Firstly, know that the JSON-based object you are interacting with is called signed_request. It is used primarily for internal communication between Facebook and your app. However, Facebook does give you one app_data variable to use for your own variables. To send a variable to your Facebook app, all you need to do is set a value to app_data in your URL request and Facebook will handle communicating that data to your app’s iFrame.

URL example (sending data):

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Walrus-In-A-Canoe/?sk=app_0000000000&app_data=APP_DATA_CONTENT

For an example of retrieving your app_data, I have found some nifty code from fbadurbin on this thread which I have pasted below.

$signed_request = $_REQUEST['signed_request']; // Get the POST signed_request variable.

 if(isset($signed_request)) // Determine if signed_request is blank.
 {
 $pre = explode('.',$signed_request); // Get the part of the signed_request we need.
 $json = base64_decode($pre['1']); // Base64 Decode signed_request making it JSON.
 $obj = json_decode($json,true); // Split the JSON into arrays.
 $page = $obj['page']; // Get the page array. It has a sub array.

 echo("Your App Data: " . $obj['app_data']);
 }
 else
 {
 die('No signed request avaliable.'); //If there is no signed_request, stop processing script.
 }

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Thanks to this article for the tip.

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