Facebook - obtain location /places ID via location name

Question

I\'m able to return a location\'s details by sending a query via the graph api with the location\'s ID, however I\'m looking to achieve the reverse - effectively find location i

Answer 1

If I understand your question correctly you can use fql: https://api.facebook.com/method/fql.query?query=QUERY where query should be something like this: select page_id from place where name = ;

Here is a page for your refrence: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/fql/place/