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It seems that the old Facebook API was called the "REST API", while the new one is called the "Graph API". I wonder if the new Graph isn't a RESTful API as well? It seems like it conforms to the guiding principles of the REST interface, or am I wrong?
Thanks!
Joel
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Yes, it is a REST API as well. Show activity on this post. Yes, there have been 3 Facebook API's to date: Legacy REST.
In Azure AD - Rest API And Graph API are the same thing. Azure AD Graph is the Rest API for Azure AD.
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.
The API allows applications to use the social connections and profile information to make applications more involving, and to publish activities to the news feed and profile pages of Facebook, subject to individual users privacy settings.
Yes, it is a REST API as well.
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Yes, there have been 3 Facebook API's to date:
The Legacy REST API is in the process of being deprecated, while the Graph API is the most current, so if you're unsure of which one to use, your best bet is to go with that one.
As you suggested, the Graph API, just like the Legacy REST API, is in fact a RESTful API. It is my understanding that they now refer to their earlier REST API as the "Legacy REST" API in order to minimize confusion and distinguish it from the newer RESTful API (the Graph API).
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