I'm using Facebook's latest SDK for Android.
Is it possible to post a status with BOTH place AND picture?
My bundle looks like this:
Bundle postParams = new Bundle();
postParams.putString("message", "Hi there!!");
postParams.putString("picture", "http://www.peleozen.net/pics/2_bus_face_logo.jpg");
postParams.putString("place", "204519339582365");
When I make the request, it results in a status with only the picture.
Making the request without a picture results in a checkin
So...is it possible to do both?
You can post to the /me/photos endpoint, so in a sense you're posting a photo, adding a location to it and the caption is the message. So as an example, if using the latest SDK, you could take a look at the HelloFacebookSample and make the following changes to the postPhoto method to try this out:
....
Bundle params = request.getParameters();
params.putString("message", "Hi there!!");
params.putString("place", "166793820034304");
request.setParameters(params);
Request.executeBatchAsync(request);
....
For reference, see: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/user/#photos
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I am posting a photo to FB using the new FB Android SDK 3.0. I am now looking for a way to set some more parameters than just the image itself and a simple text. I tried tons of different parameters, but non of them seem to do something.
What i would like to do is to add a link, an icon and, if somehow possible, a custom link item next to the Like and Comment links.
Here is an example of the icon and the custom link item from twitter:
And this is the code that I am currently using:
byte[] data = get binary image data;
Bundle postParams = new Bundle();
postParams.putString("name", "Image text");
postParams.putByteArray("picture", data);
// All these parameters do nothing...
postParams.putString("icon", "http://www.myimage.com/image.png");
postParams.putString("message", "XXX");
postParams.putString("caption", "Build great social apps and get more installs.");
postParams.putString("description", "The Facebook SDK for Android makes it easier and faster to develop Facebook integrated Android apps.");
postParams.putString("link", "https://developers.facebook.com/android");
Request request = new Request(Session.getActiveSession(), "me/photos", postParams, HttpMethod.POST);
Response r = request.executeAndWait();
The post looks like this:
1. Adding the icon
You can manage icons from your app's dashboard: https://developers.facebook.com/apps/APP_ID/appdetails
2. Adding an action link
What you can a "custom link" is in fact an "action".
The "action" you've seen on the Twitter's post has been done using the actions array from the Post table:
A list of available actions on the post (including commenting, liking,
and an optional app-specified action)
So, your only choice if you really want to add this action near Like ยท Comment is to create a Post into the Feed and not a Photo.
Here is an a priori working code:
postParams.putString("message", "XXX");
postParams.putString("caption", "developers.facebook.com");
postParams.putString("description", "A tool to help you learn and browse the Facebook Graph API.");
postParams.putString("actions", "[{
'name':'Test a simple Graph API call!',
'link':'https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer?method=GET&path=me'
/* ^ This link must direct to the application's connect or canvas URL.
You'll get an error otherwise. */
}]"
);
postParams.putString("type", "photo");
postParams.putString("link", "https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer/");
postParams.putString("picture", "http://blog.programmableweb.com/wp-content/ishot-44.png");
Request request = new Request(Session.getActiveSession(), "me/feed", postParams, HttpMethod.POST);
3. Test in the Graph API Explorer
4. Timeline preview
I'm using FB API 3.0 for Android, and according to examples for Session I use
Request request = Request.newUploadPhotoRequest(Session.getActiveSession(), image, new Request.Callback();
to upload the image.
I need to add some default text to this image, but I can't figure out where to put it.
In old API there was a bundle of parameters that were sent:
params.putByteArray("picture", imgData);
params.putString(Facebook.TOKEN, accessToken);
params.putString("caption", MyGlobals.INSTANCE.activeSetting.f_name);
What is the proper way to add text to Request for newUploadPhotoRequest?
tnx.
After you create the request and before you execute it, you can do the following:
// Get the current parameters for the request
Bundle params = request.getParameters();
// Add the parameters you want, the caption in this case
params.putString("name", "My Caption String");
// Update the request parameters
request.setParameters(params);
// Execute the request
Request.executeBatchAsync(request);
With the above solution we are unable to add description to image.
Solution:
replace name with message Because:
params.putString("name", "My Caption String");
putString first parameter is key for My caption String that key is unique one that unique was taken as message.
hey I'm using this code technique to post on my fb wall
// parameters.putString("description", "Muslim Baby Names");
parameters.putString("picture","http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4834/pic1qu.png");
it does make a post but picture odes not get posted.
Kindly tell me how should I do it
Check out our example app that uses the Android SDK, Hackbook. Here is the relevant code that uploads a photo to a user's wall from a remote URL.
For your example, this is how you would do it:
Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("url", "http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4834/pic1qu.png");
params.putString("caption", "Muslim Baby Names");
mAsyncRunner.request("me/photos", params, "POST");
Let me know if that helps!
I am using following code to post on a user's wall.
Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("message", facebookMessage);
params.putString("link", ComLabelConstants.FACEBOOK_LINK);
params.putString("name", linkname);
params.putString("picture", "http://some link");
params.putString("caption", ComLabelConstants.FACEBOOK_LINK_CAPTION);
params.putString("description", "This is description");
// displaying facebook dialogs
mFacebook.dialog(FbookAlertBoxActivity.this, "feed", params,new SampleDialogListener(this, mAsyncRunner));
Now, I want to use my own image in drawable folder to post on user's wall and not from any link. Can we do that? anyone have solution for this.
You can't publish an image directly to a feed like you are asking - you can only pass a link to the image.
The only solution is to upload the image to a web server and then pass the URL of the image as the picture parameter.
I'm using facebook-android-sdk to post a message on facebook using the bundle shown below.
The message is displayed correctly, but the icon is not shown, and I can't find a way to get something like the image below.
Is this the correct way to set an icon?
How ca I add in the bundle something like "Get Spotify" as seen in the image?
Thanks.
Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("message", "icon please");
params.putString("link", "http://www.digital-farm.org");
params.putString("name", "whip'em");
params.putString("description", "description");
params.putString("picture", "http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-17155638221985/img-twitter.gif"); //used for testing
params.putString("icon", "http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v27562/74/174829003346/app_2_174829003346_2760.gif"); //used for testing
mAsyncRunner = new AsyncFacebookRunner(mFacebook);
mAsyncRunner.request("me/feed", params, "POST", new PostRequestListener(), null);
Actually that icon you show in your screen shot is probably the Facebook application's icon. It's set within the Facebook application's configuration/settings. When you post via your Facebook application, the icon should appear automagically. See screen shot below for example.
Assuming you're using the Facebook SDK for Android, when you instantiate your Facebook object, you pass your Facebook application's ID as parameter into the constructor. That's how the wall posting is associated with your Facebook application.