Retrieving facebook leads using ASP.NET Web API and Graph API Webhooks

ASP.NET way of retrieving Facebook Lead Ad data

Prerequisites

• Facebook developer account
• Visual Studio 2015 or higher

Web API Implementation

• Compile and host the Web API in your server
  Note: SSL Certificate is mandatory. Facebook accept only https URL.

• When an lead ad is generated facebook will post the data to the Web API's Post action.
  

• Following data is avaliable in the API
  

Facebook App & Webhook Configuration

• Navigate to https://developers.facebook.com

• Choose Add a New App from the My Apps pull-down menu
  

• Provide the display name, contact email address and click Create App ID
  

• Navigate to Add Product and setup Webhook
  
  

• Select Page from the pull-down menu and click Subscribe to this topic
  

• Provide the callback URL (Note: SSL is mandatory), Verification Token and click Verify and Save
  

• On successfull verification you will be prompted with a list of avaliable subscriptions. From the list subscribe to Leadgen
  
  

• To test the working without creating a lead ad do the following

  • Cick Test button in the leadgen subscription
    
  • Facebook will open-up a popup with sample data, click Send to My Server button.
    
  • If there is any valid method like sending email, writing to database etc is implemented in the API post will get executed.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License