Graph API Version

Group Photos

This edge allows you to publish a photo to a Group's feed.

Reading

This operation is not supported.

Creating

You can publish photos via upload or URL.

Via Upload

Capture a photo via file upload as multipart/form-data then use the source parameter:

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

source=%7Bimage-data%7D

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

Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("source", "{image-data}");
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{group-id}/photos",
    params,
    HttpMethod.POST,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();

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

Via URL

Publish a photo from the internet by using its URL and the url parameter:

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

url=%7Bimage-url%7D

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

Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("url", "{image-url}");
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{group-id}/photos",
    params,
    HttpMethod.POST,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();

NSDictionary *params = @{
  @"url": @"{image-url}",
};
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{group-id}/photos"
                                      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

Name	Description	Type
`caption`	The description of the photo, used as the accompanying status message in any feed story.	`string`
`message`	The description of the photo.	`string`
`published`	Set to `false` if you don't want the photo to be published immediately. Default value: `true`.	`string`
`source`	The photo, encoded as form data. Either this or `url` field is required, but both should not be used together.	`multipart/form-data`
`url`	The URL of a photo that is already uploaded to the internet. Either this or `source` is required, but both should not be used together.	`string`

Response

If successful, you will receive a response with the following information. In addition, this endpoint supports read-after-write and can immediately read the node represented by id in the return type.

Name	Description	Type
`id`	The newly created photo ID	`string`

Updating

This operation is not supported.

Deleting

This operation is not supported.