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Share url in facebook messenger from web

I would like to share an url from a website (using mobile device) to facebook messenger app.

I tried to use:

FB.ui({
    method: 'send',
    link: 'http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/15/travel/europe-favorite-streets.html',
});

But that does nothing on the mobile device. I also tried:

fb://messaging/compose/new

That did open the message dialog but I can't find an URI for sharing an url.

I wonder if this is even possible?

Solution

  • You can use the Send Dialog, which is not supported on mobile: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/sharing/reference/send-dialog#examples

    Alternative for mobile: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/sharing/messenger