Facebook identifier for the DS-160: what to enter
Select FACEBOOK in the DS-160 social media dropdown and enter your Facebook username — the part after facebook.com/. If your profile address shows profile.php?id= followed by a number instead, you never set a username, and that number is your account's unique identifier.
Enter this in the DS-160 identifier box
Your identifier will appear here.
The form wants the username or handle only — not the full URL, and never your password. The platform goes in the dropdown; this string goes in the box beside it.
Sure you have listed every account?
An account you used in the past five years but left off the form is treated as misrepresentation — a far bigger problem than anything posted on it. A free scan shows what is publicly tied to your name, so you can list it before an officer finds it.
Check my profiles free →Example
Profile link
facebook.com/ana.lopez.mxIdentifier (platform: FACEBOOK)
ana.lopez.mxNo username? facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012345678901 → the identifier is 100012345678901.
Where to find your Facebook username
- Open your profile in a browser and look at the address bar: facebook.com/ followed by your username, or profile.php?id= followed by a number.
- In the app: open your profile, tap ⋯ (more) → Copy profile link, and paste it into the tool above.
- To see or set a username: Settings → Accounts Center → Profiles → your profile → Username (menu names move around; search Settings for "username").
Common mistakes
Entering your full name
Your name on Facebook is shared by countless other accounts. The identifier is the username or the numeric profile ID, which point to exactly one account.
Entering "profile.php"
If your link is facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012345678901, the identifier is the number, not "profile.php". The tool above handles this automatically.
Assuming a deactivated account is exempt
The question covers accounts used in the past five years, deactivated or deleted ones included. Old Facebook accounts are the ones applicants most often forget.
Getting the Facebook identifier right is the easy part
The real risk on the DS-160 is the account you forget to list, and the post that contradicts your application. A free check finds every public profile tied to your name and shows what an officer would see on each — before you submit.
Run the free visa social media check →Facebook on the DS-160: common questions
What is my Facebook identifier for the DS-160?
Your Facebook username — the part after facebook.com/. For facebook.com/ana.lopez.mx the identifier is ana.lopez.mx. If you never chose a username, your profile link looks like facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012345678901 and the number is the identifier.
Is the Facebook identifier my email or phone number?
No. Never enter your login email, phone number or password in the social media section. The DS-160 asks for your email addresses and phone numbers in separate questions.
I have an old Facebook account I can't access. Do I list it?
If you used it in the past five years, yes. Reconstruct the username from old emails, friends' friend lists or a search of your name; a good-faith approximation is far better than leaving it off. An account used in the past five years and left off the form is treated as misrepresentation — a far bigger problem than anything posted on it.
Other platforms
Independent service — not affiliated with any government and not legal advice. App menus change; the DS-160 platform list is maintained by the State Department. Always confirm against the live CEAC form.