Graph API Version

Privacy

The Privacy node is returned as part of a number of different types of nodes as a privacy field. Examples include posts, photos and videos.

Reading

Privacy info of a shared object

Example

Graph API Explorer
GET v19.0/...?fields={fieldname_of_type_Privacy} 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(
    '...?fields={fieldname_of_type_Privacy}',
    '{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(
    "...?fields={fieldname_of_type_Privacy}",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "...?fields={fieldname_of_type_Privacy}",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"...?fields={fieldname_of_type_Privacy}"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];
If you want to learn how to use the Graph API, read our Using Graph API guide.

Parameters

This endpoint doesn't have any parameters.

Fields

FieldDescription
allow
token with structure: FriendList and User ID

The IDs of the specific users or friend lists that can see the object (as a comma-separated string).

deny
token with structure: FriendList and User ID

The IDs of the specific users or friend lists that cannot see the object (as a comma-separate string).

description
string

A description of the privacy settings. For custom settings, it can contain names of users, networks and friend lists.

friends
enum

Which category of users can see the object. This field is only set when the 'value' field is CUSTOM.

networks
string

The ID of the network that can see the object, or 1 for all of the user's networks.

value
enum

The privacy value for the object.

Creating

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.

Updating

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.

Deleting

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.