obtain user login email address from facebook

jinu227 · 10-15-2012, 08:20 AM

I am using tha facebook api to post to the wall. I want to get the email address of the user who shares the post on the wall. How to I do that? Its urgent.

Code:

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml">
<head>
<title>My Feed Dialog Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id='fb-root'></div>
<script src='http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'></script>
<p><a onclick='postToFeed(); return false;'>Post to Feed</a></p>
<p id='msg'></p>

<script> 
  FB.init({appId: "OURAPPID", status: true, cookie: true, frictionlessRequests: true});

  function postToFeed() {

    // calling the API ...
    var obj = {
      method: 'feed',
      link: 'http://www.ourdoamin.com/test.jsp',
      picture: 'http://www.ourdoamin.com/image.jpg',
      name: 'Test Article',
      caption: 'Here We GO',
      description: 'This is a test.'
    };

    function callback(response) {
      document.getElementById('msg').innerHTML = "Post ID: " + response['post_id'];
    }

    FB.ui(obj, callback);
  }

</script>

Philip M · 10-15-2012, 08:30 AM

I have no idea, but I would imagine that it was impossible for security reasons. If not, it would seem to be a serious security breach.

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felgall · 10-15-2012, 09:38 PM

Using that API you are only ever going to be able to obtain the information that the API makes available. I cannot imagine any reason why Facebook would make the email address available as a part of that data given the huge security issues that would create. In fact as far as I can see the only email references in the script relate to you passing an email address to the script.

WolfShade · 10-15-2012, 09:57 PM

Not sure if it's a security breach, anymore. Facebook keeps changing their privacy policy, and has the integrated user experience, allowing people to LIKE things on other websites that will reflect in Facebook.