Hiding Private Photos

Problem

How do I know whether I can show a photo to a user?

Solution

Use the fb:if-can-see-photo and specify a photo ID (pid). The simplest form is:

<fb:if-can-see-photo pid="12345">
    <fb:photo pid="12345" />
</fb:if-can-see-photo>

For more information on fb:photo, see Embedding Facebook Photos.

Discussion

The default behavior of fb:if-can-see-photo is to check for permission for loggedinuser, but you can specify a uid for a different user to check that person’s permissions instead. As always, you can include fb:else to display an alternate image:

<fb:if-can-see-photo pid="12345">
    <fb:photo pid="12345" />
    <fb:else>
        <img src="images/default.jpg" alt="Can't see this!" />
    </fb:else>
</fb:if-can-see-photo>

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