAPIS_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "link=https://www.facebook.com/groups/gieldagryplanszowe" \
--data-urlencode "limit=3" \
--data-urlencode "timezone=UTC"import os
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.socialapis.io/facebook/groups/posts",
headers={"x-api-token": os.environ["SOCIALAPIS_API_KEY"]},
params={
"link": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/gieldagryplanszowe",
"limit": "3",
"timezone": "UTC",
},
timeout=100,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())// Node 18+, as an ES module (e.g. main.mjs)
async function get(url, params) {
const query = new URLSearchParams(params).toString();
const response = await fetch(query ? `${url}?${query}` : url, {
headers: { "x-api-token": process.env.SOCIALAPIS_API_KEY },
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(100000),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
return response.json();
}
const data = await get("https://api.socialapis.io/facebook/groups/posts", {
link: "https://www.facebook.com/groups/gieldagryplanszowe",
limit: "3",
timezone: "UTC",
});
console.log(data);import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
public class Main {
private static final HttpClient CLIENT = HttpClient.newBuilder()
.connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
.build();
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String body = get("https://api.socialapis.io/facebook/groups/posts", Map.of(
"link", "https://www.facebook.com/groups/gieldagryplanszowe",
"limit", "3",
"timezone", "UTC"));
System.out.println(body);
}
static String get(String url, Map<String, String> params) throws Exception {
String query = params.entrySet().stream()
.map(e -> URLEncoder.encode(e.getKey(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8) + "="
+ URLEncoder.encode(e.getValue(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
.collect(Collectors.joining("&"));
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create(query.isEmpty() ? url : url + "?" + query))
.header("x-api-token", System.getenv("SOCIALAPIS_API_KEY"))
.timeout(Duration.ofSeconds(100))
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = CLIENT.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
if (response.statusCode() / 100 != 2) {
throw new RuntimeException("HTTP " + response.statusCode() + ": " + response.body());
}
return response.body();
}
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"log"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"os"
"time"
)
func main() {
body, err := get("https://api.socialapis.io/facebook/groups/posts", url.Values{
"link": {"https://www.facebook.com/groups/gieldagryplanszowe"},
"limit": {"3"},
"timezone": {"UTC"},
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
func get(endpoint string, params url.Values) ([]byte, error) {
if len(params) > 0 {
endpoint += "?" + params.Encode()
}
req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-token", os.Getenv("SOCIALAPIS_API_KEY"))
client := &http.Client{Timeout: 100 * time.Second}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if resp.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, body)
}
return body, nil
}# pip install socialapis-sdk
import os
from socialapis import Facebook
client = Facebook(api_token=os.environ["SOCIALAPIS_API_KEY"])
response = client.get_group_posts(
"https://www.facebook.com/groups/gieldagryplanszowe",
limit=3,
timezone="UTC",
)
print(response)// npm install socialapis-sdk
import { Facebook } from "socialapis-sdk";
const client = new Facebook({ apiToken: process.env.SOCIALAPIS_API_KEY });
const response = await client.getGroupPosts("https://www.facebook.com/groups/gieldagryplanszowe", {
limit: 3,
timezone: "UTC",
});
console.log(response);Your API key goes in the x-api-token header (here from the SOCIALAPIS_API_KEY environment variable). Get a free key.
Tutorial: Monitor a Facebook group's new posts automaticallyUse it from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor (MCP)
Good to know
- The fields you'll use:
details.post_id,details.post_link,values.text,reactions.total_reaction_count,details.comments_count. - Private groups aren't available, by design: we only read what anyone can see without logging in.
- AI assistants can do the same through the MCP server's
facebook_grouptool (actionposts).