How to attach multiple videos and photos to a status post with Facebook graph API - facebook

Question

I'm trying to publish a post with multiple attached videos and photos via the Facebook Graph API. I uploaded the videos and photos first using a batch request and get the ids successfully for the uploaded media. Then I pass the media ids along with the post data using attached_media. Things work fine for single or multiple photos. But not for a single video or multiple videos. I got this error: "Graph returned an error: (#10) Application does not have permission for this action" whenever ids of videos are included in attached_media.
I know as a user you have the ability to attach multiple videos and photos to a Facebook post. Does the Facebook Graph API just flat out not support this for multiple videos?
I am working with C# and Unity
Here is the function that uploads videos and then sends a post with attached result videos ids:
private IEnumerator UploadMediaWithStatus(string message, string[] mediaUrls)
{
FacebookPostStatusUpdatedEvent.Invoke("Submitting FB post ... ");
var curPage = m_UserPages[FacebookFeedsList.GetInstance().ActiveFeed] as IDictionary<string, object>;
var fbClient = new FacebookClient(curPage["access_token"].ToString());
List<string> mediaIDs = new List<string> ();
foreach (string mediaUrl in mediaUrls)
{
WWW _media = new WWW("file://" + mediaUrl);
yield return _media;
if (!System.String.IsNullOrEmpty(_media.error))
{
FacebookPostStatusUpdatedEvent.Invoke("FB post failed: error loading media " + mediaUrl);
//TruLogger.LogError("cant load Image : " + _image.error);
yield break;
}
byte[] mediaData = null;
FacebookMediaObject medObj = new FacebookMediaObject();
JsonObject p = new JsonObject();
mediaData = _media.bytes;
medObj.SetValue(mediaData);
medObj.FileName = "InteractiveConsole.mp4";
medObj.ContentType = "multipart/form-data";
p.Add("description", message);
p.Add("source", medObj);
uploadedImgID = "";
fbClient.PostCompleted += OnPostImageUploadComplete;
fbClient.PostAsync("/me/videos", p);
//wait for image upload status and hopefully it returned a media ID on successful image upload
while (uploadedImgID == "")
{
//if image updload failed because of rate limit failure we can just abort rest of this
if (rateLimitErrorOccurred)
{
rateLimitErrorOccurred = false;
yield break;
}
yield return true;
}
//if video uploaded succesfully
if (uploadedImgID != null)
{
mediaIDs.Add (uploadedImgID);
var response = (JsonObject)fbClient.Get("/" + uploadedImgID + "?fields=status,published");
TruLogger.LogError("Video Status Details: " + response.ToString());
string vidStatus = (response["status"] as IDictionary<string, object>)["video_status"] as string;
while( vidStatus != "ready")
{
yield return new WaitForSeconds(5.0f);
response = (JsonObject)fbClient.Get("/" + uploadedImgID + "?fields=status,published");
TruLogger.LogError("Video Status Details: " + response.ToString());
vidStatus = (response["status"] as IDictionary<string, object>)["video_status"] as string;
}
TruLogger.LogError("Video ready");
yield return new WaitForSeconds(5.0f);
}
}
if (mediaIDs.Count > 0)
{
curPage = m_UserPages[FacebookFeedsList.GetInstance().ActiveFeed] as IDictionary<string, object>;
fbClient = new FacebookClient(curPage["access_token"].ToString());
JsonObject p = new JsonObject();
p.Add("message", message);
for (int i = 0; i < mediaIDs.Count; i++)
{
p.Add ("attached_media["+ i + "]", "{\"media_fbid\":\"" + mediaIDs[i] + "\"}");
}
fbClient.PostCompleted += OnPostUploadComplete;
fbClient.PostAsync("/me/feed", p);
}
}
void OnPostImageUploadComplete(object sender, FacebookApiEventArgs args)
{
//if successful store resulting ID of image on Facebook
try
{
var json = args.GetResultData<JsonObject>();
uploadedImgID = json["id"].ToString();
//TruLogger.LogError(json.ToString());
}
catch (Exception e)
{
apiPostStatusMessage = "FB post failed: media upload error";
TruLogger.LogError (e.Message);
TruLogger.LogError (e.InnerException.ToString());
FacebookOAuthException oEx = (FacebookOAuthException)(e.InnerException);
if (oEx != null) {
TruLogger.LogError ("Error Type: " + oEx.ErrorType);
TruLogger.LogError ("Error Code: " + oEx.ErrorCode);
TruLogger.LogError ("Error Subcode: " + oEx.ErrorSubcode);
apiAbortErrorCode = oEx.ErrorCode;
if (apiAbortErrorCode == 32 || apiAbortErrorCode == 4)
{
rateLimitErrorOccurred = true;
apiPostAbortErrorMessage = "WHOOPS! Looks like you have exceeded the daily API rate quota for one or more of your feeds. You may have to wait between 1-24 hours until Facebook replenishes your balance for these feeds: \n\n" + e.InnerException.ToString ();
}
else
{
rateLimitErrorOccurred = false;
apiPostAbortErrorMessage = "WHOOPS! Looks like your session has expired or become invalid. Try Signing in again to revalidate your session: \n\n" + e.InnerException.ToString ();
}
}
else
{
rateLimitErrorOccurred = false;
apiAbortErrorCode = -1;
apiPostAbortErrorMessage = "WHOOPS! Looks like your session has expired or become invalid. Try Signing in again to revalidate your session: \n\n" + e.InnerException.ToString ();
}
uploadedImgID = null;
}
}
//generic call back for any post calls
void OnPostUploadComplete(object sender, FacebookApiEventArgs args)
{
try
{
var json = args.GetResultData();
TruLogger.LogError(json.ToString());
apiPostStatusMessage = "FB post successfully submitted";
//FacebookPostStatusUpdatedEvent.Invoke("FB post successfully submitted");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
apiPostStatusMessage = "FB post failed to submit";
//FacebookPostStatusUpdatedEvent.Invoke("FB post failed to submit");
TruLogger.LogError (e.Message);
TruLogger.LogError (e.InnerException.ToString());
FacebookOAuthException oEx = (FacebookOAuthException)(e.InnerException);
if (oEx != null) {
TruLogger.LogError ("Error Type: " + oEx.ErrorType);
TruLogger.LogError ("Error Code: " + oEx.ErrorCode);
TruLogger.LogError ("Error Subcode: " + oEx.ErrorSubcode);
apiAbortErrorCode = oEx.ErrorCode;
if (apiAbortErrorCode == 32 || apiAbortErrorCode == 4)
{
rateLimitErrorOccurred = true;
apiPostAbortErrorMessage = "WHOOPS! Looks like you have exceeded the daily API rate quota for one or more of your feeds. You may have to wait between 1-24 hours until Facebook replenishes your balance for these feeds: \n\n" + e.InnerException.ToString ();
}
else
{
rateLimitErrorOccurred = false;
apiPostAbortErrorMessage = "WHOOPS! Looks like your session has expired or become invalid. Try Signing in again to revalidate your session: \n\n" + e.InnerException.ToString ();
}
}
else
{
rateLimitErrorOccurred = false;
apiAbortErrorCode = -1;
apiPostAbortErrorMessage = "WHOOPS! Looks like your session has expired or become invalid. Try Signing in again to revalidate your session: \n\n" + e.InnerException.ToString ();
}
}
}

Answer 1

Facebook doesn't directly allow to upload multiple videos or photos with videos on the business page. However, it is possible on a personal page so as an alternate solution you can create a post on a personal page and share it on the business page.
Check this video for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoK_1S71q1o