Example Facebook JSON File

Sam Deering
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This is an example of a Facebook JSON file which you might see when getting data from the Facebook API. It might also be used to contain profile information which can be easily shared across your system components using the simple JSON format.

Also: See more JSON examples.

{
   "data": [
      {
         "id": "X999_Y999",
         "from": {
            "name": "Tom Brady", "id": "X12"
         },
         "message": "Looking forward to 2010!",
         "actions": [
            {
               "name": "Comment",
               "link": "http://www.facebook.com/X999/posts/Y999"
            },
            {
               "name": "Like",
               "link": "http://www.facebook.com/X999/posts/Y999"
            }
         ],
         "type": "status",
         "created_time": "2010-08-02T21:27:44+0000",
         "updated_time": "2010-08-02T21:27:44+0000"
      },
      {
         "id": "X998_Y998",
         "from": {
            "name": "Peyton Manning", "id": "X18"
         },
         "message": "Where's my contract?",
         "actions": [
            {
               "name": "Comment",
               "link": "http://www.facebook.com/X998/posts/Y998"
            },
            {
               "name": "Like",
               "link": "http://www.facebook.com/X998/posts/Y998"
            }
         ],
         "type": "status",
         "created_time": "2010-08-02T21:27:44+0000",
         "updated_time": "2010-08-02T21:27:44+0000"
      }
   ]
}