Facebook Login and the Facebook Graph API

Beginner

14 Lessons

1h 30min

Certificate of Completion

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This course includes

20 Playgrounds

11 Quizzes

This course includes

20 Playgrounds

11 Quizzes

Course Overview

Facebook’s Graph API is the central means for programmatic access to Facebook data. It is the entry point for reading and writing to Facebook’s “social graph”. This course begins with a discussion of the major concepts of the Facebook Graph API. You will learn basic concepts like authentication, authorization, and access tokens. Then, you will build out your mini-project step by step by deploying the "Login with Facebook" web page. By the end, you will have a thorough understanding of how to build API i...Show More

Course Content

Getting Started

Introduction to the Facebook Graph API

Accessing the Graph API on Behalf of Your Users

Facebook Login and Access Tokens

Set Up Facebook App with Facebook Login

Working with the "Login with Facebook" Button

Understanding the "Login with Facebook" Authorization Flow

Examining the Short-Lived Access Token

Exchange for a Long-Lived Access Token

Graph API Basics: Starting with the User Profile

Pagination and Other Graph API Endpoints

Know Your Friends with Graph API

Wrapping Up and Next Steps

Course Author

Trusted by 1.4 million developers working at companies

Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

Carlos Matias La Borde

Software Developer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Vinay Krishnaiah

Software Developer

Eric Downs

Musician/Entrepeneur

Kenan Eyvazov

DevOps Engineer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Eric Downs

Musician/Entrepeneur

Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

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