Embedding HTML5 content into Facebook wall posts?

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I have managed to get a custom SWF embedded in Facebook wall posts. This can be done by adding special meta tags to the source code of the linked page. For example the respective source of a YouTube play page for this looks like the following:

<meta property="fb:app_id" content="87741124305">
<meta property="og:url" content="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkk3i4tMQw">
<meta property="og:title" content="Marco Huck vs Hugo Hernan Garay 10. Runde KO">
<meta property="og:description" content="...">
<meta property="og:type" content="video">
<meta property="og:image" content="http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/qLkk3i4tMQw/default.jpg">
<meta property="og:video" content="http://www.youtube.com/v/qLkk3i4tMQw?version=3&amp;autohide=1">
<meta property="og:video:type" content="application/x-shockwave-flash">
<meta property="og:video:width" content="398">
<meta property="og:video:height" content="224">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="YouTube">

However, this apparently only works for Flash content.

Recently, Facebook has added support for HTML5 videos originating from YouTube (used for playing video on iPad.) It would be quite interesting to know whether this is limited to YouTube. Does anyone know whether it is possible for the rest of us to embed HTML(5) code into Facebook wall posts? If so, how can it be done?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 01 '11 at 00:05

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Sorry, but there's currently no API to achieve what you suggest. HTML5 is a standard we're committed to though, so I wouldn't rule out this feature possibly being added in the future.

answered Aug 01 '11 at 00:05

Colm Doyle

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Colm, thanks for your reply. It would really be sweet to have this! – starbugs Aug 01 '11 at 22:58
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Hello @ColmDoyle, is there any progress on that feature, since 2011? It would be quite useful to have it. :) – Rolice Nov 11 '13 at 17:09
any news for now or future plan? – Daniele Tassone Dec 03 '14 at 20:32
Bump... Active content in wall posts is becoming more common, would be great to know how. – QueueHammer Dec 23 '14 at 17:13
I'm not at FB anymore, so I'm not sure what the current status is. Maybe ask at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbdevelopers – Colm Doyle Jan 05 '15 at 10:10
How is it working for them? This would be a awsome feature. You could make interactive games and stuff on walls. – Casey ScriptFu Pharr Feb 15 '16 at 15:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 04 '11 at 15:19

I think this is possible now:

http://developers.facebook.com/docs/opengraph/

Check the lower part of the page. Just as in the HTML5 tag, you can define various sources now, starting with Flash Player and falling back to MP4 and so on. You'll lose the customized appearance, but at least the video will play.

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 11 '14 at 22:00

you can enable using this!

<meta http-equiv="Cache-control" content="no-cache">
<meta property="og:type" content="video/mp4" />
<meta property="og:video:height" content="260" /> 
<meta property="og:video:width" content="520" /> 
<meta property="og:video:type" content="video/mp4" />
<meta property="og:title" content="<?php echo $vtitle ?>" /> 
<meta property="og:description" content="<?php echo $vdis ?>" />
<meta property="og:image" content="<?php echo $vpic ?>" />
<meta property="og:video" content="<?php echo $vlink ?>" />"

how ever it is required you also have a standered ssl on your website to post on facebook wall, with flash or html5.

Thanks, but the question was about embedding HTML5 code as an alternative to Flash-based content on the user's FB wall. Your answer seems to only cover HTML5 videos. — starbugs, Nov 12 '14 at 09:24

Embedding HTML5 content into Facebook wall posts?

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