Facebook ID

When you sign up for a Facebook account, you will be given an ID number. Your Facebook ID or user ID doesn't personally identify you. However, it does connect to your profile. This article shows you how to find your Facebook ID and your personal profile URL.

How to find your Facebook ID

Step 1: Log into your Facebook account.

Step 2: Click your profile icon in the upper-right corner to go to your profile page.

Step 3: Right-click your profile picture and select Copy link address.

Step 4: Paste it into Notepad or anywhere you want.

The image URL will have this format:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=131703267735306&set=a.131703287735304.1073741827.100026868992804&type=3&source=11&referrer_profile_id=100026868992804

The sequence of numbers behind referrer_profile_id= is your Facebook ID.

You can test this by typing https://www.facebook.com/your Facebook ID.

For example https://www.facebook.com/100026868992804

It should redirect you to your profile page.

To find a Facebook page ID:

Step 1: Go to a Facebook page.

Step 2: Right-click the profile image of the page and select Copy link address.

Step 3: Paste it into a Textbox or Notepad.

The image URL will look like this: https://www.facebook.com/91668358574/photos/10151701926928575/.

The sequence of numbers in bold is your Facebook page ID.

At the beginning phase of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg used to test the system by using ID numbers 1-3. The first real user starts at ID #4. And of course, it belongs to Mark Zuckerberg.

How to find my personal profile URL on Facebook

Your personal URL on Facebook is the web address of your profile page. For example https://www.facebook.com/zuck.

To find your profile URL on Facebook, you just need to click your profile icon in the upper-right corner.

The link in the address bar is your profile URL.

How to find your user ID for your apps and games

Step 1: Log into your account.

Step 2: Click in the upper-right corner and select Settings.

Step 3: Click Apps and Websites in the left column.

Step 4: Click the View and edit link in an app.

Step 5: Scroll down to the LEARN MORE section.

Step 6: You will find your user ID in the Get help using "the app developer" paragraph.