How to Find User ID on Facebook

This article will show you how to find another person’s ID (identifier) on Facebook.

Steps

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Go to https://www.facebook.com from a browser. To find the user ID, you need to access the page from a computer browser.

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Sign in to Facebook. You’ll enter your username and password in the empty box in the upper-right corner of the screen, then click Log In .

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Go to the profile of the person you want to find the ID. You can type the person’s name in the search box at the top of the screen or click their name from the friends list.

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Right click on the gray area of the page. This area is located on the left and right side of the profile page. A short menu will display.

If your computer doesn’t have a right mouse button, you can both left-click and press the Ctrl button on your keyboard.

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Click Click View page source . The source code of the page will display in a new tab.

If you don’t see the option “View page source”, you can look for options similar to “View source” or “Page source”.

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Press Ctrl + F (Windows) or ⌘ Command + F (macOS). The search box will display.

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Type profile_id in the search box and press ↵ Enter (Windows) or ⏎ Return (macOS). You’ll see the user’s ID to the right of “profile_id.”

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