
If John shares a Garfield comic from Funny Stuff, the “?fbid=” part of the URL takes you to the originally posted image by Funny Stuff, but John’s post already shows that information and provides a link to it. Third, images “shared” by one person DO take you to the original poster’s image page when using the “?fbid=” context, but the shared post always includes that information already, so there is no need. If there is no “ ?fbid=” in the URL, it shows the original poster’s username instead, such as “ TheMotherofAllNerdsPage/photos/a.1525555554372168/ 3469395706654800/.” The original poster’s username is “TheMotherofAllNerdsPage,” and the photo/image ID is “ 3469395706654800.” To get the actual profile name, copy the last group of digits and add them to “?fbid=,” such as “ 3469395706654800.” However, when someone shares a photo, the “?fbid=#” part of the URL takes you to the original poster’s image page when attached to “/photo.php” (/photo.php/?fbid=#). Copying the Facebook ID from the image URL, such as “ ?fbid=6456722346656323” and going to “ ?fbid=6456722346656323” does the same thing. You can also use the domain to obtain the image’s ID number to reach the original profile.įor instance, if one of your friends reposts a photo from one of their albums or bulk posts, Meta shows that “this photo is from a post” and provides a link to their original post that included it.


The Facebook Photo ID number process does not deliver source information in most circumstances, but Meta provides a link on Facebook to the original post from which an image came.
