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A step-by-step guide to getting a URL from Facebook on an iOS device
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This wikiHow teaches you how to find a Facebook URL on iPhone and iPad. On an iPhone, you can use the Facebook app to copy the URL for profiles, pages, and groups. On iPad, you'll need to use a mobile browser to copy the URL for a person's profile. [1] X Research source
Things You Should Know
- For some iPhones, you can use the Facebook app to copy the URL to the profile.
- If you are using an iPad or can't find the link on an iPhone using the mobile app, go to that profile in your web browser.
- Copy the URL from the web browser's address bar.
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Open the Facebook app. It's the blue app icon with a white lowercase "f" usually located on your home screen.
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Go to the profile you want the URL for. Facebook profiles are pages that belong to an individual, rather than a business or group. You can browse for a personal Facebook profile or use the search bar at the top to search for someone's profile by name.
- Tap the profile picture or the person's name to go to their profile.
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Tap More . The "More" button has an icon with a circle and three dots in the middle and is the option on the right, just below the cover image. This opens a pop-up menu with five options.
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Tap Copy Profile Link . It's the fourth option down on the menu.
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Tap Ok . This confirms that you want to copy the URL link and copies it to your clipboard, allowing you to paste it elsewhere.
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Paste the link. You can paste the link in any app that allows you to write or edit text. This can be another Facebook post, instant message, text message, email, or text document. To paste the link, tap and hold the text cursor until you see the black bar above the cursor appear and then tap ' Paste.
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Go to https://www.facebook.com in a web browser on your iPad. You can use any mobile web browser on your iPad but Safari is the default browser. It's the app icon that resembles a blue compass at the bottom of your home screen.
- Log in with the email address and password associated with your Facebook account in the upper-right corner if you're not already logged in.
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Go to the profile you want to copy the URL for. Facebook profiles are pages that belong to an individual, rather than a business or group. You can browse for a personal Facebook profile or use the search bar at the top to search for someone's profile by name.
- Tap the profile picture or the person's name to go to their profile.
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Tap and hold the address bar at the top. The address bar is at the top of the browser window. Long press the address bar and this selects the entire profile's URL and displays the Copy & Paste options in a thin black bar.
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Tap Copy . This copies the profile's URL to your iPad's clipboard, allowing you to paste it elsewhere.
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Paste the link. You can paste the link in any app that allows you to write or edit text. This can be another Facebook post, instant message, text message, email, or text document. To paste the link, tap and hold the text cursor until you see the black bar above the cursor appear and then tap Paste .
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Open the Facebook app. It's the blue app icon with a white lowercase "f" usually located on your home screen.
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Go to the Facebook group's page you want to URL for. You can browse for a group page on your wall or by typing the name of the group in the search bar at the top.
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Tap ⓘ . Tap the white info button with the lowercase "i" in the top-right of the screen. This opens the Group Info page.
- On iPad, tap ⋯ in the top-right and then tap View Group Info instead.
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Tap Share Group . It's the second option on the Group Info page. It's next to an icon with a curved arrow. This displays a pop-up menu from the bottom of the screen.
- If this option is not listed, you may need to be a member of the group before you can copy the URL.
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Tap Copy Link . It's near the bottom of the pop-up menu just above the "Cancel" option. This copies the link to your iPhone or iPad's clipboard, allowing you to paste it elsewhere.
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Paste the link. You can paste the link into any app that allows you to write or edit text. This can be another Facebook post, instant message, text message, email, or text document. To paste the link, tap and hold the text cursor until you see the black bar above the cursor appear and then tap Paste .
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Open the Facebook app. It's the blue app icon with a white lowercase "f" usually located on your home screen.
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Go to the Facebook page you want the URL for. You can browse for a business, community, blog, art, or fan page by typing a page's name in the search bar at the top and then tap the blue "Pages" filter at the top.
- To go to the page, tap the page's profile image or the page's name in the list.
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Tap Share . It's the third button below the profile image on the business page. This displays a pop-up menu with four share options.
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Tap Copy Link . It's the third option in the pop-up menu next to an icon that resembles a chain link. This copies the URL of the Facebook page to your clipboard, allowing you to paste it elsewhere.
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Paste the link. You can paste the link into any app that allows you to write or edit text. This can be another Facebook post, instant message, text message, email, or text document. To paste the link, tap and hold the text cursor until you see the black bar above the cursor appear and then tap Paste .
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