Graph API
Graph API Version

App Link Host /app-link-host

An individual app link host object created by an app. An app link host is a wrapper for a group of different app links.

Please see our main App Links documentation to learn more.

Reading

GET /v21.0/{app-link-host-id} HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com
/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->get(
    '/{app-link-host-id}',
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */
/* make the API call */
FB.api(
    "/{app-link-host-id}",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{app-link-host-id}",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{app-link-host-id}"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Permissions

  • Any valid access token is required.

Response

Name Description Type

name

A custom name for this app link host.

string

canonical_url

The App Link URL.

string

Publishing

Apps can create app link hosts using the /app/app_link_hosts edge.

Deleting

Facebook apps can delete app links using this edge:

DELETE /v21.0/{app-link-host-id} HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com
/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->delete(
    '/{app-link-host-id}',
    array (),
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{app-link-host-id}",
    null,
    HttpMethod.DELETE,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{app-link-host-id}"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"DELETE"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Permissions

  • An app access token is required to delete app link hosts belonging to that app.

Response

Returns true successful, otherwise an error message.

Updating

Facebook apps can update app links using this edge:

/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->post(
    '/{app-link-host-id}',
    array (
      'name' => 'Updated Name',
      'android' => '[]',
      'web' => '{"should_fallback": true}',
    ),
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */
POST /v21.0/{app-link-host-id} HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com

name=Updated+Name&android=%5B%5D&web=%7B%22should_fallback%22%3A+true%7D
Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("name", "Updated Name");
params.putString("android", "[]");
params.putString("web", "{\"should_fallback\": true}");
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{app-link-host-id}",
    params,
    HttpMethod.POST,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
NSDictionary *params = @{
  @"name": @"Updated Name",
  @"android": @"[]",
  @"web": @"{\"should_fallback\": true}",
};
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{app-link-host-id}"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"POST"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Permissions

  • An app access token is required to update app link hosts belonging to that app.

Fields

Name Description Type

name

A custom name for this app link host.

string

Response

Returns true successful, otherwise an error message.