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user2327105
user2327105

Reputation: 123

Facebook Graph API - retrieve basic information and additional variables

Is it possible to retireve from Facebook both basic information and additional variables at the same time? For example, using .NET sdk and calling

client.Get("me")

I will get name, first_name, last_name, etc. and other public information.

I can also run

client.Get("me", new { fields = "name,photos" })

but this gives me only variables I've asked for, without basic information. Do I need to call it twice? Eventually I could use the second option and ask for all basic fields individually like username, gender, but in this case how to ask for "other public information" as well?

Thanks in advance Bartek

Upvotes: 1

Views: 285

Answers (1)

Stéphane Bruckert
Stéphane Bruckert

Reputation: 22933

Your point is interesting. But /me only works as a shortcut to quickly get all basic fields at once. You have to override it.

Don't call it twice, since API requests take some time. I advice you to make only one complete request by specifying all the fields you really need.

Upvotes: 1

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