Graph API Version

`/{object-id}/likes`

This reference describes the /likes edge that is common to multiple Graph API nodes. The structure and operations are the same for each node, except that for the following nodes, /likes returns only the profile for the current user if read with a user access token:

Album
Photo
Post
Video

Reading

Graph API Explorer

GET /v5.0/{object-id}/likes HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com

/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->get(
    '/{object-id}/likes',
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */

/* make the API call */
FB.api(
    "/{object-id}/likes",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);

/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{object-id}/likes",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();

// For more complex open graph stories, use `FBSDKShareAPI`
// with `FBSDKShareOpenGraphContent`
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{object-id}/likes"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Permissions

The same permissions required to view the parent object are required to view likes on that object.

A User or Page can only query their own likes. Other Users'or Pages' likes are unavailable due to privacy concerns.

Only aggregated counts using `total_count` with the `summary` parameter are available for Post likes.

Fields

An array containing objects the current User object or any Page objects has liked. In addition, the following optional field is available for the User object:

Property Name	Description	Type
`total_count`	Total number of User and Page likes on the object. To have this field returned, you must include the `summary=true` parameter and value in your request.	`int32`

total_count represents the approximate number of nodes on the likes edge. The actual number of results returned might be different depending on privacy settings.

Example Usage

Sample Request

curl -i -X GET \
 "https://graph.facebook.com/me?fields=likes.summary(true)&access_token=user-access-token"

Sample Response

  {
  "likes": {
    "data": [
      {
        "name": "Bill the Cat",
        "id": "155111347875779",
        "created_time": "2017-06-18T18:21:04+0000"
      },
      {
        "name": "Calvin and Hobbes",
        "id": "257573197608192",
        "created_time": "2017-06-18T18:21:02+0000"
      },
      {
        "name": "Berkeley Breathed's Bloom County",
        "id": "108793262484769",
        "created_time": "2017-06-18T18:20:58+0000"
      }
    ],
    "paging": {
      "cursors": {
        "before": "Nzc0Njg0MTQ3OAZDZD",
        "after": "NTcxODc1ODk2NgZDZD"
      },
      "next": "https://graph.facebook.com/vX.X/me/likes?access_token=user-access-token&pretty=0&summary=true&limit=25&after=NTcxODc1ODk2NgZDZD"
    },
    "summary": {
      "total_count": 136
    }
  },
  "id": "user-id"
}

Publishing

Note: As of Nov 17, 2016 we changed the behavior of publishing likes and only support this action with Page Access Tokens.

You can add new likes to any object as below:

POST /v5.0/{object-id}/likes HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com

/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->post(
    '/{object-id}/likes',
    array (),
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */

/* make the API call */
FB.api(
    "/{object-id}/likes",
    "POST",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);

/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{object-id}/likes",
    null,
    HttpMethod.POST,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();

// For more complex open graph stories, use `FBSDKShareAPI`
// with `FBSDKShareOpenGraphContent`
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{object-id}/likes"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"POST"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Permissions

For liking as a Page, you can use a page access token with the publish_pages permission to like an object.
The same page must also be able to like the object (whether via API or on Facebook.com).
The object must not have already been liked by the page.
If the page has already reacted to an object (wow, anger) then a like will succeed, but the reaction will not change.

Fields

No fields are required to add likes.

Response

If successful:

{
  "success": true
}

Otherwise a relevant error message will be returned.

Deleting

Note: As of Nov 17, 2016 we changed the behavior of Publishing likes and only support this action with Page Access Tokens.

You can delete likes using this edge:

DELETE /v5.0/{object-id}/likes HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com

/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->delete(
    '/{object-id}/likes',
    array (),
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */

/* make the API call */
FB.api(
    "/{object-id}/likes",
    "DELETE",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);

/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{object-id}/likes",
    null,
    HttpMethod.DELETE,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();

// For more complex open graph stories, use `FBSDKShareAPI`
// with `FBSDKShareOpenGraphContent`
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{object-id}/likes"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"DELETE"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];

Starting April 30th, 2019, /{album-id}/likes can no longer be deleted for version 3.3+ of the Graph API. Apps that have used this endpoint in the last 90 days can continue using them with API versions 3.2 and lower until July 30th, 2019. Apps that have not used any of these endpoints in the last 90 days will be unable to use them starting on April 30th, 2019.',

Permissions

A Page Access Token with publish_pages permission can be used to remove existing likes by that Page.

Fields

No fields are required to remove likes.

Response

If successful:

{
  "success": true
}

Otherwise a relevant error message will be returned.

Updating

You can't update using this edge.