Session¶
-
class
fbchat.
Session
(*, user_id, fb_dtsg, revision, session=NOTHING, counter=0, client_id=NOTHING)[source]¶ Stores and manages state required for most Facebook requests.
This is the main class, which is used to login to Facebook.
-
property
user
¶ The logged in user.
-
classmethod
login
(email, password, on_2fa_callback=None)[source]¶ Login the user, using
email
andpassword
.- Parameters
email (
str
) – Facebookemail
,id
orphone number
password (
str
) – Facebook account passwordon_2fa_callback (
Optional
[Callable
[[],int
]]) –Function that will be called, in case a two factor authentication code is needed. This should return the requested code.
Only tested with SMS codes, might not work with authentication apps.
Note: Facebook limits the amount of codes they will give you, so if you don’t receive a code, be patient, and try again later!
Example
>>> import fbchat >>> import getpass >>> session = fbchat.Session.login( ... input("Email: "), ... getpass.getpass(), ... on_2fa_callback=lambda: input("2FA Code: ") ... ) Email: abc@gmail.com Password: **** 2FA Code: 123456 >>> session.user.id "1234"
-
is_logged_in
()[source]¶ Send a request to Facebook to check the login status.
- Return type
- Returns
Whether the user is still logged in
Example
>>> assert session.is_logged_in()
-
logout
()[source]¶ Safely log out the user.
The session object must not be used after this action has been performed!
Example
>>> session.logout()
- Return type
None
Retrieve session cookies, that can later be used in
from_cookies
.Example
>>> cookies = session.get_cookies()
-
property