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The Facebook SDK for PHP is made up of many components. The Facebook\Facebook service class provides an easy interface for working with all the components of the SDK.
Facebook\Facebook
To instantiate a new Facebook\Facebook service, pass an array of configuration options to the constructor.
$fb = new Facebook\Facebook([
‘app_id’ => ‘{app-id}’,
‘app_secret’ => ‘{app-secret}’,
‘default_graph_version’ => ‘v2.10’,
// . . .
]);
Usage:
// Send a GET request
$response = $fb->get(‘/me’);
// Send a POST request
$response = $fb->post(‘/me/feed’, [‘message’ => ‘Foo message’]);
// Send a DELETE request
$response = $fb->delete(‘/{node-id}’);
If you don’t provide a default_access_token in the configuration options, or you wish to use a different access token than the default, you can explicitly pass the access token as an argument to the get(), post(), and delete() methods.
$res = $fb->get(‘/me’, ‘{access-token}’);
$res = $fb->post(‘/me/feed’, [‘foo’ => ‘bar’], ‘{access-token}’);
$res = $fb->delete(‘/{node-id}’, ‘{access-token}’);
Configuration options
Although the Facebook\Facebook service tries to make the SDK as easy as possible to use, it also makes it easy to customize with configuration options.
Full configuration options list:
$fb = new Facebook\Facebook([
‘app_id’ => ‘{app-id}’,
‘app_secret’ => ‘{app-secret}’,
‘default_access_token’ => ‘{access-token}’,
‘enable_beta_mode’ => true,
‘default_graph_version’ => ‘v2.10’,
‘http_client_handler’ => ‘guzzle’,
‘persistent_data_handler’ => ‘memory’,
‘url_detection_handler’ => new MyUrlDetectionHandler(),
‘pseudo_random_string_generator’ => new MyPseudoRandomStringGenerator(),
]);
- app_id – The ID of your Facebook app (required).
- app_secret – The secret of your Facebook app (required).
- default_access_token – The default fallback access token to use if one is not explicitly provided. The value can be of type string or Facebook\AccessToken. If any other value is provided an InvalidArgumentException will be thrown. Defaults to null.
- enable_beta_mode – Enable beta mode so that request are made to the https://graph.beta.facebook.com endpoint. Set to boolean true to enable or false to disable. Defaults to false.
- default_graph_version – Allows you to overwrite the default Graph version number set in Facebook\Facebook::DEFAULT_GRAPH_VERSION. Set this as a string as it would appear in the Graph url, e.g. v2.10. Defaults to the latest version of Graph.
- http_client_handler – Allows you to overwrite the default HTTP client. By default, the SDK will try to use cURL as the HTTP client. If a cURL implementation cannot be found, it will fallback to a stream wrapper HTTP client. You can force either HTTP client implementations by setting this value to curl or stream. If you wish to use Guzzle, you can set this value to guzzle, but it requires that you install Guzzle with composer. If you wish to write your own HTTP client, you can code your HTTP client to the Facebook\HttpClients\FacebookHttpClientInterface and set this value to an instance of your custom client.
$fb = new Facebook([
‘http_client_handler’ => new MyCustomHttpClient(),
]);
If any other value is provided an InvalidArgumentException will be thrown.
- persistent_data_handler – Allows you to overwrite the default persistent data store. By default, the SDK will try to use the native PHP session for the persistent data store. There is also an in-memory persistent data handler which is useful when running your script from the command line for example. You can force either implementation by setting this value to session or memory.
- url_detection_handler – Allows you to overwrite the default URL detection logic. The SDK will do its best to detect the proper current URL but this can sometimes get tricky if you have a very customized environment. You can write your own URL detection logic that implements the ‘Facebook\Url\UrlDetectionInterface’and set the value ofurl_detection_handler` to an instance of your custom URL detector.
- pseudo_random_string_generator – Allows you to overwrite the default cryptographically secure pseudo-random string generator. Generating random strings in PHP is easy but generating cryptographically secure random strings is another matter. By default the SDK will attempt to detect a suitable to cryptographically secure random string generator for you. If a cryptographically secure method cannot be detected, a Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException will be thrown.
Environment Variables Fallback
The only required configuration options are app_id and app_secret. However, the SDK will look to environment variables for the app ID and app secret.
To take advantage of this feature, simply set an environment variable named FACEBOOK_APP_ID with your Facebook app ID and set an environment variable named FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET with your Facebook app secret and you will be able to instantiate the Facebook\Facebook service without setting any configuration in the constructor.
$fb = new Facebook\Facebook();
Instance Methods
Instance methods are listed with their syntax and explanation, as below –
getApp()
public FacebookApp getApp()
Returns the instance of Facebook\FacebookApp for the instantiated service.
getClient()
public Facebook\FacebookClient getClient()
Returns the instance of Facebook\FacebookClient for the instantiated service.
getOAuth2Client()
public Facebook\Authentication\OAuth2Client getOAuth2Client()
Returns an instance of Facebook\Authentication\OAuth2Client.
getLastResponse()
public Facebook\FacebookResponse|Facebook\FacebookBatchResponse|null getLastResponse()
Returns the last response received from the Graph API in the form of a Facebook\FacebookResponse or Facebook\FacebookBatchResponse.
getUrlDetectionHandler()
public Facebook\Url\UrlDetectionInterface getUrlDetectionHandler()
Returns an instance of Facebook\Url\UrlDetectionInterface.
getDefaultAccessToken()
public Facebook\Authentication\AccessToken|null getDefaultAccessToken()
Returns the default fallback AccessToken entity that is being used with every request to Graph. This value can be set with the configuration option default_access_token or by using setDefaultAccessToken().
setDefaultAccessToken()
public setDefaultAccessToken(string|Facebook\AccessToken $accessToken)
Sets the default fallback access token to be use with all requests sent to Graph. The access token can be a string or an instance of AccessToken.
$fb->setDefaultAccessToken(‘{my-access-token}’);
// . . . OR . . .
$accessToken = new Facebook\Authentication\AccessToken(‘{my-access-token}’);
$fb->setDefaultAccessToken($accessToken);
This setting will overwrite the value from default_access_token option if it was passed to the Facebook\Facebook constructor.
getDefaultGraphVersion()
public string getDefaultGraphVersion()
Returns the default version of Graph. If the default_graph_version configuration option was not set, this will default to Facebook\Facebook::DEFAULT_GRAPH_VERSION.
get()
public Facebook\FacebookResponse get(
string $endpoint,
string|AccessToken|null $accessToken,
string|null $eTag,
string|null $graphVersion
)
Sends a GET request to Graph and returns a Facebook\FacebookResponse.
$endpoint The url to send to Graph without the version prefix (required).
$fb->get(‘/me’);
$accessToken The access token (as a string or AccessToken entity) to use for the request. If none is provided, the SDK will assume the value from the default_access_token configuration option if it was set.
$eTag Graph supports eTags. Set this to the eTag from a previous request to get a 304 Not Modified response if the data has not changed.
$graphVersion This will overwrite the Graph version that was set in the default_graph_version configuration option.
post()
public Facebook\FacebookResponse post(
string $endpoint,
array $params,
string|AccessToken|null $accessToken,
string|null $eTag,
string|null $graphVersion
)
Sends a POST request to Graph and returns a Facebook\FacebookResponse. The arguments are the same as get() above with the exception of $params. $params The associative array of params you want to send in the body of the POST request.
$response = $fb->post(‘/me/feed’, [‘message’ => ‘Foo message’]);
delete()
public Facebook\FacebookResponse delete(
string $endpoint,
array $params,
string|AccessToken|null $accessToken,
string|null $eTag,
string|null $graphVersion
)
Sends a DELETE request to Graph and returns a Facebook\FacebookResponse. The arguments are the same as post() above.
$response = $fb->delete(‘/{node-id}’, [‘object’ => ‘1234’]);
request()
public Facebook\FacebookRequest request(
string $method,
string $endpoint,
array $params,
string|AccessToken|null $accessToken,
string|null $eTag,
string|null $graphVersion
)
Instantiates a new Facebook\FacebookRequest entity but does not send the request to Graph. This is useful for creating a number of requests to be sent later in a batch request (see sendBatchRequest() below).
The arguments are the same as post() above with the exception of $method.
$method The HTTP request verb to use for this request. This can be set to any verb that the $graphVersion of Graph supports, e.g. GET, POST, DELETE, etc.
$request = $fb->request(‘GET’, ‘/{node-id}’);
sendRequest()
public Facebook\FacebookResponse sendRequest(
string $method,
string $endpoint,
array $params,
string|AccessToken|null $accessToken,
string|null $eTag,
string|null $graphVersion
)
Sends a request to the Graph API.
$response = $fb->sendRequest(‘GET’, ‘/me’, [], ‘{access-token}’, ‘eTag’, ‘v2.10’);
sendBatchRequest()
public Facebook\FacebookBatchResponse sendBatchRequest(
array $requests,
string|AccessToken|null $accessToken,
string|null $graphVersion
)
Sends an array of Facebook\FacebookRequest entities as a batch request to Graph.
The $accessToken and $graphVersion arguments are the same as get() above.
$requests An array of Facebook\FacebookRequest entities. This can be a numeric or associative array but every value of the array has to be an instance of Facebook\FacebookRequest.
If the requests are sent as an associative array, the key will be used as the name of the request so that it can be referenced by another request.
$requests = [
‘me’ => $fb->request(‘GET’, ‘/me’),
‘you’ => $fb->request(‘GET’, ‘/1337’, [], ‘{user-b-access-token}’),
‘my_post’ => $fb->request(‘POST’, ‘/1337/feed’, [‘message’ => ‘Hi!’]),
];
$batchResponse = $fb->sendBatchRequest($requests);
newBatchRequest()
public Facebook\FacebookBatchRequest newBatchRequest(
string|AccessToken|null $accessToken,
string|null $graphVersion
)
Instantiates an empty Facebook\FacebookBatchRequest. To populate it use the Facebook\FacebookBatchRequest::add() method.
The $accessToken and $graphVersion arguments are the same as get() above. If any of the requests contained in the batch request does not have either the $accessToken or the $graphVersion set, it fallbacks to the values provided in the instantiation of the batch request.
getRedirectLoginHelper()
public Facebook\Helpers\FacebookRedirectLoginHelper getRedirectLoginHelper()
Returns a Facebook\Helpers\FacebookRedirectLoginHelper which is used to generate a “Login with Facebook” link and obtain an access token from a redirect.
$helper = $fb->getRedirectLoginHelper();
getJavaScriptHelper()
public Facebook\Helpers\FacebookJavaScriptHelper getJavaScriptHelper()
Returns a Facebook\Helpers\FacebookJavaScriptHelper which is used to access the signed request stored in the cookie set by the SDK for JavaScript.
$helper = $fb->getJavaScriptHelper();
getCanvasHelper()
public Facebook\Helpers\FacebookCanvasHelper getCanvasHelper()
Returns a Facebook\Helpers\FacebookCanvasHelper which is used to access the signed request that is POSTed to canvas apps.
$helper = $fb->getCanvasHelper();
getPageTabHelper()
public Facebook\Helpers\FacebookPageTabHelper getPageTabHelper()
Returns a Facebook\Helpers\FacebookPageTabHelper which is used to access the signed request that is POSTed to canvas apps and provides a number of helper methods useful for apps living in a page tab context.
$helper = $fb->getPageTabHelper();
next()
public Facebook\GraphNodes\GraphEdge|null next(Facebook\GraphNodes\GraphEdge $graphEdge)
Requests and returns the next page of results in a Facebook\GraphNodes\GraphEdge collection. If the next page returns no results, null will be returned.
// Iterate over 5 pages max
$maxPages = 5;
// Get a list of photo nodes from the /photos edge
$response = $fb->get(‘/me/photos?fields=id,source,likes&limit=5’);
$photosEdge = $response->getGraphEdge();
if (count($photosEdge) > 0) {
$pageCount = 0;
do {
foreach ($photosEdge as $photo) {
var_dump($photo->asArray());
// Deep pagination is supported on child GraphEdge’s
$likes = $photo[‘likes’];
do {
echo ‘<p>Likes:</p>’ . “\n\n”;
var_dump($likes->asArray());
} while ($likes = $fb->next($likes));
}
$pageCount++;
} while ($pageCount < $maxPages && $photosEdge = $fb->next($photosEdge));
}
previous()
public Facebook\GraphNodes\GraphEdge|null previous(Facebook\GraphNodes\GraphEdge $graphEdge)
Requests and returns the previous page of results in a Facebook\GraphNodes\GraphEdge collection. Functions just like next() above, but in the opposite direction of pagination.
fileToUpload()
public Facebook\FileUpload\FacebookFile fileToUpload(string $pathToFile)
When a valid path to a local or remote file is provided, fileToUpload() will returns a FacebookFile entity that can be used in the params in a POST request to Graph.
// Upload a photo for a user
$data = [
‘message’ => ‘A neat photo upload example. Neat.’,
‘source’ => $fb->fileToUpload(‘/path/to/photo.jpg’),
];
try {
$response = $fb->post(‘/me/photos’, $data);
} catch(FacebookSDKException $e) {
echo ‘Error: ‘ . $e->getMessage();
exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
echo ‘Photo ID: ‘ . $graphNode[‘id’];
videoToUpload()
public Facebook\FileUpload\FacebookVideo videoToUpload(string $pathToVideoFile)
Uploading videos to Graph requires that you send the request to https://graph-video.facebook.com instead of the normal https://graph.facebook.com host name. When you use videoToUpload() to upload a video, the SDK for PHP will automatically point the request to the graph-video.facebook.com host name for you.
// Upload a video for a user
$data = [
‘title’ => ‘My awesome video’,
‘description’ => ‘More info about my awesome video.’,
‘source’ => $fb->videoToUpload(‘/path/to/video.mp4’),
];
try {
$response = $fb->post(‘/me/videos’, $data);
} catch(FacebookSDKException $e) {
echo ‘Error: ‘ . $e->getMessage();
exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
echo ‘Video ID: ‘ . $graphNode[‘id’];
uploadVideo()
public array videoToUpload(
string $target,
string $pathToFile,
array $metadata = [],
string|Facebook\AccessToken $accessToken = null,
int $maxTransferTries = 5,
string $graphVersion = null
)
Functionality to upload video files in chunks was added to the Graph API in v2.3. The uploadVideo() method provides an easy API to take advantage of this new feature.
Parameters
- $target The ID or alias of the target node. This can be a user ID, page ID, event ID, group ID or me.
- $pathToFile The absolute or relative path to the video file to upload.
- $metadata All the metadata associated with the Video node.
- $accessToken The access token to use for this request. Falls back to the default access token if one exists.
- $maxTransferTries During the transfer phase an upload can fail for a number of reasons. If the Graph API responds with an error that is resumable, the PHP SDK will retry uploading the chunk automatically. By default the PHP SDK will try to upload each chunk five times before throwing a FacebookResponseException.
- $graphVersion The version of the Graph API to use. The resumable upload feature did not become available until Graph v2.3.
Return Value
The array that is returned will contain two keys; video_id with the ID of the video node, and success with a boolean value that represents a successful or failed transfer.
Example
// Upload a video for a user (chunked)
$data = [
‘title’ => ‘My awesome video’,
‘description’ => ‘More info about my awesome video.’,
];
try {
$response = $fb->uploadVideo(‘me’, ‘/path/to/video.mp4’, $data, ‘{user-access-token}’);
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
echo ‘Error: ‘ . $e->getMessage();
exit;
}
echo ‘Video ID: ‘ . $response[‘video_id’];
