# Facebook Messenger Channel

The Facebook Messenger channel of the Conversation API allows you to send messages to, and receive messages from, Facebook Messenger users.

This guide describes how to configure a Facebook Messenger channel for use with the Conversation API, and covers the following topics:

- [Getting started with a Facebook Messenger channel](/docs/conversation/channel-support/facebook-messenger/set-up) - Prerequisites and configuration steps required to set up a Facebook Messenger channel.
- [Facebook Messenger channel message support](/docs/conversation/channel-support/facebook-messenger/message-support) - The message types which are natively supported on a Facebook Messenger channel, and the message types which are converted into plaintext.
- [Facebook Messenger channel properties](/docs/conversation/channel-support/facebook-messenger/properties) - Information about channel properties specific to the Facebook Messenger channel.
- [Facebook Messenger testing and management](/docs/conversation/channel-support/facebook-messenger/best-practices) - Information about testing and managing a Facebook Messenger channel.


Learn how to set up a Facebook Messenger channel ->