Graph API Version

Test User /{test-user-id}

We are temporarily removing the ability for apps to create new test users. This should not affect existing test users. We will share an update once access to creating new test users has been reinstated.

A test user associated with a Facebook app. Test users are created and associated using the /{app-id}/accounts/test-users edge or in the App Dashboard.

Related Guides

Managing Test Accounts using the App Dashboard

Reading

Permissions and fields for read operations on this node are identical to those of the regular /{user-id} node.

Publishing and Updating

You can publish to this node to update the test user's password or name.

POST /v17.0/{test-user-id} HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com

password=newpassword&name=Newname+Smith

/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->post(
    '/{test-user-id}',
    array (
      'password' => 'newpassword',
      'name' => 'Newname Smith',
    ),
    '{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 */

Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("password", "newpassword");
params.putString("name", "Newname Smith");
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{test-user-id}",
    params,
    HttpMethod.POST,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();

NSDictionary *params = @{
  @"password": @"newpassword",
  @"name": @"Newname Smith",
};
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{test-user-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 these fields for any test users associated with that app.

Fields

Name	Description	Type
`name`	New name for the test user.	`string`
`password`	A new password for the test user.	`string`

Response

If update is successful, true, otherwise an error message.

Deleting

You can delete a test user by making a delete operation on this node.

DELETE /v17.0/{test-user-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(
    '/{test-user-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(),
    "/{test-user-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:@"/{test-user-id}"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"DELETE"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Permissions

An app access token for an associated app or the test user's own access token must be used to delete that test user.
The test user must have been disassociated from all but a single app. You can disassociate test users using the /{app-id}/accounts/test-users edge.

Fields

No fields are required to delete.

Response

If delete is successful, true, otherwise an error message.

Edges

Name	Description
`/friends`	The friends of the test user - this edge can be used to friend two test users.