api to get uid from profile URL on facebook

Question

Is there a way (using API) to get users uid from the profile URL in facebook?

Answer 1

Use Users.getInfo, which returns an array of user info, such as first_name, last_name, and uid. Use this call to get user data that you intend to display to other users (of your application, for example). If you need some basic information about a user for analytics purposes, call users.getStandardInfo instead.