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Facebook group API

Resolve a public Facebook group to identity, privacy and visibility, member counts, categories, administrators and moderators when Facebook exposes them, activity, and rules — in the shared Social Fetch envelope.

GET /v1/facebook/groups

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About this endpoint

GET /v1/facebook/groups returns the public About-page profile for a Facebook group. Pass a full public group url (facebook.com/groups/{id-or-slug}/…, including /about) or a numeric groupId. Branch on data.lookupStatus before you read data.group — found or not_found. On found, the group object includes id, url, name, description, createdAt, historySummary, privacy and visibility labels, categories, memberCount, administratorCount, moderatorCount, administrators, moderators, activity, and rules when Facebook exposes them. Bill from meta.creditsCharged.

This route is the group profile only. For the group feed use GET /v1/facebook/groups/posts. For a Page or personal profile use GET /v1/facebook/profiles.

Facebook group API FAQ

How do I look up a Facebook group via API?

Call GET /v1/facebook/groups with your Social Fetch API key (x-api-key) and either a public group url or numeric groupId. Read data.lookupStatus and data.group in the JSON response. See the API docs for parameters and examples.

How much does the Facebook group endpoint cost?

Pricing is documented on the operation in the API registry (shown on this page). Confirm on every response with meta.creditsCharged — that field is the billing source of truth.

What identifier should I pass?

Pass a full public Facebook group URL such as facebook.com/groups/{id-or-slug}/…, or a numeric groupId. Profile and Page URLs belong on GET /v1/facebook/profiles. Wrong or unresolved groups often resolve as lookupStatus: not_found.

Group profile vs group posts?

Use this route for the group's About-page profile (privacy, members, admins, rules). Use GET /v1/facebook/groups/posts to page the public group feed.

Do I need Meta Graph API access or group admin rights?

No. Social Fetch returns publicly visible group About-page details for enrichment-style lookups. Private groups are not accessible.

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