Meta · Schema
Meta Graph API User
Represents a Facebook or Instagram user account as returned by the Graph API User node. Covers identity, demographics, profile details, and engagement metrics.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | The unique numeric identifier for the user, returned as a string by the Graph API. |
| name | string | The full name of the user. |
| first_name | string | The first name of the user. |
| last_name | string | The last name of the user. |
| middle_name | string | The middle name of the user. |
| name_format | string | The user's name formatted to correctly handle Chinese, Japanese, or Korean ordering. |
| short_name | string | Shortened, informal name for the user. |
| string | The primary email address listed in the user's profile. Requires the email permission. | |
| birthday | string | The user's birthday in MM/DD/YYYY format. Requires the user_birthday permission. |
| gender | string | The gender selected by the user. This is a free-form string; common values are 'male', 'female', and 'non-binary'. |
| link | string | A link to the user's Facebook profile. |
| picture | object | The user's profile picture. |
| locale | string | The user's locale as a language-country code string, e.g. en_US. |
| timezone | number | The user's timezone offset from UTC, expressed as a number (e.g. -5). |
| location | object | The user's current location as entered on their profile. |
| hometown | object | The user's hometown as entered on their profile. |
| age_range | object | The age range of the user as a min/max bracket. |
| languages | array | Languages the user has added to their profile. |
| installed | boolean | Whether the user has the application installed. |
| is_guest_user | boolean | Whether the user account is a guest/limited account. |
| meeting_for | array | What the user is interested in meeting for (e.g. networking, dating). |
| quotes | string | The user's favorite quotes. |
| significant_other | object | The user's significant other. |
| updated_time | string | The last time the user's profile was updated, in ISO 8601 format. |
| friends | object | The user's friends list (summary only by default). |
| instagram_business_account | object | The linked Instagram Business or Creator account, if any. |
JSON Schema
{
"$id": "https://meta.com/schemas/graph-api/user.json",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "Meta Graph API User",
"description": "Represents a Facebook or Instagram user account as returned by the Graph API User node. Covers identity, demographics, profile details, and engagement metrics.",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"name"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The unique numeric identifier for the user, returned as a string by the Graph API."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The full name of the user."
},
"first_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The first name of the user."
},
"last_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The last name of the user."
},
"middle_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The middle name of the user."
},
"name_format": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The user's name formatted to correctly handle Chinese, Japanese, or Korean ordering."
},
"short_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Shortened, informal name for the user."
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"format": "email",
"description": "The primary email address listed in the user's profile. Requires the email permission."
},
"birthday": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The user's birthday in MM/DD/YYYY format. Requires the user_birthday permission."
},
"gender": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The gender selected by the user. This is a free-form string; common values are 'male', 'female', and 'non-binary'."
},
"link": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "A link to the user's Facebook profile."
},
"picture": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The user's profile picture.",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"height": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The height of the picture in pixels."
},
"is_silhouette": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the profile picture is the default silhouette."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the profile picture."
},
"width": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The width of the picture in pixels."
}
}
}
}
},
"locale": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The user's locale as a language-country code string, e.g. en_US."
},
"timezone": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The user's timezone offset from UTC, expressed as a number (e.g. -5)."
},
"location": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The user's current location as entered on their profile.",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The Graph API ID of the location Page."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the location."
}
}
},
"hometown": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The user's hometown as entered on their profile.",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The Graph API ID of the hometown Page."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the hometown."
}
}
},
"age_range": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The age range of the user as a min/max bracket.",
"properties": {
"min": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The lower bound of the age range."
},
"max": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The upper bound of the age range."
}
}
},
"languages": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Languages the user has added to their profile.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"installed": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the user has the application installed."
},
"is_guest_user": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the user account is a guest/limited account."
},
"meeting_for": {
"type": "array",
"description": "What the user is interested in meeting for (e.g. networking, dating).",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"quotes": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The user's favorite quotes."
},
"significant_other": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The user's significant other.",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"updated_time": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The last time the user's profile was updated, in ISO 8601 format."
},
"friends": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The user's friends list (summary only by default).",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"summary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"total_count": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Total number of friends."
}
}
}
}
},
"instagram_business_account": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The linked Instagram Business or Creator account, if any.",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The Instagram account ID."
}
}
}
},
"additionalProperties": true,
"examples": [
{
"id": "10158012345678901",
"name": "Jane Developer",
"first_name": "Jane",
"last_name": "Developer",
"email": "[email protected]",
"picture": {
"data": {
"height": 200,
"is_silhouette": false,
"url": "https://platform-lookaside.fbsbx.com/platform/profilepic/?asid=10158012345678901&height=200&width=200",
"width": 200
}
},
"locale": "en_US",
"timezone": -5
}
]
}