Can I automate captures or use a PostSnag API?

No. PostSnag doesn't support automated captures and doesn't offer a public 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.

This is a deliberate design choice, not a missing feature. 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?

Not today. There's no public API for triggering captures, pulling your captured data programmatically, or integrating PostSnag into another tool. That also means there's no built-in connection to tools like Zapier or Make, since those would need an API to connect through. Everything you do with your captured data today happens inside the PostSnag dashboard itself, including exporting it to a Markdown or CSV file you can move elsewhere by hand.

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

Why doesn't PostSnag just automate the whole process?
Because that would mean going beyond reading your own screen as you browse, which is the line PostSnag stays behind by design. Staying manual keeps it entirely client-side and within your own normal Facebook use.

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