Advanced Topics

Dialogs

Dialogs provide a simple, consistent interface to display dialogs to users. Dialogs do not require special user permissions because they require user interaction. Dialogs can be used in any type of application, whether on Facebook.com, a website, or a mobile application.

FQL

Facebook Query Language, or FQL, enables you to use a SQL-style interface to query the data exposed by the Graph API. It provides for some advanced features not available in the Graph API, including batching multiple queries into a single call.

Internationalization API

Facebook is currently available in over 70 languages, thanks to a framework that allows our user community to translate the text on Facebook. By integrating with Facebook, you can take advantage of our Translations framework immediately, so you can enjoy the benefits that translation can bring to your Platform application or website.

Credits

Facebook Credits is a payment system that offers a safe, easy and fast way to pay for digital and virtual goods in games and apps across Facebook.

Ads API

The Facebook Ads API lets you create and manage your own ads on Facebook programmatically, without using the Facebook Advertising Manager tool.

If you're interested in getting access to the Ads API, you can now learn more about the program and apply online.

Chat API

You can integrate Facebook Chat into your Web-based, desktop, or mobile instant messaging products. Your instant messaging client connects to Facebook Chat via the Jabber/XMPP service. This document describes the features and limitations of Facebook Chat's XMPP protocol for the developer who intends to implement a Facebook Chat client.

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Legacy APIs

We are in the process of deprecating these APIs. If you are building a new Facebook app, please use the Graph API, new Javascript SDK and Social Plugins instead.

Legacy REST API

The REST API enables you to interact with Facebook web site programmatically via HTTP requests.

Legacy FBML

FBML enables you to build Facebook applications that deeply integrate into a user's Facebook experience. To use JavaScript within FBML, use FBJS.

Legacy Javascript API

The old Javascript API provides a rich client-side functionality for authentication and rendering Dialogs.