How To: Find Your Facebook User ID (UID)

586 days ago. Written by Rahil Pirani.

There are times when you need to know or find your Facebook UserID (UID) – like when you’re creating a Facebook Application.  If you have a username assigned to your profile (ie. http://www.facebook.com/yourname/), finding your User ID (UID) can be pretty tricky.  Here’s a simple way to find your User ID (UID):

• Open up any browser window

• In your browsers Address Bar, type the following address:  https://graph.facebook.com/yourusername

Remember to put your actual username where it says “yourusername” in the address bar

Once you visit the URL above, you’ll see something similar to:

{
   "id": "1490406804",
   "name": "Rahil Pirani",
   "first_name": "Rahil",
   "last_name": "Pirani",
   "link": "http://www.facebook.com/rahilpirani",
   "locale": "en_US"
}

As you can see, you’ll get to see the User’s ID, First name, Last Name, Link to their profile, and Language.  Hope this helps!

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