BrowsableFacebook APIs
Facebook group
Scrape public metadata and public initial-page posts from a Facebook group URL or group id.
POST
/v1/facebook/groupSend Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. Get an API key →
Parameters
Send these fields in a flat JSON body. Add _run to choose execution options.
Provide at least one of: url; group_id.
urlstringOptionalFacebook group URL. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 2000.
cursorstringOptionalOffset cursor returned as next_cursor from the previous response.
group_idstringOptionalFacebook group id or public group slug. Use this instead of url when you only have the identifier.
max_postsintegerOptionalMaximum number of public posts to return from the initial group page payload. Default: 20. Minimum: 0. Maximum: 100.
Response
Every response describes a run. Read result once run_status is succeeded.
run_id- The run to track. Keep it when contacting support.
run_status- Queued, running, waiting for sign-in, succeeded, or failed. Check this even after an HTTP 200.
status_url- Poll this URL while the run is pending. Keep the same run instead of starting another request.
result- The endpoint’s returned data. The example is illustrative; actual fields may be empty or unavailable.
error- On failure, inspect its code, message, retryable and action fields.
View the complete output schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"success",
"group",
"posts",
"count",
"max_posts_requested",
"pagination"
],
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"group": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"url",
"mobile_url",
"name",
"description",
"privacy",
"privacy_description",
"visibility",
"visibility_description",
"member_count_text",
"member_count",
"location",
"profile_picture_url",
"cover_photo_url",
"tabs",
"recent_media"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"tabs": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"title",
"type",
"url"
],
"properties": {
"url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"type": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"title": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"privacy": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"location": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"mobile_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"visibility": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"description": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"member_count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"recent_media": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"type",
"url",
"image_url",
"accessibility_caption"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"type": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"image_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"accessibility_caption": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"cover_photo_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"member_count_text": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"privacy_description": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"profile_picture_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"visibility_description": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"posts": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"post_id",
"url",
"author_id",
"author_name",
"author_profile_picture_url",
"message",
"created_time",
"created_at",
"reaction_count",
"comment_count",
"attachments",
"comments"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"post_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"comments": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"legacy_fbid",
"url",
"message",
"author_id",
"author_name",
"author_profile_picture_url",
"created_time",
"created_at",
"reaction_count",
"reply_count"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"message": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"author_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"created_at": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"author_name": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"legacy_fbid": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"reply_count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"created_time": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"reaction_count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"author_profile_picture_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"author_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"created_at": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"attachments": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"type",
"title",
"source",
"url",
"image_url",
"description"
],
"properties": {
"url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"type": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"title": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"source": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"image_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"description": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"author_name": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"created_time": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"comment_count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"reaction_count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"author_profile_picture_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"success": {
"const": true
},
"pagination": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"cursor",
"next_cursor",
"has_next_page",
"count",
"total_available",
"strategy"
],
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"cursor": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"strategy": {
"const": "public_page_offset"
},
"next_cursor": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"has_next_page": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"total_available": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"max_posts_requested": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}View a polled run response
{
"run_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
"task_key": "facebook-group",
"task_name": "Facebook group",
"run_status": "succeeded",
"status_url": "/v1/runs/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
"result": {
"count": 1,
"group": {
"id": "id-1",
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"name": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
"tabs": [
{
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"type": "sample",
"title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony"
}
],
"privacy": "sample",
"location": "London",
"mobile_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"visibility": "sample",
"description": "Sample description 1",
"member_count": 1,
"recent_media": [
{
"id": "id-1",
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"type": "sample",
"image_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"accessibility_caption": "sample"
}
],
"cover_photo_url": "https://images.example.com/cover_photo_url-1.jpg",
"member_count_text": "Sample member_count_text 1",
"privacy_description": "Sample privacy_description 1",
"profile_picture_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"visibility_description": "Sample visibility_description 1"
},
"posts": [
{
"id": "id-1",
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"message": "sample",
"post_id": "id-1",
"comments": [
{
"id": "id-1",
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"message": "sample",
"author_id": "user_1",
"created_at": "2026-06-14T15:30:00Z",
"author_name": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
"legacy_fbid": "id-1",
"reply_count": 1,
"created_time": 1.5,
"reaction_count": 1,
"author_profile_picture_url": "https://example.com/item-1"
}
],
"author_id": "user_1",
"created_at": "2026-06-14T15:30:00Z",
"attachments": [
{
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"type": "sample",
"title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
"source": "sample",
"image_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"description": "Sample description 1"
}
],
"author_name": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
"created_time": 1.5,
"comment_count": 1,
"reaction_count": 1,
"author_profile_picture_url": "https://example.com/item-1"
}
],
"success": true,
"pagination": {
"count": 1,
"cursor": "cursor-page-1",
"strategy": "public_page_offset",
"next_cursor": "cursor-page-1",
"has_next_page": true,
"total_available": 180
},
"max_posts_requested": 1
},
"error": null
}Errors & retries
400Fix the fields listed inerrorsbefore retrying.428Connect the requested website account using the returned sign-in link.429Wait for the duration inRetry-After.5xxRetry transient failures with backoff. Keep the request ID.
A failed run has its own error inside the response. Retry it only when error.retryable is true.
More examples
Async request with polling
RUN=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/facebook/group" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/groups/2379328805667854/"}')
RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -er '.run_id // empty') || { echo "$RUN" >&2; exit 1; }
POLL_DELAY=3
while true; do
RESULT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/runs/$RUN_ID")
STATUS=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.run_status')
if [[ "$STATUS" =~ ^(succeeded|failed|errored|cancelled|canceled|expired)$ ]]; then
echo "$RESULT"
break
fi
sleep "$(awk "BEGIN { print $POLL_DELAY * (0.9 + ($RANDOM % 21) / 100) }")"
POLL_DELAY=$((POLL_DELAY < 30 ? POLL_DELAY * 2 : 30))
[ "$POLL_DELAY" -gt 30 ] && POLL_DELAY=30
doneWait-for-results request
curl -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/facebook/group" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/groups/2379328805667854/","_run":{"async":false}}'Canonical & compatibility routes
You can also send the same JSON body to /v1/tasks/facebook-group/runs.