News for Developers

Introducing New Getting Started Guide and App Review Design

We're improving the experience of building on the Facebook platform with a new getting started guide that surfaces educational resources and helps developers navigate the process of onboarding. To make the app review process easier for developers, we're also launching a new design that breaks down the process into three manageable steps.New getting...

Business Tools Developer Policy

December 17, 2018

Notifying our Developer Ecosystem about a Photo API Bug

Our internal team discovered a photo API bug that may have affected people who used Facebook Login and granted permission to third-party apps to access their photos. We have fixed the issue but, because of this bug, some third-party apps may have had access to a broader set of photos than usual for 12 days between September 13 to September 25,...

Business Tools Platforms

December 14, 2018

Facebook Launches Verification for Individual Developers

As announced earlier this year, all apps using certain Facebook Platform APIs need to go through a comprehensive review process. As part of this review, developers need to verify the business associated with their app by connecting to a Business Manager account and providing business details and documentation.However, we've heard from many...

Business Tools Developer Policy

December 10, 2018

Join us at F8 2019 on April 30 & May 1 in San Jose, CA

F8, Facebook's annual developer conference, spotlights our global community, the latest technology from our family of apps, and the future we are building together. F8 2019 will happen April 30 and May 1, 2019 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA.This year we celebrate the developers, creators, entrepreneurs and innovators building with...

2018

December 4, 2018

New API Release Process

On Friday, November 2nd, as part of our ongoing work to enhance privacy and security on the Facebook platform, we're implementing additional steps to our API release process, which may likely lead to a decrease in the number of APIs that we'll ship in the next few months. This new process may slow down the development of some Facebook platform...

Developer Policy Platforms

November 1, 2018

Instagram Graph API: Hashtag Search Launch

Today, we are launching a new Hashtag Search feature for Businesses on Instagram. With this new feature, businesses will still be able to discover content, measure the reach of their marketing campaigns, and understand public sentiment around their brand. However, we will now be limiting the number of unique hashtags that can be pulled by...

Business Tools Platforms

October 31, 2018

Introducing Graph API v3.2, Marketing API v3.2 and Updates to Facebook Login, Messenger App

On October 23, 2018, we're releasing the newest version of Graph API (v3.2), which will include updates to Instagram Graph API, Page Insights, Pages and Video Polls, and Marketing API (v3.2), which will include a new feature that allows advertisers to see if there is something wrong with their ad.As part of our continuing efforts to improve the...

Business Tools Platforms

October 23, 2018

Introducing the Audience Network SDK Beta Program

At Audience Network, we strive to build solutions to help you deliver the best user experience and grow your business. The input we receive from our developers and publishers is a valuable part in building and improving our solutions. This is why we're excited to introduce the Audience Network SDK Beta Program. ...

Business Tools Publishing

October 8, 2018

Facebook Login Tool for Third Party Developers

As we shared on Tuesday, we analyzed our logs for all third-party apps installed or logged into during the attack we announced on Friday. That investigation has so far found no evidence that the attackers accessed any apps using Facebook Login. Any developer using our official Facebook SDKs — and all those that have regularly checked the validity...

Business Tools Developer Policy

October 5, 2018