eugenp · eric-martin · Apr 22, 2025 · May 16, 2024 · May 23, 2024 · May 24, 2024
diff --git a/libraries-5/pom.xml b/libraries-5/pom.xml
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@
             <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.restfb</groupId>
+            <artifactId>restfb</artifactId>
+            <version>${com.restfb.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@
         <resilience4j.version>2.1.0</resilience4j.version>
         <jline.version>3.28.0</jline.version>
         <github-api.version>1.327</github-api.version>
+        <com.restfb.version>2025.6.0</com.restfb.version>
         <objenesis.version>3.4</objenesis.version>
     </properties>
 

diff --git a/libraries-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/facebook/FacebookConfig.java b/libraries-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/facebook/FacebookConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.baeldung.facebook;
+
+import com.restfb.DefaultFacebookClient;
+import com.restfb.FacebookClient;
+import com.restfb.Version;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+@Configuration
+public class FacebookConfig {
+
+    @Value("${facebook.access.token}")
+    private String accessToken;
+
+    @Value("${facebook.app.secret}")
+    private String appSecret;
+
+    @Bean
+    public FacebookClient facebookClient() {
+        return new DefaultFacebookClient(accessToken, appSecret, Version.LATEST);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/facebook/FacebookService.java b/libraries-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/facebook/FacebookService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package com.baeldung.facebook;
+
+import com.restfb.BinaryAttachment;
+import com.restfb.Connection;
+import com.restfb.DefaultFacebookClient;
+import com.restfb.FacebookClient;
+import com.restfb.Parameter;
+import com.restfb.Version;
+import com.restfb.types.FacebookType;
+import com.restfb.types.Page;
+import com.restfb.types.User;
+import com.restfb.exception.FacebookOAuthException;
+import com.restfb.exception.FacebookResponseContentException;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+@Service
+public class FacebookService {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private FacebookClient facebookClient;
+
+    @Value("${facebook.app.secret}")
+    private String appSecret;
+
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(FacebookService.class.getName());
+
+
+    public User getUserProfile() {
+        try {
+            return facebookClient.fetchObject("me", User.class, Parameter.with("fields", "id,name,email"));
+        } catch (FacebookOAuthException e) {
+            // Handle expired/invalid token
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE,"Authentication failed: " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        } catch (FacebookResponseContentException e) {
+            // General API errors
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE,"API error: " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public List<User> getFriendList() {
+        try {
+            Connection<User> friendsConnection = facebookClient.fetchConnection("me/friends", User.class);
+            return friendsConnection.getData();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE,"Error fetching friends list: " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String postStatusUpdate(String message) {
+        try {
+            FacebookType response = facebookClient.publish("me/feed", FacebookType.class, Parameter.with("message", message));
+            return "Post ID: " + response.getId();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE,"Failed to post status: " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void uploadPhotoToFeed() {
+        try (InputStream imageStream = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/static/image.jpg")) {
+            FacebookType response = facebookClient.publish("me/photos", FacebookType.class, BinaryAttachment.with("image.jpg", imageStream),
+                Parameter.with("message", "Uploaded with RestFB"));
+            logger.log(Level.INFO,"Photo uploaded. ID: " + response.getId());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE,"Failed to read image file: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String postToPage(String pageId, String message) {
+        try {
+            Page page = facebookClient.fetchObject(pageId, Page.class, Parameter.with("fields", "access_token"));
+
+            FacebookClient pageClient = new DefaultFacebookClient(page.getAccessToken(), appSecret, Version.LATEST);
+
+            FacebookType response = pageClient.publish(pageId + "/feed", FacebookType.class, Parameter.with("message", message));
+
+            return "Page Post ID: " + response.getId();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE,"Failed to post to page: " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries-5/src/main/resources/application.properties b/libraries-5/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+facebook.access.token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
+facebook.app.secret=YOUR_APP_SECRET
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		facebook.access.token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
		facebook.app.secret=YOUR_APP_SECRET