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place

API Reference › FQL › place

Description

A place as represented in FQL

Columns

NameDescription

checkin_count

number

The number of times users have checked into the location

content_age

number

Time when the post was created or -1 if unknown

description

string

The description of the place

display_subtext

string

Display text containing metadata about the location

geometry

struct

Description of the geometry of the location being queries

type

string

The type description of the location in GeoJSON format. This could be a point, a polygon, or other types of geometries.

coordinates

array

List of coordinates corresponding to the geometry of the location.

is_city

bool

Boolean describing if this location is a city

is_unclaimed

bool

Boolean flag indicating if this page is unclaimed or not

latitude

number

The latitude of the location

longitude

number

The longitude of the location

name

string

The name of the place

page_id

number

The Facebook Page ID of the place

pic

string

Profile picture of the place. Scales to 100 pixels

pic_big

string

Profile picture of the place. Scales to 200 pixels

pic_crop

struct

Size information for the picture. The image is pre-cropped and square

uri

string

The URL to the largest-sized square profile picture for the object being queried

width

int32

The pixel dimensions of this picture

height

int32

The pixel dimensions of this picture

left

float

Always 0. Included for compatibility only

top

float

Always 0. Included for compatibility only

right

float

Always 1. Included for compatibility only

bottom

float

Always 1. Included for compatibility only

pic_large

string

Profile picture of the place. Scales to 396 pixels

pic_small

string

Profile picture of the place. Scales to 50 pixels

pic_square

string

Profile 50x50 pixels picture of the place

search_type

string

Enum describing the search mode available to query for a location. Can be: graph_no_radius, mobile_checkin, mobile_status, mobile_photo, mobile_album, mobile_video, and mobile_event

type

string

Enum describing the type of location this place is. Can be PLACE, CITY, STATE_PROVINCE, COUNTRY, EVENT, UNCONFIRMED_RESIDENCE, RESIDENCE, TEXT

Examples

  • SELECT ... FROM place WHERE page_id = A
Note: Additional filters on other columns can be specified but they may make the query less efficient.

Permissions

To read the place table you need

  • any valid access_token.
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