connection
Description
A user connection, friend of Facebook Page, as represented in FQL. These connections represent all the entities whose streams the specified user can consume. This table is primarily relevant for reconstructing the user's News Feed
Columns
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
is_following bool | Indicates whether the source is connected to the target Page (for example, if the source is a supporter or fan). Will be false if the user has hidden the friend or target's news feed. |
source_id | The ID of the user, the source of the connection. |
target_id id | The target(s) of the connection. The ID of the friend or Facebook Page with whom the specified user is either a friend or fan/supporter. |
target_type string | Indicates whether the target is a user or a page. |
Examples
- SELECT ... FROM connection WHERE source_id = A
Note: Additional filters on other columns can be specified but they may make the query less efficient.
Permissions
To read the connection table you need
- any valid user
access_tokenwith theread_streamextended permission.