Cannot get relationship_status data - facebook-graph-api

I'm busy writing an app on facebook, yet whatever i try, i cannot get relationship_status data. My app succesfully gets all the other data it needs (friendslist data like names, gender, profile picture, etc), but not the relationship details.
I have tried to change the rights for the app, so that "user_relationships", "user_relationship_details", "friends_relationships" and "friends_relationship_details" are in the box called "User & Friend Permissions". But whatever i try, when someone wants to access the app, it only asks for the standard data, while in the Preview Auth Dialog it says stuff like "relationship details" etc.
The Graph API explorer also shows that the field is empty or disallowed by the access token for my app.
Regardless of what i try, the JSON data does not contain any relationship_status data..
Did i miss something very basic here?

If it shows fine on the Graph API Explorer, it should work just fine.
The permissions you will need : user_relationships,user_relationship_details
You can now catch the details from /me and json_decode the data.
Since you say you arent getting any informations, make sure if its present. I mean, if the user_relationships is single, there wont be any user_relationship_details.
ADD : I just tried and it works just fine.

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facebook page widget shows different app id when user not logged in facebook and try to like page

I have Facebook page widget, and i want to track if user liked my page or not. If not then force them to like. I did code for that, but now issue is when user try to like page and not logged in, Facebook open login window and app id is different on that window(which is default, don't know from where it takes).
And because of that, users not able to authorize my app. And i cant track details of that users.
Make sure you are using Page Plugin, instead of the now-deprecated like box. It's hard to say without seeing any code, but it sounds like you are either using the SDK/plugin incorrectly, or using something like a 3rd party wordpress plugin that may be acting maliciously by injecting another ID.

How can I use FB.ui to post a user story?

Currently, the below FB.api function is invoked on a click event and posts a user story on the user's timeline (the FB app is in sandbox mode right now and the user story is still pending review):
FB.api( // creating the user story
'/userid/mynamespace:myaction',
'post',
{
myobject: fbObjectId, // retrieved in an earlier FB.api call
access_token: accessToken, // retrieved in an earlier FB.getLoginStatus call
message: customTextFromUser, // prefilled by my app (FB doesn't approve of this)
image: ImageURL, // prefilled by my app (FB is OK with this I think)
'fb:explicitly_shared': true // requires that I take the user out of the normal flow of the app which is why I want to show a modal first
},
function(response) {
// handle the response
console.log(response);
if (response.id) {
alert("Success! The user story has been shared on Facebook!");
} else {
alert("Woops! Something went wrong sharing the user story on Facebook. Please try again.");
}
}
);
What I think I need to do is show a modal dialog box such as in the case of when FB.ui is invoked to give the user an opportunity to add a User Message and then post the user story along with the User Message (if any).
Will I need to create my own custom modal dialog box or can I use FB.ui in some way to achieve this?
Note: The above API call works fine in my tests. Granted, variables such as mynamespace, myobject, and myaction have been obscured in the above code sample.
My real problem is the user story is just not being approved by Facebook because I supposedly need to "take the user out of the normal flow of the app" in order to Explicitly Share the user story with an additional optional User Message. I guess I need a strategy to address this issue rather than a specific code sample answer.
Here is the latest feedback I got from Facebook:
Your action doesn’t follow section IV.2 of the Platform Policies:
https://developers.facebook.com/policy/.
Words in the user message field must be manually written by the user
and can’t be pre-filled by the app, even if the user can edit or
delete the words. Learn more about user messages:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/submission-process/opengraph/guidelines/action-properties/#usermessages.
Posting explicitly shared content needs to be optional for users. A
sharing control needs to be in-line whenever a user shares something
and it can’t be in a separate settings area. The content should have a
user-generated component or the user needs to be taken out of the
natural flow of the app in order to decide to publish the story back
to Facebook. Your current action integration shouldn’t be labeled as
“explicitly shared.” Learn more about explicitly shared content:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/submission-process/opengraph/guidelines/action-properties/#explicitlyshared.
If you use a test user created for your App, or use your developer account, you should be able to see the story published before it's approved.
The API call you're making also needs to be updated slightly. Instead of using User ID in the FB.api, just use /me/mynamespace:myaction. The access_token also doesn't need to be included, as it's automatically passed by the call providing the user is logged in.
Finally, is your object actually called myobject? The name must match the settings you entered for your story, e.g. 'article` or another valid type.
To help debug the issue, try a simple API call first (e.g. remove message and image) and see what happens. Then add the other parameters back one by one to see which one is causing the issue.
Edit
To get the action approved, you need to make sure the user is entering a custom message in one form or another - usually via text input on the page. If you are sharing pre-defined text the user hasn't entered, facebook won't approve it.
If you want to share a pre-written message, it might be better to share it in another way, like a caption in the story itself.

Missing Posts when Accessing /me/feed via Graph API

I am currently attempting to retrieve all the posts on my Timeline via Facebook's Graph API. My Likes and Links and Posts appear to retrieve just fine, but posts from friends do not appear to be displaying.
For instance, a friend shared a link on my timeline, and that is currently not displaying in the returned data in my request to /me/feed.
I've tried turning on all permissions, but can't seem to get that particular post in my return data. Is there something obvious I'm overlooking?
Thank you for any assistance,
Michael
If a users permissions for a post are set to anything other than public if could be omitted from the result set.
Check the privacy for that missing post.
refer to: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/privacy-parameter/
me/feed privacy: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer/145634995501895/?method=GET&path=me%2Ffeed%3Ffields%3Dprivacy
Please test with Graph API explorer, https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer/?method=GET&path=me%2Ffeed, click "Get access token" button and tick "read_stream" check box under "Extended Permissions" tab. Then submit and proceed authentication process.
After authentication dialog done, click "Submit" and try to test to get the link shared by your friend. I've no problem to see this kind of feed. Of course, you can create a new account and behave as your friend for easier to test, otherwise you need go through pagination to get the target feed.

How to create a facebook event on users behalf using javascript sdk

I'm trying to piece together information and different chunks of code scattered throughout the documentation on how to make this happen, since there aren't good examples.
I know I have to first get the create_event extended permission which I get with this code:
FB.login(function(response) {
// handle the response
}, {scope: 'create_event'})
;
I know that I also have to issue a HTTP POST request to 'PROFILE_ID/events' with the create_event permissions and the necessary parameters.
My problems are: 1. I don't know how to collect the create_event permission once it is given. If I run the code above, a dialog box will open asking for the permission but once I accept, only a blank page follows.
2. If everything works the way it supposed to with the permissions request and the post request, will my app see a create event page like I would if I were to create an event on my own from my profile? What interface gets seen from the app? Can I take a user from my app directly to the facebook create event page?
I don't know how to collect the create_event permission once it is given. If I run the code above, a dialog box will open asking for the permission but once I accept, only a blank page follows.
That’s how it works. Everything you want to show to the user after successful login, you have to implement yourself.
If everything works the way it supposed to with the permissions request and the post request, will my app see a create event page like I would if I were to create an event on my own from my profile? What interface gets seen from the app?
No “interface” at all – it’s up to you to build that.
Can I take a user from my app directly to the facebook create event page?
The user can go their by themselves. Why would the need your app for that?

Action approved - publish_actions still not working

This question has been asked many times before, but they all seem to relate to problems before the Open Graph was 'opened'. As a new user, I also can't make this question useful, i.e no images or links. If you want to see the images I've posted, you'll have to copy and paste.
First of all, my Action is approved.
http://i.stack.imgur.com/hAFHr.png
Additionally, the action shows as being available to all users.
http://i.stack.imgur.com/IrrWW.png
publish_actions has been added to the Auth.
http://i.stack.imgur.com/PdJiA.png
I also have objects and aggregations setup correctly.
The auth preview also shows the correct settings (although the dialog currently doesn't stay open to see it, it used to).
When I try and connect with FB to the site, I don't see publish_actions. Instead I see the second stage of the dialog, for publish_stream. I set this by mistake the first time I saved the app, but quickly changed it.
http://i.stack.imgur.com/n819f.png
http://i.stack.imgur.com/gkXfg.png
This is where I think it gets even stranger. If I take a look at the FB profile for one of the app developers, and click through too the app from there, while not registered, I see the correct permissions.
http://i.stack.imgur.com/SsOVI.png
Yet another twist to the tale, which makes it even harder for me to debug, is that it seems since playing with the aggregations, I can't even get publish_actions permissions despite being listed as an app admin. (I've read that every action needs an aggregation before FB will process any actions sent by the server.)
/**/ FB.ApiServer._callbacks.ff2f1615c({"error":{"message":"(#200) Requires extended permission: publish_actions or App must be on whitelist","type":"OAuthException","code":200}});
That's the error I get when I complete the action on the site, http://purple.fr/boutique
Have I missed a setting somewhere? Have I done something I shouldn't? Should any of this be controlled in the code on the site?
When a user connects to your site, you should be asking for the publish_actions permission instead of the publish_stream permission. The referral dialog settings (where you already ask for publish_actions) only works when a user clicks on the action from within Facebook. It won't work for users already on your website.
In your login function (FB.login), make sure you add the permission publish_actions.
That aside, it looks like it's all working now.
http://i.stack.imgur.com/jAosv.png
http://i.stack.imgur.com/Wbgf5.png