/facebook-node-sdk

Node.js SDK for the Facebook API

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Facebook Node SDK

Facebook API Implementation in Node.

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Features

  • Supports all Facebook Graph API, FQL, and REST API.
  • Compatible with the official Facebook PHP SDK.

Install

To install the most recent release from npm, run:

npm install facebook-node-sdk

Synopsis

var Facebook = require('facebook-node-sdk');

var facebook = new Facebook({ appID: 'YOUR_APP_ID', secret: 'YOUR_APP_SECRET' });

facebook.api('/amachang', function(err, data) {
  console.log(data); // => { id: ... }
});

With express framework (as connect middleware)

var express = require('express');
var Facebook = require('facebook-node-sdk');

var app = express.createServer();

app.configure(function () {
  app.use(express.bodyParser());
  app.use(express.cookieParser());
  app.use(express.session({ secret: 'foo bar' }));
  app.use(Facebook.middleware({ appId: 'YOUR_APP_ID', secret: 'YOUR_APP_SECRET' }));
});

app.get('/', Facebook.loginRequired(), function (req, res) {
  req.facebook.api('/me', function(err, user) {
    res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
    res.end('Hello, ' + user.name + '!');
  });
});