If you are a developer a blogger, it is a good idea to setup Facebook App ID and secret key beforehand.

So, what is Facebook App ID? It is a unique number key given when creating a Facebook app. You can use this ID to work around Facebook, send API requests to Facebook for data, decode encrypted data, integrate your website with Facebook Open Graph and Facebook Insights and many more.  

Follow these simple steps to create Facebook application and get your Facebook ID:

Login to your Facebook account.

Go to http://developers.facebook.com..

On the top right corner of the page, click on My Apps and open the dropdown menu. Then click on Add New App.

A small window will pop-up where you need to enter the Display Name and Contact Email.

Click on Create App ID and proceed to the security check.

You will be directed to Products page. Click on Set Up button for Facebook Login product.

Then, select the application type. Here, I have selected Web.

A new window will open where you need to enter the URL of your site and click on Save. You can skip the rest of the sections.

On the left hand, a side menu is present. Click on Settings to open OAuth Settings.

Scroll down to Valid OAuth Redirect URIs section and enter your website domain. Then click on Save Changes.

Again, from the side menu, click on Settings >> Basic.

Then, click on Show button to display App Secret. Copy App ID and App Secret and save it where you can easily access it when required.

Now, the next step is to make your app public. For this, you need to enter App Domains and Privacy Policy URL.

Save your changes and then switch on the toggle button placed at the top right corner of the page to make your app go live.

 

Finally, your app will go live. You can then view the various analytics as required.