Node.js

Get Individual Photo Info

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Assuming we have the ID of a Photo, this example demonstrates how to retrieve the photo information and parse the JSON. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    //  This example assumes a previously obtained an access token
    var oauth2 = new chilkat.OAuth2();
    oauth2.AccessToken = "FACEBOOK-ACCESS-TOKEN";

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    //  Connect to Facebook...
    success = rest.Connect("graph.facebook.com",443,true,true);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access key)
    rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2);

    //  Assumes we've already obtained a Photo ID.
    var photoId = "10210199026347451";

    var sbPath = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbPath.Append("/v2.7/");
    sbPath.Append(photoId);

    //  Select the fields we want.
    //  This example will select many of the possible fields.
    //  See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/photo/
    rest.AddQueryParam("fields","id,album,can_delete,can_tag,from,height,width,images,link,name,name_tags,picture,place,target");

    var responseJson = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET",sbPath.GetAsString());
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.EmitCompact = false;
    json.Load(responseJson);

    //  Show the JSON in human-readable format.
    console.log(json.Emit());

    //  A sample response is shown below.
    //  Demonstrate how to parse values from the JSON.
    console.log("Album name: " + json.StringOf("album.name"));
    var canDelete = json.BoolOf("can_delete");
    console.log("Can Delete: " + canDelete);
    console.log("From Name: " + json.StringOf("from.name"));
    var height = json.IntOf("height");
    var width = json.IntOf("width");
    console.log("Dimensions: " + width + "x" + height);
    console.log("First Image Source: " + json.StringOf("images[0].source"));

    //  A sample JSON response is shown here.  
    //  { 
    //    "id": "10210199026347451",
    //    "album": { 
    //      "created_time": "2009-10-19T00:06:46+0000",
    //      "name": "Timeline Photos",
    //      "id": "1237223526054"
    //    },
    //    "can_delete": true,
    //    "can_tag": true,
    //    "from": { 
    //      "name": "Matt Smith",
    //      "id": "10224048320139890"
    //    },
    //    "height": 120,
    //    "width": 120,
    //    "images": [
    //      { 
    //        "height": 120,
    //        "source": "https:\/\/scontent.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.0-9\/14462791_10210199026347451_7830642117574407060_n.jpg?oh=a7f9ed10cf9cd81a82adeb541c60e2e2&oe=58ABB195",
    //        "width": 120
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "link": "https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10210199026347451&set=a.1237223526054.2038240.1093202869&type=3",
    //    "name": "Ignore my posts -- I'm doing some testing for Facebook related programming...",
    //    "picture": "https:\/\/scontent.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.0-9\/14462791_10210199026347451_7830642117574407060_n.jpg?oh=a7f9ed10cf9cd81a82adeb541c60e2e2&oe=58ABB195"
    //  }
    //  

}

chilkatExample();