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What is react-native-fbsdk?

skevy/react-native-fbsdk — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2015-10-12

Objective-CAudience · developerDormant

In one sentence

A React Native wrapper that adds Facebook login, sharing, and data features to iOS apps using plain JavaScript instead of native code.

Mindmap

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  root((react-native-fbsdk))
    What it does
      Facebook login
      Content sharing
      Data and events
    Tech stack
      Objective-C
      React Native
      CocoaPods
    Use cases
      Add login button
      Share achievements
      Fetch friend list
    Audience
      React Native developers
    Setup
      Xcode config
      Facebook iOS SDK
      Three install options

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Add a Facebook login button to a React Native iOS app.

USE CASE 2

Let users share content, like achievements or stats, directly to their Facebook feed.

USE CASE 3

Pull data from Facebook such as a user's friend list.

USE CASE 4

Log Facebook events like purchases from within a React Native app.

What is it built with?

Objective-CReact NativeJavaScriptCocoaPods

How does it compare?

skevy/react-native-fbsdkkrausefx/eigenskevy/react-native-linear-gradient
LanguageObjective-CObjective-CObjective-C
Last pushed2015-10-122017-02-182015-08-10
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficulty—moderatemoderate
Complexity—4/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install the login package from react-native-fbsdk and add a Facebook login button.
Prompt 2
Walk me through setting up this library with CocoaPods in Xcode for a React Native iOS project.
Prompt 3
How do I use the share package here to let users post content to their Facebook feed?
Prompt 4
Explain how the core, login, and share packages in this repo are separated so I only install what I need.

Frequently asked questions

What is react-native-fbsdk?

A React Native wrapper that adds Facebook login, sharing, and data features to iOS apps using plain JavaScript instead of native code.

What language is react-native-fbsdk written in?

Mainly Objective-C. The stack also includes Objective-C, React Native, JavaScript.

Is react-native-fbsdk actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2015-10-12).

Who is react-native-fbsdk for?

Mainly developer.

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