Swift

Facebook Upload Photo from Local File

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Uploads a new photo with a caption from a local file. Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // This example assumes Chilkat HTTP to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    let req = CkoHttpRequest()!
    req.httpVerb = "POST"
    req.contentType = "multipart/form-data"
    req.path = "/v2.7/me/photos"

    // Use the previously obtained access token.
    // Note: The publish_actions scope is required to upload a photo.
    req.addHeader(name: "Authorization", value: "Bearer FACEBOOK-ACCESS-TOKEN")

    // Send an "Expect: 100-continue" header in the request.
    // This causes the HTTP server to end a 100-continue response
    // immediately after receiving the HTTP header.  The client
    // (Chilkat) will receive this intermediate response, and if
    // it's not an error response, it knows that the HTTP server will
    // accept the data that is forthcoming.
    // The alternative is to get an error response after trying to upload
    // the entire contents of the files.
    req.addHeader(name: "Expect", value: "100-continue")

    // Set a photo caption.
    req.addParam(name: "caption", value: "Here are some penguins!")

    // Additional parameters can be added to the request by 
    // calling AddParam once per parameter.  
    // See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/user/photos
    // for more information about other optional parameters.

    // Indicate the local file to be uploaded.
    success = req.addFile(forUpload: "source", path: "qa_data/jpg/penguins2.jpg")
    if success == false {
        print("\(req.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Upload the image file..
    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpSReq(domain: "graph.facebook.com", port: 443, ssl: true, request: req, response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Examine the response body:
    var responseJson: String? = resp.bodyStr
    print("\(responseJson!)")

    // The response contains JSON, such as this:
    // {"id":"10210224963435862","post_id":"10224048320139890_10210224963435862"}

}