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ItalyPaleAle
ItalyPaleAle

Reputation: 7316

app_id parameter in like button iframe code

I have a question about a parameter I see in the iframe URL when I generate the code for the like button. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like/ When I copy the iframe code, I see something like:

<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?
    app_id=1234567890&href&send=false&layout=standard&width=300&
    show_faces=true&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=80"
    scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;
    width:300px; height:80px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>

The meaning of all these parameters is clear to me, except "app_id". What application is that?

I didn't specify any URL in the code, so why is Facebook giving me a new app_id? Wasn't the app_id parameter supposed to be included in the OpenGraph tags?

Thanks in advance

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2648

Answers (2)

Mike Knoop
Mike Knoop

Reputation: 506

Here is what I found upon investigation:

When you generate a Like button (ie, click the "get code" button), a new Facebook application is created called "Unnamed App" and tied to your developer account.

This is undocumented and new behavior. We may be seeing the result of some un-announced Facebook Platform feature/policy. Keep your eye on F8 for possible details.

Upvotes: 1

Eddy Chan
Eddy Chan

Reputation: 1161

what you are coping should be the xfbml version of the like button and that require javaScript SDK.

And in order to initializee JavaScript SDK, you need to register an facebook app. app_id is part of the information of the app that u can obtained from your registered app

Upvotes: 0

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