I am trying to create an ad using the Facebook Marketing API. In order to create an ad inside a conversion based campaign, I am required to set proper tracking_specs values.
Querying existing ads (on other similar campaigns) I see the tracking spec is generally defined as follows:
"tracking_specs": [
{
"action.type": ["offsite_conversion"],
"fb_pixel": [<pixel ID>]
},
{
"action.type": ["post_engagement"],
"page": [<page ID>],
"post": [<post ID>]
},
{
"action.type": ["link_click"],
"post": [<post ID>],
"post.wall": [<post.wall ID>]
}
]
How do I find the required tracking_specs values? More specifically, how do I find the post ID and the post.wall ID accordingly for post_engagement and link_click action types?
I managed to figure it out on my own. When creating a new ad, in a conversion typed campaign, an ad data object that includes tracking specs should be provided. These tracking specs should include some reference to a Facebook pixel.
"tracking_specs": [
{
"action.type": ["offsite_conversion"],
"fb_pixel": [<pixel ID>]
},
]
The pixels data can be obtained manually via the Facebook Business Manager or via the Facebook Marketing APIs:
GET /v2.10/{ad-account-id}/adspixels HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com
Read more in https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/reference/ad-account/adspixels/
Regarding the post and post.wall IDs - these are automatically added by Facebook when the ad is created. So there is no need to include theses when creating the ad.
For anyone searching for an answer in 2023. asaf's answer is totally correct BUT you also need to wait until Meta Business Manager processes your campaign in order to see tracking_specs into the API and in the Business Manager itself.
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Just want to ask how we can create a user using Asgardeo User Management API without providing a password?
Basically we want to replicate this flow but instead of manually doing it on the console, we want to do it from the User Management API.
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Here are some of the Endpoints that we tested
POST
https://api.asgardeo.io/t/asgardeo/scim2
/Users
POST
https://api.asgardeo.io/t/asgardeo/scim2
/Bulk
The password field seems to be a required field.
Setting the urn:scim:wso2:schema with "askPassword":"true" should allow you to create the users without providing the password.
Sample Payload of the scim https://api.asgardeo.io/t/tenantName/scim2/Users:
{
"emails":
[
{
"primary":true,
"value":"<User Email>"
}
],
"name":
{
"familyName":"",
"givenName":""
},
"urn:scim:wso2:schema":
{
"askPassword":"true"
},
"userName":
"DEFAULT/<User Email>"
}
The will receive the invite request similar to the UI function.
Same approach can be taken with the Bulk endpoint too as mentioned this medium blog
I would like to maintain a copy of all Facebook comments on my business page for analysis purposes.
I created an app and tokens and managed to query all posts on the page by this call
https://graph.facebook.com/v11.0/{page-id}/feed?access_token={token}
And for every post I can get the full comments by this call:
https://graph.facebook.com/v11.0/{object-id}/comments?summary=1&filter=stream&order=reverse_chronological&access_token={token}
That worked great but I have two problems:
I would like to retrieve all new comments on all posts. My page has 500+ posts. It would be very wasteful to query each of the 500 pages on daily basis to get all comments because 490+ of them will probably have no new comments on an any given day.
The results from the comment API call is very basis and does not provide the user name like the below sample
{
"data": [
{
"created_time": "2021-06-10T23:52:09+0000",
"message": "test 3",
"id": "xxxx_xxxx"
},
Is there a way to retrieve all comments regardless of the page and provide more info in the result? There are commercial tools that perform similar functionality like Sudota so theoritcally it should be possible but I could not find that in the API documentation.
I have an access token with the manage_pages scope. Using this token, I call the endpoint specified here (GET /{page-id}/photos?type=uploaded).
The result is for some reason lacking all attributes except id and created_time. This is a part of the response:
"data": [
{
"created_time": "2018-10-30T18:12:31+0000",
"id": "1172525292900120"
},
{
"created_time": "2018-10-30T18:10:08+0000",
"id": "1172524459566870"
}
]
The docs says that data should contain "A list of Photo nodes". Looking at the photo node docs, it seems they have exactly what you'd expect.
My app does not have the permission Page Public Content Access yet. But according to their App Review section, it isn't needed for accessing my own page's content. And then again, I wouldn't even be able to get a list of photos if I didn't have access to the page.
While you are testing your app and before you submit it for review, your app can only access content on a Page for which the following is true: The person who holds the admin role for the Page also holds an admin, developer, or tester role on the app.
Why am I missing some attributes in the Photo nodes?
I had to specify which fields to retrieve like this: GET /{page-id}/photos?type=uploaded&fields=images.
I would like to find the id (app-scoped) for someone who has posted a comment on a public page.
For example, I get a list of recent posts/comments on the NY Times page via:
v2.11/nytimes/feed?fields=comments.limit(10){message,created_time,from},name,message,from&limit=2
The data returned looks like this:
"comments": {
"data": [
{
"message": "Wouldn’t know. Not paying $13/mo for this.",
"created_time": "2017-12-10T05:57:18+0000",
"id": "10151412260164999_10151414049324999"
}
],
There is no from field. The same is also true if I attempt to view the comment directly using it's id with
v2.11/10151412260164999_10151414049324999?fields=from,message,created_time
I have tried using the Facebook Graph API Explorer, using both my User Token, as well as an App Token.
Since v2.11 of the Graph API, you need a Page Token to get user data of comments: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog/version2.11#gapi-90
User information will not be included in GET responses for any objects owned by (on) a Page unless the request is made with a Page access token. This affects all nodes and edges that return data for objects owned by a Page.
In other words: You can only get user information if you manage the Page.
Edit: Since the latests update in the Graph API, you have to get the App reviewed and you must go through Business Verification or Individual Verification. (thanx #Guiman04)
Please check whether you are using the accessToken for the page you are trying to get data from, i had same issue, and was resolved by using the correct accessToken for the page.
I am trying to access the live views count of a live video that is live through a Facebook Page. I am using the ID that I am obtaining from the API request {page-id}/videos/uploaded When I am using that video id and making a GET request of {video-id}?fields='live_views its showing error code of 100 with the message as:
(#100) Tried accessing nonexisting field (live_views) on node type (Video)
I have the following permissions:
'manage_pages', 'publish_pages', 'business_management', 'read_insights', 'user_videos'
I am making the GET request using user_access_token.
I am using Graph API Version 2.8.
Please let me know if I am using the wrong ID. IF yes, then how can i get the live_video_id of a live video posted in page?
To get the live views count of a video a fan page, you need:
An app created at facebook developer
A user access token (for testing, e.g. by calling https://developers.facebook.com/tools/accesstoken/)
The fan page id
With this you can call graph API in the following format:
https://graph.facebook.com/v2.8/<fan_page_id>/live_videos?access_token=<access_token>?fields=live_views
Of course, you may add more elements in fields parameter if you need more information. Here Facebook's Graph API explorer helps: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer
When you add status to fields parameter, "LIVE" means, it's currently live, "VOD" means it has already finished.
If you try to implement a WebHook for it, let me now if it works. Thanks.
To get live views you need to call the api with the live video id, which you get from calling, page id can initially be either the page-id or name
"https://graph.facebook.com/v10.0/${page_id}/live_videos?access_token=${access_token}
Sample response:
{
"title": "hello world 2",
"status": "LIVE",
"embed_html": "...,
"id": "123123" // this is the live video id
},
After you have retrieved the live video id you can call this endpoint to get the live_views edge
https://graph.facebook.com/v10.0/${live_id}fields=live_views&access_token=${access_token}
sample response:
{
"live_views": 1,
"id": "123123"
}
Docs for endpoint 1: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/live-video/
Docs for endpoint 2: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/live-video/reactions#Reading
However I understand the confusion since live_views is not listed under the second endpoint as a reaction nor even is it a reaction, so either it a mistake in facebook docs or a mistake in the graph API, either the solution provided works.
Yes you do need to go through an app review to get the permission for tracking streams