News for Developers

Introducing Graph v8.0 and Marketing API v8.0

Today, we’re releasing Graph API v8.0 and Marketing API v8.0. Some updates may require developer action, while others are shared with the purpose of keeping you informed. In this update, we’re also sharing upcoming deprecations. Visit the Platform Initiatives Hub to stay informed of other planned improvements. If you are an iOS developer, stay...

Business Tools Platforms

August 4, 2020

App Review improvements for Business Developers

As part of the initiatives we’re launching to improve the developer experience, we’re customizing and streamlining app onboarding and integration based on the different ways developers and businesses use the Facebook platform. Today, we’re announcing a series of improvements for developers building Business apps to manage their on-Facebook...

Platforms 2020

August 4, 2020

Connecting a web app to your PyTorch model using Amazon SageMaker

Author: Cami WilliamsHello fellow programmers, it is me, Cami Williams, your friendly neighborhood open source Developer Advocate, back at it again with a PyTorch blog post. ...

Artificial Intelligence Open Source

August 3, 2020

Creating Better Shopping & Booking Experiences with Facebook Business Extension

Growing a business online can be challenging for time-strapped small business owners and the developers who support them. As developers, once you've enabled an online presence for the businesses on your platform, how can you help them find customers? On Facebook, businesses can reach customers where they are. Leveraging Facebook tools, they can...

Business Tools Platforms

July 31, 2020

Facebook Online Hackathons - latest winners announcement

Why we build Here at Facebook, we have a long-standing, guiding principle for how we approach our work: ‘Why we build’. This saying shows up throughout our company and culture, and is at the heart of the conversations and decisions we’re engaged in every day. ‘Why we build’ is our reminder to strive for the best possible experience for people on...

Platforms Programs

July 15, 2020

Organizations providing support amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

We’ve always appreciated the open conversations we’re able to have with so many of the partners, developers and entrepreneurs who build on our platform and take part in our programs every day. Over recent months though, we’ve felt an even deeper gratitude for the honest stories and experiences our community has been willing to share regarding the...

Platforms 2020

July 14, 2020

Now Resolved: FB iOS SDK Outage Causing Disruption to 3rd Party iOS Apps (July 09-10, 2020)

Last week we made a server-side code change that triggered crashes for some iOS apps using the Facebook SDK. We quickly resolved the issue without requiring action from developers. This is the second similar incident this year. We want to apologize for the inconvenience these events have had on our developers and their users. Stability and...

Platforms 2020

July 13, 2020

Important changes to categorizing campaigns with ads in the Special Ad Category or ads about Social Issues, Elections, or Politics

Beginning today, two important features are available to the special_ad_categories field in Marketing API v7.0 and above. These changes continue Facebook’s efforts to increase ad transparency and election integrity on Facebook and Instagram. They also help simplify the process of managing Special Ad Categories on our platform. Ads about social...