Facebook Group Search API - Discover Community Candidates

Provide query and optionally cursor for documented group discovery. This route has not been sampled, so group names, identifiers, visibility flags and exact result shape are not guaranteed. A search match does not establish that its posts or media are publicly readable; inspect accessibility separately before any content request. Use candidate discovery for appropriate community research, not private-group access or a member directory.

API Features

Community keyword discovery Provides a documented entry point when a group URL is not already known.

Group search cursor input Optional continuation belongs to the group-discovery request rather than its posts.

Discovery is not readability A group appearing in search does not establish access to the group content.

No membership-directory claim Candidate discovery is not presented as a way to enumerate private members.

Live API Demo

GET /api/project/facebook-scraper/search-groups

API Response (JSON)

{}

curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/facebook-scraper/search-groups?key=<API_KEY>&query=pizza'

curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/facebook-scraper/search-groups?key=<API_KEY>&query=pizza'

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Use Cases

Find candidate product-interest communities for permission-aware qualitative research.
Build a human-reviewed public-community directory after checking accessibility.
Evaluate group search relevance before choosing a community for an authorized study.
Keep unreadable group candidates separate from confirmed public-content sources.

Frequently asked questions

Can I collect group posts as soon as I find the group in search?

Not necessarily. Matching in search and publicly readable content are separate matters. Validate access conditions independently.

Can group search provide a member directory?

No such capability is promised. Do not infer private membership or hidden relationships from it.

Are all group-search fields established?

There is no representative response sample yet. Names, identifiers and visibility fields need actual validation.

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