RestFB (http://restfb.com)

What it is

RestFB is a pure Java Facebook Graph API client with no external dependencies.

It was created by Mark Allen and is maintained by Norbert Bartels along with a worldwide team of contributors.

Licensing

RestFB uses other open-source software - see the LICENSE.*.txt files. RestFB itself is open source software released under the terms of the MIT License.

Installation

RestFB is a single JAR - just drop it into your app and you're ready to go. Download it from Maven Central:

Building it Yourself

Just type

ant dist

...and you're done.

For the maven users, you can simply type

maven package

and the jars will be built.

Usage and examples

We provide well-curated documentation with many code examples. These are all clearly commented and give a good overview of the functionality RestFB provides.

Additionally, you can take a look at the integration tests here on GitHub. Some interesting use cases are exercised there and you can get a good idea of the different features that are provided by RestFB.

There is also the example project on GitHub. It contains a suite of tools that can be triggered via Maven calls. Additionally, for the fetch and publish example, you can find a JavaFX code sample that shows how an embedded browser is used to fetch a user access token.

Getting in touch

• GitHub Issues: If you have ideas, bugs, or problems with RestFB, just open a new issue.
• Facebook Page: Like our Facebook page to get the latest updates.
• Facebook Messenger: Contact us via Facebook Messenger and we will help to solve your RestFB problem.
• Stackoverflow: Questions about RestFB are answered on Stackoverflow. We'll help you there, too.
• Google Groups: If you'd like to talk to other RestFB users, just send a message to our Google Group!