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Is it possible to withdraw facebook credits your facebook application has received? So the received credits can go into your real bank account?

ORIGINAL QUESTION:

Is it possible to use facebook users credits to pay for items in a facebook app? If it is possible, can someone please provide a link? Also, how does it work i.e. for 10 facebook credits you have to pay £0.16 or something, and if they pay for an item in a facebook app which costs 10 facebook credits, does that mean the owner of the app gets £0.16? Also, is the owner of the app able to widthdraw this money to his back account. If yes, how much does the whole transaction cost the facebook app developer?

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  • I would expect it is possible to get paid. Otherwise, there is no point for devs to use the facebook credit system - everything may as well be free – Kurru Mar 16 '11 at 14:51
  • That is what I think also, but I can't seem to get this confirmed in the documentation, also I see no such option in my standard facebook account in the payments section. The payments section just allows you to add money to your facebook account, but I see no option to withdraw credits from facebook to your bank account. – oshirowanen Mar 16 '11 at 14:56
  • i have a related question as well please replay http://stackoverflow.com/q/7805388/958414 – user958414 Oct 18 '11 at 09:56

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UPDATE 2

as Kurru rightly points out in his answer, facebook credits can be redeemed to developers (just not to users). the Facebook Credits Terms says so, but in a quite convoluted way. better information can be found at Facebook Credits for Developers, incl.

  • How can I get started with Facebook Credits?
  • How much can I redeem a Facebook Credit for?
  • What payment options do Facebook Credits support?
  • What is the process to ensure timely payout for an app that integrates Facebook Credits, as well as additional apps by the same company?
  • Which countries can Facebook Credits currently pay out?".

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UPDATE

https://developers.facebook.com/attachment/FacebookCreditsIntegrationGuidev1.pdf , p. 14:

To build user trust, please follow both the Facebook Credits Terms and Platform Policies, including (but not limited to) the following:

Facebook Credits cannot be..

  1. cashed out into real-world currency
  2. used to enable person-to-person funds
  3. used to sell physical or real-world items

Details (Eligibility, (allowed) Transactions, Redemption, Actions We May Take, Transaction-Related Disputes, Other Terms) are in the Facebook Credits Terms.

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https://developers.facebook.com/docs/creditsapi/ :

The Facebook Credits API enables a user to use credits as a method for purchasing digital and virtual goods within a Facebook canvas application. Please note: the credits api is not yet available for use by external websites but only on canvas iframe applications.

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  • I was just reading the same documentation, but couldn't find anything which suggested that it is possible to transfer received facebook credits to your bank account. – oshirowanen Mar 16 '11 at 14:44
  • Facebook credits can be cashed out, or else no devs would use them. They just cant be cashed out to users. – Kurru Mar 16 '11 at 16:15
  • @Kurru yes, found this out also. will update my answer accordingly. – ax. Mar 16 '11 at 16:23
  • Which means: as a developer you can sell virtual goods in your Facebook game. But you can not write a Poker game, where everyone could withdraw the winnings. – Alexander Farber Feb 02 '12 at 16:05
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As the developer you can get paid as detailed here : https://developers.facebook.com/policy/credits/

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When you redeem Credits with us we will redeem them at the rate of $0.10 per Credit, less a service fee of $0.03 per credit redeemed. If we change the service fee or redemption rate, the redemption rate and service fee in effect at the time you accepted a Credit as consideration will apply to that Credit. We will give you 30 days notice on the Facebook Developer Website of changes to the redemption rate or service fee.

Sounds like they basically take a 30% cut off the top. This can't be used to enable money transfers as specified by the previous answer.

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