Graph API Version

Video Captions

Reading

VideoCaptions

Example

Graph API Explorer
GET /v19.0/{video-id}/captions 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(
    '/{video-id}/captions',
    '{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(
    "/{video-id}/captions",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{video-id}/captions",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{video-id}/captions"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];
If you want to learn how to use the Graph API, read our Using Graph API guide.

Parameters

This endpoint doesn't have any parameters.

Fields

Reading from this edge will return a JSON formatted result:

{ "data": [], "paging": {} }

data

A list of VideoCaption nodes.

paging

For more details about pagination, see the Graph API guide.

Error Codes

ErrorDescription
100Invalid parameter

Creating

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.

Updating

Permissions

To update a video's caption, you need one of the following:

  • User is the owner of the video
  • User has manage access on page that owns the video
  • User has advertiser access on account that owns the video

Limitations

The file size limit for video captions is 200K.

You can update a Video by making a POST request to /{video_id}/captions.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
captions_file
file

Caption file in SRT (SubRip Text) format. File name must be in the format filename.locale.srt

default_locale
string

Specify which locale should be used as the default for the video. Can be set to 'none'

locales_to_delete
list<string>
Default value: Vector

locales of caption to delete

Return Type

This endpoint supports read-after-write and will read the node to which you POSTed.
Struct {
success: bool,
}

Error Codes

ErrorDescription
482The captions files you selected contain locales that had been applied to video, please remove and try again.
387There was a problem uploading your captions file. Please try again.
386You uploaded a .SRT file with an incorrect file name. Please use this format: filename.en_US.srt
100Invalid parameter
385The captions file you selected is in a format that we don't support.

Deleting

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.