# FacebookRequest for the Facebook SDK for PHP
Represents a request that will be made against the Graph API.
## Facebook\FacebookRequest {#overview}
Constructor:
~~~~
$request = new FacebookRequest(
FacebookSession $session,
string $httpMethod,
string $path,
array $params = NULL,
string $version = NULL
);
~~~~
Usage:
~~~~
// Make a new request and execute it.
try {
$response = (new FacebookRequest($session, 'GET', '/me'))->execute();
$object = $response->getGraphObject();
echo $object->getProperty('name');
} catch (FacebookRequestException $ex) {
echo $ex->getMessage();
} catch (\Exception $ex) {
echo $ex->getMessage();
}
// You can chain methods together and get a strongly typed GraphUser
$me = (new FacebookRequest(
$session, 'GET', '/me'
))->execute()->getGraphObject(GraphUser::className);
echo $me->getName();
~~~~
## Instance Methods {#instance-methods}
### execute {#execute}
`execute()`
Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` from this request, from which a strongly-typed result can be retrieved. Throws an exception if the request fails. If the error is returned from Facebook, as opposed to a networking issue, a `Facebook\FacebookRequestException` is thrown.
### getPath {#getpath}
`getPath()`
Returns a copy of the path for the request, not including the version.
### getParameters {#getparams}
`getParameters()`
Returns a copy of the parameters array for the request.
### getSession {#getsession}
`getSession()`
Returns the `Facebook\FacebookSession` object associated with this request.