Graph API Version

Group Albums

The photo albums created for a Group.

Reading

Returns an array of Albums on the Group.

GET /v21.0/{group-id}/albums 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(
    '/{group-id}/albums',
    '{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(
    "/{group-id}/albums",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);

/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{group-id}/albums",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();

/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{group-id}/albums"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Requirements

Requirement	Description
App Review	Your app must be approved for the Groups API feature.
App Installation	The app must be installed on the Group.
Tokens	A User access token.

Fields

When requesting the following Album fields through field expansion, only Users who granted your app the groups_access_member_info permission will be included:

from
likes
reaction

Publishing

POST /v21.0/{group-id}/albums HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com

name=%7Balbum-name%7D&message=%7Balbum-description%7D&privacy=%7Bprivacy-settings%7D

/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->post(
    '/{group-id}/albums',
    array (
      'name' => '{album-name}',
      'message' => '{album-description}',
      'privacy' => '{privacy-settings}',
    ),
    '{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(
    "/{group-id}/albums",
    "POST",
    {
        "name": "{album-name}",
        "message": "{album-description}",
        "privacy": "{privacy-settings}"
    },
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);

Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("name", "{album-name}");
params.putString("message", "{album-description}");
params.putString("privacy", "{privacy-settings}");
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{group-id}/albums",
    params,
    HttpMethod.POST,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();

NSDictionary *params = @{
  @"name": @"{album-name}",
  @"message": @"{album-description}",
  @"privacy": @"{privacy-settings}",
};
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{group-id}/albums"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"POST"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Requirements

Type of Requirement	Description
App Review	Your app must be approved for the following login permissions and features: (Click to expand)
Login permissions	`publish_to_groups`
Features	Groups API
App Installation	The app must be installed on the Group.
Tokens	A User access token for a user who is a member of the Group where the app is installed.
Permissions	The user must grant your app this permission: `publish_to_groups`

Fields

Parameter	Description	Type
`name`	The name given to the album. This field is required.	`string`
`message`	The description of the album, which will show up in Feed as the status message.	`string`

Response

Name	Description	Type
id	The ID of the newly created album.	`string`

Deleting

This operation is not supported.

Updating

This operation is not supported.