Build your App in a Box

Before we start, you'll need...

• A Facebook account (get one here)
• The Facebook Developer application added to your profile (add it here)

You need to read the Facebook Developer Terms of Service, the other Required Reading on that page, and the App in a Box terms of service.

If you agree to all of those, check here:

You have full control over your app; we can't steal it away from you. To make this happen, you need to do the initial set up on Facebook. It takes about five minutes.

Here's how!

• Click here to open the Facebook New Application page in another window or tab.

• In Application Name, enter a name for your app. Don't click Submit yet!
• Check the box to indicate you have read the Platform terms. Click on Optional Fields to pull down the additional options.

• Choose and enter a Canvas Page URL - this is what visitors to your app will see in their address bar. It must be at least seven letters long, and unique within Facebook, and cannot contain numbers, despite what the "Available" notice may tell you!

• Scroll down to Can your application be added on Facebook? and choose Yes.

• Scroll down to Who Can Add Your Application?. Choose whether you want Users, Pages or both to be able to add your application. We recommend Users and All Pages.

• That's it! Scroll down and click Submit.

Assuming everything's OK, you'll see a page with your new app's details on it. You need to copy and paste the API Key and Secret you've been given into here:

API Key:
Secret:

We need to incorporate your secret into the source code for your app, in the same way as you'd upload it to your hosting company.

Remember: no-one at App in a Box will ever ask you for your secret by email, IM, or any other way apart from this form. It can change everything about your app, so guard it carefully!

Click here to make your App in a Box: