How to Send Facebook Group Posts to Zapier, Make.com, n8n & Other Automation Platforms

If you've tried connecting Facebook groups to your automation workflows, you've likely hit a wall. The methods that worked in 2024 no longer exist. Here's what changed and how to solve it.

Why Facebook Group Automation Stopped Working

Facebook used to allow third-party apps to be installed directly into groups. Businesses used these apps to monitor group activity and pipe posts into their CRMs, Slack channels, and automation platforms. In April 22, 2024, Facebook shut this down. They removed the Group Apps feature entirely. The Graph API endpoints that powered these integrations were deprecated. Overnight, thousands of businesses lost their Facebook group monitoring workflows. Today, there's no official Facebook API for monitoring group posts. public or private.

The Solution: Webhook-Based Monitoring

Since Facebook won't provide the data directly, the workaround is simple: have someone (or something) watch the groups for you and send the data via webhook. That's exactly what Groups Watcher's Done-For-You service does. Here's how it works:

• You tell us which groups to monitor – public or private, it doesn't matter
• We join the groups and watch for new posts – 24/7 monitoring with near real-time detection
• New posts are sent to your webhook – within seconds of being posted
• You connect your automation platform – Zapier, Make.com, n8n, Power Automate, or any custom endpoint

The webhook payload includes everything you need: post text, author profile, group ID, timestamp, and a direct link to the post.

Connecting to Popular Automation Platforms

Zapier

Create a "Webhooks by Zapier" trigger using the "Catch Hook" option. Copy the webhook URL and add it to your Groups Watcher notification settings. Every new post becomes a Zap trigger.

Make.com (formerly Integromat)

Use the "Webhooks" module with "Custom webhook" as your trigger. Make.com will generate a URL that receives post data in JSON format, ready to be parsed and routed to any of Make's 1,500+ app integrations.

n8n.io

Add a Webhook node as your workflow trigger. n8n's self-hosted option is popular with teams who want full control over their data pipeline.

Microsoft Power Automate

Use the "When an HTTP request is received" trigger. Power Automate works well for enterprises already in the Microsoft ecosystem who want to route Facebook group leads into Dynamics, SharePoint, or Teams.

Custom Webhooks

If you're building your own system, we send a clean JSON payload to any HTTPS endpoint you provide. Parse it however you need.

Filter by Keywords

Not every post matters. Groups Watcher lets you set up keyword filters so you only receive posts containing specific terms.

For example:

• A real estate agency monitors local community groups for keywords like "selling house" or "moving away"
• A SaaS company tracks industry groups for mentions of their brand or competitors
• A ticket reseller watches fan groups for "selling tickets" or "can't attend."

Only matching posts trigger your webhook, keeping your automation workflows clean and relevant.

Use Cases

Brand Social Listening

Monitor what's being said about your brand in Facebook communities. Route mentions to your support team or sentiment analysis tools.

Local Lead Generation

Service businesses—plumbers, electricians, photographers—can monitor local groups for people asking for recommendations. Respond within minutes instead of hours.

Competitive Intelligence

Track competitor mentions, product complaints, or industry trends discussed in niche Facebook groups.

Event & Ticket Sales

Monitor fan groups for ticket requests or sales. Connect to your inventory system or sales team instantly.

Pricing

Groups Watcher's Done-For-You service is $15 per group per month. We handle everything: joining groups, monitoring posts, filtering by keywords, and delivering data to your webhook.

No technical setup required. No browser extensions to manage. No servers to maintain.

Get Started

Facebook may have closed the door on group apps, but webhook-based monitoring with Groups Watcher keeps your automation workflows running.

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