Download Facebook Cover Photo Of Locked Profile [TESTED]

  • Conclusion: For a locked profile you do not have permission to view, reliably obtaining the original cover photo is generally not technically feasible through authorized means.
    • import requests
def get_cover_photo(user_id, access_token):
    """
    Retrieves the cover photo URL for a given user ID using Facebook Graph API.
    """
    base_url = "https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0"
# Construct the API request
    # Note: The 'cover' field is part of the User object
    endpoint = f"base_url/user_id?fields=cover&access_token=access_token"
try:
        response = requests.get(endpoint)
        response.raise_for_status()
        data = response.json()
if 'cover' in data and 'source' in data['cover']:
            image_url = data['cover']['source']
            return download_image(image_url)
        else:
            return "No cover photo found or profile is locked."
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
        return f"API Error: err"
def download_image(url):
    # Logic to download and save the image locally
    img_response = requests.get(url)
    with open('cover_photo.jpg', 'wb') as f:
        f.write(img_response.content)
    return "Download successful"

    Yes, technically. But there is a catch: you are limited to the resolution Facebook provides on the timeline. Because you cannot access the original high-resolution version, any download will be at the compressed thumbnail quality (typically around 400px to 800px wide). For reference purposes or simple viewing, this is usually sufficient. For printing or high-definition reproduction, it is not.