Facebook Graph API: Get user_location

Question

Is there a way to get the location of my facebook friends using the Graph API?

Solution 1

Your friend is considered a user, so you go to the user documentation, get the field name location (to be send in the fields parameter) AND you check if you need a specific permission:

Requires user_location or friend_location permission

HOWEVER there's a typo! to get your friend's location you need the friends_location (with s), reference.

Here's a PHP-SDK example:

$facebook->api('/friend_id', 'get', array("fields"=>"name,location"));

Here I'm retrieving the name and location fields (please note that the id field will be retrieved automatically).

Solution 2

FB.api('/me', function(response) {
    var location = response.location.name;
});

Solution 3

The fastest way to get all the information you want from friends of a user you can use the FQL method:

$this->api->api(array('method'=>'fql.query','query'=>"SELECT uid,name,first_name,middle_name,last_name,pic_square,hometown_location,current_location,profile_url,email,website FROM user WHERE uid IN (SELECT uid2 FROM friend WHERE uid1 = me())"));

For a list of all the tables with their corresponding column names I refer to: Facebook FQL Reference

Solution 4

The FaceBook Documentation has the information you're looking for, including sample code and instructions. It's available at:

http://developers.facebook.com/docs/guides/canvas

You may also find the Graph API useful: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/api

Solution 5

https://graph.facebook.com/me/friends?access_token="get this from fb tool"&fields=location

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Comments

[Josh]

as a little hint, typically, you'll want to answer with more than just a link. Including sample code and detailed instructions are great ways to produce high quality answers. I edited your answer just a little bit to help you out.

[grm]

Does this work for you? I really can't get it to work. Only name is returned (asking for perms correctly with friendS_location as well).

[ifaour]

@grm: yes it does BUT your friend should have set the city to appear! I found that 40% of my friends didn't set it!

[Dan H]

Remember that the location field returns an object. In order to retrieve the location you have to use $profile['location']->name.