How to get Facebook group posts
GET request to /v1/facebook/group-posts with your input. You get clean JSON back in seconds for 2 credits per call — no OAuth, scraping or platform SDKs. List Facebook group posts with full metadata for each item.How to get Facebook group posts (step by step)
- 1
Get a free API key
Create a free Captapi account (100 credits, no card) and generate an API key from the dashboard.
- 2
Call the Facebook Group Posts API
Send an authenticated GET request to /v1/facebook/group-posts with your input. No OAuth, no scraping setup.
- 3
Read the JSON response
Parse the clean JSON response. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.
Code example
curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/facebook/group-posts?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fdogspotting" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."What the response looks like
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting",
"totalReturned": 8,
"posts": [
{
"platform": "facebook",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/posts/10165927007174467/",
"id": "10165927007174467",
"caption": "Dog in a basket…I repeat…dog in a basket!",
"description": "Dog in a basket…I repeat…dog in a basket!",
"publishedAt": "2026-07-27T16:34:51.000Z",
"author": {
"displayName": "Beth Oxford"
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 87,
"comments": 0,
"shares": 0
},
"isVideo": false
},
{
"platform": "facebook",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/posts/10165913663824467/",
"id": "10165913663824467",
"caption": "Waiting patiently in the Mustang.",
"description": "Waiting patiently in the Mustang.",
"publishedAt": "2026-07-24T22:16:11.000Z",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/754824625_10163571025602896_890543610805686018_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx2048x1536&ctp=p600x600&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=63...",
"author": {
"username": "dogspotting",
"displayName": "Chet Rhodes"
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 36,
"comments": 2,
"shares": 0
},
"isVideo": false
},
{
"platform": "facebook",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/posts/10165912136809467/",
"id": "10165912136809467",
"caption": "🥹",
"description": "🥹",
"publishedAt": "2026-07-24T15:45:47.000Z",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/753343843_27704228762540395_7618880549288864734_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1536x2048&ctp=p526x296&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_s...",
"author": {
"username": "dogspotting",
"displayName": "Dóra Almási"
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 182,
"comments": 2,
"shares": 0
},
"isVideo": false
},
{
"platform": "facebook",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/posts/10165911376684467/",
"id": "10165911376684467",
"caption": "Konbini (7/11) doggo! 🐕",
"description": "Konbini (7/11) doggo! 🐕",
"publishedAt": "2026-07-24T11:52:33.000Z",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/753702691_963642156683059_393037493943314975_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx750x1334&ctp=p526x296&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b4...",
"author": {
"username": "dogspotting",
"displayName": "Adam Steele",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/100091118505588"
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 115,
"comments": 2,
"shares": 0
},
"isVideo": false
},
{
"platform": "facebook",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/posts/10161487929709467/",
"id": "10161487929709467",
"caption": "Hey guys, happy pride month! We ban for anti-LGBT posts and comments, thanks and have a good June! I forgot to post this in Dogspotting. \n\nRemember, Dogspotting is definitely the gay agenda. \n*dog photo stolen from another mod*",
"description": "Hey guys, happy pride month! We ban for anti-LGBT posts and comments, thanks and have a good June! I forgot to post this in Dogspotting. \n\nRemember, Dogspotting is definitely the gay agenda. \n*dog photo stolen from another mod*",
"publishedAt": "2023-06-04T23:32:57.000Z",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/499529333_10229703762722775_2097200119742123101_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx626x636&ctp=p526x296&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7...",
"author": {
"username": "dogspotting",
"displayName": "Tiberius Bertea"
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 516,
"comments": 26,
"shares": 0
},
"isVideo": false
},
{
"platform": "facebook",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/posts/10161384058399467/",
"id": "10161384058399467",
"caption": "Hello all, \n\nYou’re probably familiar with our admin Amber, affectionately known to her friends as Yams. Amber is an incredibly caring and special person who pours her all into her hobbies, convictions, and her friendships. Whenever something happens, she’s the first to jump in determining how to help others. This rings especially true in her efforts to support peers in emergencies, and her work fostering pups for the Humane Society.\n\nToday, Amber needs our help. She was injured in a tragic accident and is presently in the hospital. So we’re reaching out to the communities she’s spent many years putting love into, in the hopes that we can help her now. \n\nThank you for your time in reading this, and thank you if you choose to give. Anything helps.",
"description": "Hello all, \n\nYou’re probably familiar with our admin Amber, affectionately known to her friends as Yams. Amber is an incredibly caring and special person who pours her all into her hobbies, convictions, and her friendships. Whenever something happens, she’s the first to jump in determining how to help others. This rings especially true in her efforts to support peers in emergencies, and her work fostering pups for the Humane Society.\n\nToday, Amber needs our help. She was injured in a tragic accident and is presently in the hospital. So we’re reaching out to the communities she’s spent many years putting love into, in the hopes that we can help her now. \n\nThank you for your time in reading this, and thank you if you choose to give. Anything helps.",
"publishedAt": "2023-04-21T17:50:53.000Z",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/103961332_2591579321116865_8247201645454706872_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx960x502&ctp=s960x502&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=0b1479...",
"author": {
"username": "dogspotting",
"displayName": "Dogspotting",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/100069522984491"
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 70,
"comments": 19,
"shares": 0
},
"isVideo": false
},
{
"platform": "facebook",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/posts/10159514349104467/",
"id": "10159514349104467",
"caption": "**Happy New Year, spotters! We have an exciting update for everyone [🐶](https://emojipedia.org/dog-face/)**\n\nThis past year has been a difficult one for everyone, and like many others, we wanted to ring in the new year with a fresh start. What this means for the group is an awesome new points system!\n\nMany from the last iteration of bonus points remain, but we’ve added some new ones and brought back some old favorites. We’ve created an instructional Powerpoint for everyone to learn about these changes, as well as a handy cheat sheet to take with you as you spot!\n\nFeel free to post your own dog or a favorite spot in the comments and let us know which new bonus point is your favorite!\n\nMay the Dogs flow!",
"description": "**Happy New Year, spotters! We have an exciting update for everyone [🐶](https://emojipedia.org/dog-face/)**\n\nThis past year has been a difficult one for everyone, and like many others, we wanted to ring in the new year with a fresh start. What this means for the group is an awesome new points system!\n\nMany from the last iteration of bonus points remain, but we’ve added some new ones and brought back some old favorites. We’ve created an instructional Powerpoint for everyone to learn about these changes, as well as a handy cheat sheet to take with you as you spot!\n\nFeel free to post your own dog or a favorite spot in the comments and let us know which new bonus point is your favorite!\n\nMay the Dogs flow!",
"publishedAt": "2021-01-01T05:00:02.000Z",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/133293956_2757029211238541_8556362737627446916_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1178x664&ctp=p600x600&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=9fe6e...",
"author": {
"username": "dogspotting",
"displayName": "Dogspotting",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/100069522984491"
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 214,
"comments": 53,
"shares": 0
},
"isVideo": false
},
{
"platform": "facebook",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/posts/10159050659364467/",
"id": "10159050659364467",
"caption": "Welcome to Dogspotting, the sport of spotting unknown dogs! ***Please click on or tap the following images to review our introduction, rules, list of team members, and scoring information.***",
"description": "Welcome to Dogspotting, the sport of spotting unknown dogs! ***Please click on or tap the following images to review our introduction, rules, list of team members, and scoring information.***",
"publishedAt": "2020-07-12T07:32:41.000Z",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.fagc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/109276728_2614404018834395_7966348785768951769_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx820x820&ctp=s600x600&_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=9fe6...",
"author": {
"username": "dogspotting",
"displayName": "Dogspotting",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/100069522984491"
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 131,
"comments": 10,
"shares": 0
},
"isVideo": false
}
]
}
}Billing metadata (credits charged, cache hit/miss) is returned in the X-Captapi-Credits and X-Captapi-Cache response headers.
Request parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Public Facebook group URL, e.g. https://facebook.com/groups/ID. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble. |
| limit | integer | No | Max items to return (default 20, max 200). Billed per result. |
| cache | boolean | No | Set true to serve from the 24h response cache. Default false — always fetch fresh data. |
Frequently asked questions
What does the Facebook Group Posts API do?
The Facebook Group Posts API lets you list items in bulk with metadata from a public Facebook post using one GET request to /v1/facebook/group-posts. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.
How many credits does the Facebook Group Posts API cost?
Each successful call costs 2 credits. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Failed or empty results are never charged.
Do I need a Facebook API key or OAuth?
No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.
Is the Facebook Group Posts API suitable for production use?
Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.
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