Component: Social 
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Functions to work with social networks on Mac, e.g. Twitter and Facebook.

| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [5.3](newinversion53.md "First functions introduced with version 5.3.") | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |

  
| Item | Details |
|:--|:--|
| [Social.AccountProperty](SocialAccountProperty.md)  **Deprecated**    Queries details of an account. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [Social.Accounts](SocialAccounts.md)  **Deprecated**    Queries an array of all the accounts in an account database. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [Social.HasAccessForAccountType](SocialHasAccessForAccountType.md)  **Deprecated**    Checks if we do have permissions for this type of service. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [Social.RequestAccessForAccountType](SocialRequestAccessForAccountType.md)  **Deprecated**    Requests permissions to use accounts. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.AddParameter](SocialRequestAddParameter.md)  **Deprecated**    Adds a parameter to the request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.ClearMultipartData](SocialRequestClearMultipartData.md)  **Deprecated**    Clears the multipart data for this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.ClearParameter](SocialRequestClearParameter.md)  **Deprecated**    Clears the parameter list for this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.GetAccount](SocialRequestGetAccount.md)  **Deprecated**    Queries the account identifier for this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.GetMultiPartDataCount](SocialRequestGetMultiPartDataCount.md)  **Deprecated**    Query number of multi part data in this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.GetParameterCount](SocialRequestGetParameterCount.md)  **Deprecated**    Queries number of parameters for this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.GetRequestMethod](SocialRequestGetRequestMethod.md)  **Deprecated**    Queries request method. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.GetResponse](SocialRequestGetResponse.md)  **Deprecated**    Queries details on the response. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.GetServiceType](SocialRequestGetServiceType.md)  **Deprecated**    Queries the service type. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.GetURL](SocialRequestGetURL.md)  **Deprecated**    Queries the URL for the request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.New](SocialRequestNew.md)  **Deprecated**    Creates a new social request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.Perform](SocialRequestPerform.md)  **Deprecated**    Performs the request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.Release](SocialRequestRelease.md)  **Deprecated**    Releases request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.SetAccount](SocialRequestSetAccount.md)  **Deprecated**    Sets the account to use for this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.SetRequestMethod](SocialRequestSetRequestMethod.md)  **Deprecated**    Sets the request method for this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.SetServiceType](SocialRequestSetServiceType.md)  **Deprecated**    Sets the service type to use. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.SetURL](SocialRequestSetURL.md)  **Deprecated**    Sets the request URL. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.addMultipartContainer](SocialRequestaddMultipartContainer.md)  **Deprecated**    Adds multipart data for this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |
| [SocialRequest.addMultipartText](SocialRequestaddMultipartText.md)  **Deprecated**    Adds multipart data for this request. | Mac/iOS   5.3 |

23 functions shown.

These functions are free to use.

### Release notes

- **Version 10.3**
    - Deprecated [Social](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_Social.shtml) functions as Apple deprecated those.
- **Version 7.3**
    - Added SocialRequest and [Social](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_Social.shtml) functions for iOS.

### Blog Entries

- [MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.3pr3](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2020-06-12/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_version_1/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 7.3pr3](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2017-06-21/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_version_7/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [Social Postings using MBS Plugin in FileMaker iOS SDK app](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2017-06-12/Social_Postings_using_MBS_Plug/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [\[ANN\] MBS FileMaker Plugin 5.3 for OS X/Windows](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2015-10-01/[ANN]_MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_53_/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

### Example Databases

- [Mac only/Tweet on Twitter](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/Mac%20only/Tweet%20on%20Twitter.shtml#1ScriptAnchor_)

[HTML Version](component_Social.shtml)