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The Profile class represents an immutable Facebook user profile with a global currentProfile instance for adding social context to your application.

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Import

import { Profile } from 'react-native-fbsdk-next';

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Static Methods

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getCurrentProfile

Retrieves the current logged-in user’s profile. 
Profile.getCurrentProfile(): Promise<Profile | null>
Returns a Promise that resolves to:
  • A Profile instance if a user is logged in
  • null if no user is logged in
Example: 
import { Profile } from 'react-native-fbsdk-next';

const profile = await Profile.getCurrentProfile();

if (profile) {
  console.log('User ID:', profile.userID);
  console.log('Name:', profile.name);
  console.log('Email:', profile.email);
} else {
  console.log('No user logged in');
}

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Instance Properties

All properties are read-only and may be null if not available.

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userID

The user’s Facebook ID. 
userID?: string | null

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name

The user’s complete name. 
name?: string | null

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firstName

The user’s first name. 
firstName?: string | null

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lastName

The user’s last name. 
lastName?: string | null

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middleName

The user’s middle name. 
middleName?: string | null

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email

The user’s email address. 
email?: string | null
iOS only. This field is only populated if the user granted the email permission. Not available on Android.

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imageURL

URL to the user’s profile image. 
imageURL?: string | null

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linkURL

URL to the user’s Facebook profile. 
linkURL?: string | null
This field is only populated if the user granted the user_link permission.

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refreshDate

The last time the profile data was fetched. 
refreshDate?: Date | null

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friendIDs

Array of the user’s friend IDs. 
friendIDs?: Array<string> | null
iOS Limited Login only. This field is only populated if the user granted the user_friends permission and is using Limited Login on iOS.

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birthday

The user’s birthday. 
birthday?: Date | null
iOS Limited Login only. This field is only populated if the user granted the user_birthday permission and is using Limited Login on iOS.

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ageRange

The user’s age range. 
ageRange?: { min: number; max: number } | null
iOS Limited Login only. This field is only populated if the user granted the user_age_range permission and is using Limited Login on iOS.
Example: 
if (profile?.ageRange) {
  console.log(`Age range: ${profile.ageRange.min}-${profile.ageRange.max}`);
}

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hometown

The user’s hometown. 
hometown?: { id: string; name: string } | null
iOS Limited Login only. This field is only populated if the user granted the user_hometown permission and is using Limited Login on iOS.
Example: 
if (profile?.hometown) {
  console.log(`Hometown: ${profile.hometown.name} (${profile.hometown.id})`);
}

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location

The user’s current location. 
location?: { id: string; name: string } | null
iOS Limited Login only. This field is only populated if the user granted the user_location permission and is using Limited Login on iOS.
Example: 
if (profile?.location) {
  console.log(`Location: ${profile.location.name} (${profile.location.id})`);
}

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gender

The user’s gender. 
gender?: string | null
iOS Limited Login only. This field is only populated if the user granted the user_gender permission and is using Limited Login on iOS.

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permissions

Array of permissions the user has granted. 
permissions?: Array<string> | null

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Usage Examples

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Display User Profile

import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { View, Text, Image } from 'react-native';
import { Profile } from 'react-native-fbsdk-next';

const UserProfile = () => {
  const [profile, setProfile] = useState<Profile | null>(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    const loadProfile = async () => {
      const currentProfile = await Profile.getCurrentProfile();
      setProfile(currentProfile);
    };
    loadProfile();
  }, []);

  if (!profile) {
    return <Text>Loading profile...</Text>;
  }

  return (
    <View>
      {profile.imageURL && (
        <Image
          source={{ uri: profile.imageURL }}
          style={{ width: 100, height: 100, borderRadius: 50 }}
        />
      )}
      <Text>Name: {profile.name}</Text>
      <Text>User ID: {profile.userID}</Text>
      {profile.email && <Text>Email: {profile.email}</Text>}
    </View>
  );
};

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Check if User is Logged In

import { Profile } from 'react-native-fbsdk-next';

const checkLoginStatus = async () => {
  const profile = await Profile.getCurrentProfile();
  
  if (profile) {
    console.log('User is logged in:', profile.name);
    return true;
  } else {
    console.log('No user logged in');
    return false;
  }
};

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Access Extended Profile Data (iOS Limited Login)

import { Profile } from 'react-native-fbsdk-next';
import { Platform } from 'react-native';

const displayExtendedProfile = async () => {
  const profile = await Profile.getCurrentProfile();
  
  if (!profile) {
    console.log('No profile available');
    return;
  }

  console.log('Basic Info:');
  console.log('- Name:', profile.name);
  console.log('- User ID:', profile.userID);

  if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
    console.log('\nExtended Info (iOS Limited Login):');
    
    if (profile.birthday) {
      console.log('- Birthday:', profile.birthday.toLocaleDateString());
    }
    
    if (profile.ageRange) {
      console.log('- Age Range:', `${profile.ageRange.min}-${profile.ageRange.max}`);
    }
    
    if (profile.hometown) {
      console.log('- Hometown:', profile.hometown.name);
    }
    
    if (profile.location) {
      console.log('- Location:', profile.location.name);
    }
    
    if (profile.gender) {
      console.log('- Gender:', profile.gender);
    }
    
    if (profile.friendIDs) {
      console.log('- Friends Count:', profile.friendIDs.length);
    }
  }

  if (profile.permissions) {
    console.log('\nGranted Permissions:');
    profile.permissions.forEach(perm => console.log('-', perm));
  }
};

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Profile Refresh Tracking

import { Profile } from 'react-native-fbsdk-next';

const checkProfileFreshness = async () => {
  const profile = await Profile.getCurrentProfile();
  
  if (profile?.refreshDate) {
    const now = new Date();
    const timeSinceRefresh = now.getTime() - profile.refreshDate.getTime();
    const hoursSinceRefresh = timeSinceRefresh / (1000 * 60 * 60);
    
    console.log(`Profile last refreshed ${hoursSinceRefresh.toFixed(1)} hours ago`);
    
    if (hoursSinceRefresh > 24) {
      console.log('Profile data may be stale');
      // Consider re-authenticating or fetching fresh data
    }
  }
};

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TypeScript Types

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ProfileMap

Raw profile data object returned from native modules. 
type ProfileMap = {
  firstName?: string | null;
  lastName?: string | null;
  middleName?: string | null;
  imageURL?: string | null;
  linkURL?: string | null;
  userID?: string | null;
  email?: string | null;
  name?: string | null;
  refreshDate?: number | null;
  friendIDs?: Array<string> | null;
  birthday?: number | null;
  ageRange?: { min: number; max: number } | null;
  hometown?: { id: string; name: string } | null;
  location?: { id: string; name: string } | null;
  gender?: string | null;
  permissions?: Array<string> | null;
};

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Constructor

new Profile(profileMap: ProfileMap)
Creates a new immutable Profile instance from a ProfileMap. The profile object is frozen and cannot be modified after creation.
You typically don’t need to construct Profile instances manually. Use Profile.getCurrentProfile() instead.

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Permissions Required

To access certain profile fields, users must grant specific permissions:
FieldPermission RequiredPlatform
emailemailiOS only
linkURLuser_linkBoth
friendIDsuser_friendsiOS Limited Login
birthdayuser_birthdayiOS Limited Login
ageRangeuser_age_rangeiOS Limited Login
hometownuser_hometowniOS Limited Login
locationuser_locationiOS Limited Login
genderuser_genderiOS Limited Login
Example: Requesting permissions 
import { LoginManager } from 'react-native-fbsdk-next';

const login = async () => {
  const result = await LoginManager.logInWithPermissions([
    'public_profile',
    'email',
    'user_friends',
    'user_birthday',
  ]);

  if (!result.isCancelled) {
    const profile = await Profile.getCurrentProfile();
    console.log('Profile with extended data:', profile);
  }
};

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Platform Differences

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iOS

  • Full support for all profile fields
  • Extended fields available with Limited Login
  • email field populated when permission granted

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Android

  • Basic fields supported
  • email field not available
  • Extended fields (birthday, ageRange, etc.) not available

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Best Practices

  1. Check for null values before accessing profile properties
  2. Request minimal permissions needed for your use case
  3. Cache profile data appropriately to minimize API calls
  4. Handle platform differences when accessing iOS-only fields
  5. Respect user privacy - only request and use data you truly need

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