Can I automate captures or use a PostSnag API?

No. PostSnag doesn't support automated captures and doesn't offer a public capture API. It's built to be manual and read-only: PostSnag only captures the posts you personally scroll past in your own Facebook session, and nothing runs in the background on your behalf.

Why PostSnag doesn't automate captures

PostSnag is designed to stay entirely inside your own normal Facebook browsing. It reads what's already on the page in front of you as you scroll, using your own logged-in session, and nothing more. There's no scheduled scanning, no background process that keeps capturing after you close the tab, and no way to point PostSnag at a profile and have it run on its own.

Keeping capture manual and tied to your own scrolling is what keeps PostSnag entirely client-side and inside your own regular browsing activity. PostSnag doesn't use proxies, doesn't create or rely on separate accounts, and doesn't call any Facebook API directly. It also never acts on Facebook on your behalf: it doesn't like, comment, post, message, follow, or friend anyone. It only reads what's already on your screen.

What staying manual protects

Staying manual and read-only is also what keeps PostSnag simple to trust. There's nothing running when you're not there, nothing posting or messaging on your behalf, and nothing pulled beyond what you could see yourself by visiting that profile and scrolling it. If you're weighing whether PostSnag is safe to use more broadly, see "Is PostSnag safe to use?"

What that means day to day

You open a profile, you scroll, and PostSnag captures what loads into view. Close the tab, and nothing continues in the background. There's no queue of profiles capturing overnight, and no way to trigger a capture without a browser tab open and a person actually scrolling.

That also means PostSnag captures one profile at a time. There's no way to queue up several profiles and have them all capture at once; open each one, scroll it, and export it before moving on to the next.

Does PostSnag work with scroll-automation tools or bots?

PostSnag is built around a real person actively scrolling a real page. It isn't designed or tested to work with separate scroll-automation tools, macros, or bots driving the page for you, and using one isn't something PostSnag supports. If a page isn't actually rendering the way it does for a person scrolling normally, there's no guarantee PostSnag reads it correctly.

Nothing syncs to your dashboard automatically either

The same manual, deliberate approach carries through to your dashboard. Capturing posts while you scroll only ever saves them locally, in your browser. Nothing reaches your PostSnag dashboard until you click Export To Dashboard, a separate, manual step covered in "How do I send my captured posts to the dashboard? (Export To Dashboard)."

Is there a PostSnag API for capturing or automating?

Not for that. There's no public API for triggering captures, scanning a profile on a schedule, or integrating PostSnag's capture step into another tool. That also means there's no built-in connection to tools like Zapier or Make, since those would need a capture API to connect through.

PostSnag MCP: your AI reading what you've already captured

Separately from capturing, PostSnag MCP is included with Pro and Lifetime. It lets Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, or Perplexity read the profiles, posts, groups, and bookmarks already sitting in your PostSnag library, so you can ask questions about your own captured data inside the chat instead of exporting a file and pasting it in by hand.

MCP is a different thing from the API question above, and worth keeping separate:

• It's read-only. It answers questions about data you've already captured; it can't start a capture, scroll Facebook, or change anything in your library.

• It doesn't automate PostSnag. Nothing about connecting it schedules a scan, triggers an export, or replaces the scroll-to-capture step. You still capture manually, the same way described throughout this help center.

See What is PostSnag MCP, and what can I ask my AI? for the full picture of what it can answer.

Common questions

Can I schedule PostSnag to capture a profile automatically?

No. Capturing requires you to actively scroll the profile yourself; there's no scheduling or background scanning.

Can I capture multiple profiles at once?

No. Capture one profile at a time: open it, scroll it, export it to your dashboard, then move on to the next.

Does PostSnag ever act on Facebook on my behalf, like liking or commenting?

No. PostSnag only reads what's already on the page. It never likes, comments, posts, messages, follows, or friends anyone for you.

Is there a PostSnag API for developers to trigger captures?

No. PostSnag doesn't offer a public capture API, and there's no Zapier or Make integration either, since those depend on one.

Does PostSnag MCP let my AI start a capture for me?

No. PostSnag MCP only reads what's already in your library. It can't browse Facebook or start a capture on its own.

Related articles

• How does scroll-to-capture work, and why does scrolling matter?

• Is PostSnag a bot? Does it automate Facebook?

• How do I send my captured posts to the dashboard? (Export To Dashboard)

• What is PostSnag MCP, and what can I ask my AI?

• What is PostSnag building next?

PostSnag is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc.