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As stated in the API docs for /user, the link field contains the user's profile URL. However, this URL commonly redirects to a different URL (i.e. the one that shows up in Google results).
Is there any way to determine the final redirect location (the "real" URL) of a given profile via the Facebook API?
For example, given:
"link":"https://www.facebook.com/1091552020"
I want to retrieve https://www.facebook.com/sbhutiani from the API
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You can find a Facebook URL in the address bar at the top of the browser if you are using a computer. To find the URL for a personal page in the mobile app, tap the three-dot menu and find the address in the Profile link section.
The Graph API is the primary way to get data into and out of the Facebook platform. It's an HTTP-based API that apps can use to programmatically query data, post new stories, manage ads, upload photos, and perform a wide variety of other tasks.
API Version Deprecations: As part of Facebook's Graph API and Marketing API, please note the upcoming deprecations: August 3, 2021: Graph API v3. 3 will be deprecated and removed from the platform. August 25, 2021 Marketing API v9.
You can´t get the real ID or the username of users anymore, so there is no way to get the "real URL". More information: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/changelog
You can get a link to the user profile with the following API call though: /me?fields=link
Check out "App Scoped IDs" in the Facebook docs.
Update: It seems that linking to the user profile is not possible anymore: https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2018/04/19/facebook-login-changes-address-abuse/
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