iOS

    Facebook Analytics Quickstart Guide for iOS

    This Quickstart shows how to integrate Facebook Analytics into a new or existing Swift or Objective-C app.

    1. Login

    Please log in to Facebook to create apps or register as a developer.

    2. Set up Your Development Environment

    In the following list, you can select your preferred method of installing dependencies in your project.
    Using Swift Package Manager (SPM)
    1. In Xcode, click File > Swift Packages > Add Package Dependency.
    2. In the dialog that appears, enter the repository URL: https://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk.
    3. In Version, enter the version number of the latest Facebook SDK for iOS.
    4. Complete the prompts to select the libraries you'd like to use in your project.
    Install Cocoapods.
    If you already installed Cocoapods and created a pod file, go to the next step to install the Facebook SDK. To install Cocoapods, open a terminal window and run the following command in a terminal window:
    sudo gem install cocoapods
    Install the Facebook SDK.
    1. Create a new Swift project and go to the project directory. If you are using an existing project, go to project directory of the existing project.
    2. In a terminal window, run the following command to create a pod file for the project:
      pod init
    3. Add the following line to the pod file of your project:
      pod 'FBSDKCoreKit'
    4. In the terminal window, run the following command to install the Facebook SDK:
      pod install
    Modify the AppDelegate.swift file:
    1. Add the following import statement:
      2. import FBSDKCoreKit
    2. Add the following statement to the applicationDidBecomeActive function:
      3. AppEventsLogger.activate(application)
    Your Cartfile should look something like:

    github "facebook/facebook-ios-sdk"

    3. Configure Your Information Property List.

    Enter you Bundle Identifier (Bundle ID) in the Box.
    You need to login to complete this step.
    In Xcode, right-click info.plist and choose Open As Source Code.Copy the XML snippet into the body of your file just before the final </dict> element.
    <key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
  <dict>
  <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
  <array>
    <string>fb[APP_ID]</string>
  </array>
  </dict>
</array>
<key>FacebookAppID</key>
<string>[APP_ID]</string>
<key>FacebookDisplayName</key>
<string>[APP_NAME]</string>

    4. Build and then run the project in the Simulator

    In Xcode, select an iOS simulator and click Run. Xcode builds your project and then launches the most recent version of your app running in Simulator.

    5. See the Results in Events Manager.


    The Events Manager displays the events you send to Facebook. If this is the first time you launched your app with this code, you may have to wait at least 20 minutes before your events appear.
    Note: Events may take up to 20 minutes to appear in the dashboard.

    Test your events with the App Ads Helper

    The App Ads Helper allows you to test your app events to ensure that your app is sending events to Facebook.

    a. Open the App Ads Helper.

    b. In Select an App, choose your app and choose Submit.

    c. Go to the bottom and choose Test App Events.

    d. Start your app and send an event. The event appears on the web page.