Facebook Photos API

The Photos API from Facebook — 2 operation(s) for photos.

Operations 2

GET /{user-id}/photos Facebook Get User Photos #
GET /{photo-id} Facebook Get Photo #

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OpenAPI Specification

facebook-photos-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Facebook Graph Photos API
  description: The primary way to read and write data to the Facebook social graph, providing access to user profiles, posts, pages, photos, videos, comments, and social interactions.
  version: '21.0'
  contact:
    name: Meta Platforms
    url: https://developers.facebook.com
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-04-18'
servers:
- url: https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
  description: Facebook Graph API v21.0
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Photos
paths:
  /{user-id}/photos:
    get:
      operationId: getUserPhotos
      summary: Facebook Get User Photos
      description: Retrieve photos uploaded by a user.
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - name: user-id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The user ID.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '100001234567890'
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of photos to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 25
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photos retrieved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhotoList'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /{photo-id}:
    get:
      operationId: getPhoto
      summary: Facebook Get Photo
      description: Retrieve a specific photo by ID.
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - name: photo-id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The photo ID.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '300001234567890'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photo retrieved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Photo'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Photo:
      type: object
      description: A Facebook photo.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Photo ID.
          example: '300001234567890'
        name:
          type: string
          description: Photo caption.
          example: Sunset at the beach
        created_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Time the photo was uploaded.
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to the photo on Facebook.
        picture:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to a thumbnail of the photo.
        source:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to the full-size photo.
        width:
          type: integer
          description: Photo width in pixels.
          example: 1920
        height:
          type: integer
          description: Photo height in pixels.
          example: 1080
    PhotoList:
      type: object
      description: Paginated list of photos.
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Photo'
        paging:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Paging'
    Paging:
      type: object
      description: Pagination cursors.
      properties:
        cursors:
          type: object
          properties:
            before:
              type: string
              description: Cursor for the previous page.
            after:
              type: string
              description: Cursor for the next page.
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL for the next page of results.
        previous:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL for the previous page of results.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 access token for Facebook Graph API.