# Due to the deprecation of the Facebook Groups API, we (Make) will be discontinuing our Facebook Groups app **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Tags:** api\ **Created:** [April 3, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624 "2024-04-03T19:07:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PFP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@PFP](https://community.make.com/u/PFP)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/1 "2024-04-03T19:07:05Z")
This is really bad news !!! I suppose I’m not the only one having an issue with this facebook news and we only have 13 days left to find an alternative. Does anyone has an alternative to get the data (posts / comments) from facebook groups ? Alos, facebook groups uses most of my Make operations. Now I’m left with a huge package paid in advance which I will not need anymore… ☹ Any clue what I could do @Make_Bot I guess the alternative will be to shut down my facebook community and move elsewhere… ---
**Author:** ![samliew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/samliew/32/13327_2.png) [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/2 "2024-04-04T02:12:32Z")
# It’s a Facebook problem Nobody can access or post to Facebook **Groups** any more, because Facebook removed the API option. You can only do it manually using the app/website. To resolve this, please contact Facebook to add it back. For more information, see: - [Send new telegram message for new Facebook group posts](https://community.make.com/t/send-new-telegram-message-for-new-facebook-group-posts/50199) - [Facebook Group App is missing?](https://community.make.com/t/facebook-group-app-is-missing/35468) - [Due to the deprecation of the Facebook Groups API, we (Make) will be discontinuing our Facebook Groups app](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624) Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues. — @samliew ---
**Author:** ![DoggieDatesNSW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@DoggieDatesNSW](https://community.make.com/u/DoggieDatesNSW)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/3 "2024-04-04T02:29:16Z")
Make sent out an email about 12 hours ago to us. This screws us as well - We were using FB Groups module to Crosspost Events from FB to Slack for our Not-For-Profit. Not too sure what we’ll do now… ![4628ded3ac61ae3e011b7b51af9f38fd](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/9/0/90a8fe2742ead65afc05ae72202582454d7b25fc.png) ---
**Author:** ![PFP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@PFP](https://community.make.com/u/PFP)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 4:33am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/4 "2024-04-04T04:33:44Z")
Question is now: how do you change your scenario in preparation for this change ? I fear we are left with no solution in this case and this would be a major pain for all Facebook group users ! ---
**Author:** ![samliew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/samliew/32/13327_2.png) [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/5 "2024-04-04T04:35:17Z")
If Facebook doesn’t want anyone to automate Facebook Groups via their API, then there is likely nothing we can do about it except to fallback to manual methods. ---
**Author:** ![nunorsr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@nunorsr](https://community.make.com/u/nunorsr)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 5:22am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/6 "2024-04-04T05:22:54Z")
I have the same problem and if it’s really true, they gave us very little time to find alternatives. Facebook continues to exist, there are competitors that support Facebook groups. I’m really disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![PFP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@PFP](https://community.make.com/u/PFP)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/7 "2024-04-04T06:39:33Z")
Any hint about these manual methods? 🙏 except copy pasting of course 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Michaela-Inactive](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/michaela-inactive/32/29_2.png) [@Michaela-Inactive](https://community.make.com/u/Michaela-Inactive)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/8 "2024-04-04T07:22:02Z")
Hello @here Just to clarify, Make’s Facebook Groups modules rely on the Facebook Groups API, which is being discontinued by Meta. More information below: > **[Introducing Facebook Graph API v19.0 and Marketing API v19.0](https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2024/01/23/introducing-facebook-graph-and-marketing-api-v19/)** > > Facebook For Developers We are really sorry for the inconvenience this may cause but unfortunately, this situation is beyond our control. Thank you for your understanding. ---
**Author:** ![PFP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@PFP](https://community.make.com/u/PFP)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 8:26am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/9 "2024-04-04T08:26:05Z")
Sure, we understand it’s not about Make. That’s not the point here. I’m just trying to find a clear alternative… ---
**Author:** ![Make\_Bot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/make_bot/32/14661_2.png) [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/due-to-the-deprecation-of-the-facebook-groups-api-we-make-will-be-discontinuing-our-facebook-groups-app/32624/10 "2024-07-03T08:34:04Z")