How do I export a Facebook Group's posts?

Open a group's detail page in your dashboard and click Export to download a CSV of every post captured from that group in seconds.

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Last updated About 11 hours ago

PostSnag exports a Facebook Group's posts as a CSV file. Open the group's detail page in your dashboard and click Export to download it, ready in a couple of seconds with no waiting and nothing emailed to you.

Export a Group's posts

  1. Open Groups in your dashboard sidebar.

  2. Click into the group whose posts you want.

  3. Click Export near the top of the group detail page.

  4. A CSV file downloads immediately to your browser's normal downloads location, named after the group.

[Screenshot: The group detail page with the Export button highlighted near the top]

This runs entirely in your browser. There's no server processing time and no separate download link to wait for; the file is built from what's already loaded in your dashboard and saved straight to your device.

What's in the file

The CSV includes one row per post, with a column each for:

  • Author and Username, the member who posted it

  • Posted, the post's date

  • Type: text, photo, video, reel, album, or link

  • Reactions, Comments, and Shares

  • Content, the post's caption text

  • Post URL, a direct link back to the post on Facebook

The Reactions column is a single total, not a breakdown by like, love, haha, wow, sad, and angry. Facebook only reliably exposes a couple of reaction types at a time, so PostSnag exports the combined total in the file. The full reaction breakdown is still visible in the app itself, on a post's card and in Analytics, just not inside the exported CSV.

The file includes every post PostSnag has captured for that group, not a filtered subset. Unlike a profile's detail page, a group's detail page doesn't have type, date, or sort filters to narrow the Posts tab before exporting, so what you see there is what downloads.

When the Export button is disabled

If a group has no captured posts yet, the Export button is greyed out with a tooltip explaining there's nothing to export. Capture at least one member's posts from inside that group first, then send them to your dashboard from the extension panel. See How do I capture posts from a Facebook Group?

CSV only, no Markdown, on a group's page

Group exports are CSV only. Markdown export lives on individual profile pages, not on a group's detail page. If you want a specific member's group posts in Markdown, open their profile, use the Sources filter to show just that group's posts, then use the Export dropdown on their profile page and choose Markdown instead. See Why are group posts kept separate from personal posts? for how the Sources filter works, and Markdown or CSV: which export should I use? for the difference between the two file formats.

Export vs Export To Dashboard: two different things

PostSnag uses the word "export" for two different actions, worth keeping straight:

  • Export, the button on a group's detail page, or the Export dropdown on a profile page, downloads a file, CSV or Markdown, of posts already sitting in your dashboard. It's a file download, and it runs instantly in your browser.

  • Export To Dashboard, the button in the extension panel, is what gets posts into your dashboard in the first place, by sending what you captured while scrolling Facebook.

You always capture and send posts to your dashboard with Export To Dashboard first. Downloading a group's CSV with Export is a later, optional step you can take anytime once its posts are already there, and you can do it again as many times as you like.

Common questions

How do I export a Facebook Group's posts?
Open the group's detail page in your dashboard and click Export. A CSV file of that group's captured posts downloads right away.

Can I export a Group's posts to Markdown?
No. Group exports are CSV only. Markdown export is available on individual profile pages.

Why is the Export button greyed out on a group's page?
That group has no captured posts yet. Capture at least one member's posts from inside it and send them to your dashboard first.

Is this the same as the extension's Export To Dashboard button?
No. Export To Dashboard sends captured posts to your dashboard from the extension. The group's Export button downloads a CSV file of posts already there.

Does the exported CSV include the reaction breakdown, like love or haha?
No. It includes the total reaction count only. The type breakdown is visible in the app but isn't part of the exported file.