Muhammad Abrar This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #10370 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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"value": "AtBpiepuIUNs2k2ku"
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"customBody": "={\n \"count\": {{ $json.post }},\n \"maxDelay\": 10,\n \"minDelay\": 1,\n \"proxy\": {\n \"useApifyProxy\": true\n },\n \"scrapeGroupPosts.groupUrl\": \"{{ $json.url }}\",\n \"sortType\": \"new_posts\"\n}",
"actorSource": "store"
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"name": "Get dataset items",
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"parameters": {
"offset": {},
"resource": "Datasets",
"datasetId": "={{ $json.defaultDatasetId }}"
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"alwaysOutputData": false
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"parameters": {
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"resource": "Datasets",
"datasetId": "={{ $json.defaultDatasetId }}"
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"id": "bedf32a9-4bbe-47ea-bbaa-b64b362a1516",
"name": "Add A Post",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.supabase",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"tableId": "posts",
"fieldsUi": {
"fieldValues": [
{
"fieldId": "createdat",
"fieldValue": "={{ new Date($json.createdAt * 1000).getDate() }}, \n{{ new Date($json.createdAt * 1000).toLocaleString('default', { month: 'long' }) }}, \n{{ new Date($json.createdAt * 1000).getFullYear() }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "url",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.url || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "user_name",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.user.name || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "text",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.text || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "reactioncount",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.reactionCount || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "sharecount",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.shareCount || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "commentcount",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.commentCount || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "attachments",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.attachments.map(a => a.url) || null }}"
}
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"credentials": {
"supabaseApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"id": "f7f291fd-7341-422b-8b92-68c35fda4342",
"name": "comments",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $('Get dataset items1').item.json.comments }}"
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"parameters": {
"tableId": "replies",
"fieldsUi": {
"fieldValues": [
{
"fieldId": "parent_comment",
"fieldValue": "={{ $('Get dataset items1').item.json.commentUrl || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "parent_text",
"fieldValue": "={{ $('Get dataset items1').item.json.text || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "commenturl",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.commentUrl || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "text",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.text || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "profileurl",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.profileUrl || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "profilename",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.profileName || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "post_text",
"fieldValue": "={{ $('Add A Comment').item.json.post_title }}"
}
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"credentials": {
"supabaseApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
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"name": "Add A Comment",
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"parameters": {
"tableId": "comments",
"fieldsUi": {
"fieldValues": [
{
"fieldId": "group_title",
"fieldValue": "={{$('Edit Fields1').first().json.url.split(\"/\").filter(Boolean).pop() || null }}"
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{
"fieldId": "post_title",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.postTitle || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "facebookurl",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.inputUrl || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "commenturl",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.commentUrl || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "post_text",
"fieldValue": "={{ $('Add A Post').first().json.text }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "text",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.text || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "profilename",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.profileName || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "likescount",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.likesCount || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "commentscount",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.commentsCount || null }}"
},
{
"fieldId": "Attachments",
"fieldValue": "={{ $json.attachments\n ? $json.attachments\n .map(att => {\n const imageField = Object.values(att).find(v => v?.uri);\n return imageField?.uri || null;\n })\n .filter(Boolean)\n : null }}"
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"credentials": {
"supabaseApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
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"leftValue": "={{ $('Get dataset items1').item.json.commentsCount || null }}",
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"name": "ScrapeComments",
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"customBody": "={\n \"includeNestedComments\": false,\n \"startUrls\": [\n {\n \"url\": \"{{ $json.url }}\"\n }\n ],\n \"viewOption\": \"RANKED_UNFILTERED\"\n}",
"actorSource": "store"
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"credentials": {
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"name": "<your credential>"
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"name": "Split Out",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
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"parameters": {
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"fieldToSplitOut": "comments"
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"name": "url",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.url }}"
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"name": "post",
"type": "number",
"value": 11
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"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"width": 1280,
"height": 448,
"content": "## Facebook Scraping Automation \n**Automation**: This workflow scrapes posts from a Facebook group and inserts them into a **Supabase** database. \n**Step-by-Step**: \n1. **Facebook Group Scraping**: Posts are scraped from the group using the Apify node. \n2. **Data Formatting**: Scraped posts are cleaned and processed before being stored in Supabase Post table \n\n**Features**:\n- Automated scraping of posts.\n- Real-time data syncing with Supabase."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"width": 1104,
"height": 416,
"content": "## Scraping Comments for Previous Posts \n**Automation**: In this part of the workflow, we scrape the **comments** for the posts that were scraped earlier from the Facebook group. \n**Step-by-Step**: \n1. **Fetching Post Comments**: For each post scraped earlier, the workflow fetches its comments using the Apify node. \n2. **Data Processing**: The comments are processed and formatted before being stored in **Supabase** comments table along with the original post data. \n\n\n**Features**:\n- Automated scraping of post comments.\n- Real-time syncing with Supabase.\n\n"
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"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"width": 896,
"height": 544,
"content": "## Scraping Comments on Comments (Sub-comments) \n**Automation**: In this step, the workflow scrapes **sub-comments** (comments on the previously scraped comments) and stores them in a **separate table** in **Supabase**. \n**Step-by-Step**: \n1. **Fetching Sub-comments**: For each comment that was scraped earlier, the workflow fetches any replies or sub-comments. \n2. **Data Processing**: The sub-comments are processed, cleaned, and formatted before being stored in a different **Supabase table**. \n\n**Features**:\n- Automated scraping of sub-comments.\n- Real-time syncing with a different Supabase table.\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "On form submission",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"formTitle": "URL",
"formFields": {
"values": [
{
"fieldLabel": "url",
"placeholder": "Enter URL",
"requiredField": true
},
{
"fieldType": "number",
"fieldLabel": "Number of posts",
"placeholder": "Enter number of posts to scrape other wise it will scrape all the posts"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
}
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"connections": {
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"index": 0
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"Split Out": {
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"index": 0
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"Add A Post": {
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"node": "ScrapeComments",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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"Edit Fields": {
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"node": "Split Out",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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"main": [
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"Edit Fields1": {
"main": [
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"node": "Run an Actor",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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},
"Run an Actor": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Get dataset items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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},
"Add A Comment": {
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"type": "main",
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},
"ScrapeComments": {
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"node": "Get dataset items1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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},
"Get dataset items": {
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[
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"node": "Add A Post",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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},
"Get dataset items1": {
"main": [
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"node": "Add A Comment",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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"On form submission": {
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}
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About this workflow
Use cases are many: Gather user engagement data for analysis, archive posts and comments for research, or monitor community sentiment by collecting feedback across discussions!
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