I've been searching all over the place how to extend the user access token. I've found this site, but i don't want to share my access token with them (obviously). Can someone point me in the right direction?
https://smashballoon.com/custom-facebook-feed/docs/get-extended-facebook-user-access-token/
The official docs: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-tokens
And an additional link: http://www.devils-heaven.com/facebook-access-tokens/
Btw, that tutorial in your question is really just a tutorial, they are using the API Explorer, which is an important tool made by Facebook.
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Is there a way to test an app implemented Facebook Graph API required Page Public Content Access permission?
I was testing the {page_id}_{post_id} endpoint in Facebook Graph API Explorer to get a post, but got the error message:
This endpoint requires the 'pages_read_engagement' permission or the 'Page Public Content Access' feature. Refer to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/review/login-permissions#manage-pages and https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/review/feature#reference-PAGES_ACCESS for details.
This error applies to both random pages and pages that I own. I couldn't use it at all. The app I've planned to do is mostly based on Facebook posts so I may say this is it's the main function, so I just can't have the app reviewed until I can test this endpoint successfully.
What can I do to make it work? Any help would be appreciated!
It turns out I chose the wrong type to create my facebook app. I chose to create a "Business Connected Experiences" app instead of a "Manage Business Integrations" one, so I couldn't fully access to the permissions I need to query on my own page. The former only doesn't provide me the pages_user_read_content and the likes, so it was unable for me to read comments from posts. Besides, I also use an user token instead of a page token (Thanks Lars for pointing this out for me).
So, I just create a new app with the right type and everything turns out well.
Hope this will help someone someday.
I am new to this Facebook Graph API.
I want to search for Facebook posts.
https://graph.facebook.com/search?q=query&type=post
On the internet I have found the above request and said that it would give me what I want. But when I tried that it asks for the access token. I don't know where to add it.
Please help me. Thank you.
You can´t search for posts anymore, Public Post Search is deprecated. You can only search for the types specified in the docs: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/using-graph-api/v2.4#search
That being said, you need to create an App to get an Access Token and there are different ones. Please read the docs to find out how to get the different Access Tokens, here are some links for you:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-tokens
http://www.devils-heaven.com/facebook-access-tokens/
Before asking this question, I have searched a lot, but did not find a single working example for this. I want to retrieve the page access token for one of my pages. I read that scope should be passed as parameter with permission manage_pages. But its not working.
Here is my code: http://pastebin.com/GNVimbFX
Basically there's two steps that you need to do
Retrieve access_token with manage_pages permission
Get /me/accounts which would return you page access_token
You can read more here
i am trying to use /me/likes/pageID the same way i used pages.isFan (REST API).
But it always uses the user/page as me for which i created the access token and not the current active user.
can't get my head around this one, any help is appreciated!
thanks
[from comments] but do i really need to create an application to "just" check if the user is fan of my own page? and even ask his authorization?
Yes, you will need an app in any case.
If you run your app as a canvas or page tab app inside of Facebook, then you get the info if the current user liked the very Facebook fan page the app is running in(!) directly from the signed_request parameter.
If you want to query this infor for other pages, and/or your app is running outside of Facebook, then you have to have the user connect to your app and ask permission to read his likes first, before you can get this info.
For information on the latter case, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/authentication/, https://developers.facebook.com/docs/authentication/permissions/#user_friends_perms, https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/user/#likes
It is easy: With the new Graph API, the owner of the access token is me. You can see this by pasting an access token into the debugger.
You should be authenticating your user and gaining an access token in their name each time they visit your site. Then use only this access token when you make your query.
This process is easiest if you use one of the Facebook SDKs.
I need to make POSTs to facebook page timeline (not auto posts, but when a user on an enterprise application submits a form). Note that a user should bot be logged in on facebook!
I've searched a lot and seems i should use graph api to do this... but, it's possible to achieve this without creating a facebook app?
I don't wish any user have this app... i just need to make POSTs to a facebook page that i own. So, it's not a public app.
I've made some tests with graph api explorer, after creating an app, and i'm trying to POST and always get error "An active access token must be used to query information about the current user.".
So, i'm using the correct access token (app access token in this case)... how can i test this? I should have my app submitted to be reviewed already? I just want to make some tests, to see if this actually works as i need to... don't wish to publish app now.
Could someone point me to the right direction?
Thanks!
An App Token is the wrong Token to post to a Page. You would need to use a Page Token for that. At least if you want to post "as Page". If you want to post "as User", you have to use a User Token. Everything you need to know is in the docs: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/v2.5/page/feed#Creating
More information about Tokens:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-tokens
http://www.devils-heaven.com/facebook-access-tokens/