Get user by access token (Facebook)

Facebook.getUserByAccessToken()

Get information about the Facebook user with the specified access token.

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Usage

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var Facebook = require('machinepack-facebook');

// Get information about the Facebook user with the specified access token.

Facebook.getUserByAccessToken({

accessToken: 'CA2Emk9XsJUIBAHB9sTF5rOdNmAXTDjiHxZaZC1GYtFZCcdYGVnLYZB7jZCvensIpGc22yEzN6CL6wtQ9LPVXTNkuP6eQoUQ0toEVPrmTTqDpj0POijBpsuZBnx7jrZCHaTw8leiZBn0R8u6gZAYZAuD77cA3tnDMYvHhrl42CnljROeC9maWoa5zbsT2TZBXdL9wEuGQDSxKqRPyajRw3P3HEK',

}).exec({

// An unexpected error occurred.

error: function (err) {

// OK.

success: function (result) {

});

Inputs

accessToken required The access token which allows you to do things and get information on behalf of a particular Facebook user.

'CA2Emk9XsJUIBAHB9sTF5rOdNmAXTDjiHxZaZC1GYtFZCcdYGVnLYZB7jZCvensIpGc22yEzN6CL6wtQ9LPVXTNkuP6eQoUQ0toEVPrmTTqDpj0POijBpsuZBnx7jrZCHaTw8leiZBn0R8u6gZAYZAuD77cA3tnDMYvHhrl42CnljROeC9maWoa5zbsT2TZBXdL9wEuGQDSxKqRPyajRw3P3HEK'

Exits

error An unexpected error occurred.

success OK.

{ id: '7653384',
  email: '[email protected]',
  first_name: 'Brendan',
  gender: 'female',
  last_name: 'Eich',
  link: 'http://www.facebook.com/7653384',
  locale: 'en_US',
  name: 'Brendan Eich',
  timezone: -6,
  updated_time: '2014-08-16T12:07:43+0000',
  verified: true }