My app needs to post as a user or one their pages. So to my understanding I need these scopes "publish_actions manage_pages publish_pages". It would seem that I need to submit for review to get them. Is it absolutely necessary that I do this or is there some exception to the rule. For example, using an older version of the graph api API, a specfifc SDK (php etc), older version of Oauth, wordpress plugin etc. Just want to make sure I need to before making the effort to go through that process.
Everything you need to know about Login Review can be found in the docs: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/review
Downgrading to an older API version is not possible, the lowest API version is the latest one by the time you created the App. You can´t avoid Login Review by using another API version or SDK, but permissions work without review for everything with a role in the App.
If you want to create an app just for yourself, there is no need for Login Review. If you want to go public with your App, you have to go through Login Review.
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I am trying to set up a new Facebook App that is used to pull in the latest post from a public page into another website. I successfully did this a few months ago, but since the GDPR law has come into effect, Facebook's process of creating new apps has become much stricter, requiring them to go through App Review before allowing access to the Pages API product.
However to go through the App Review process, I need to provide step by step instructions and a screencast of the app in action. This isn't an app in the traditional sense, and how am I meant to show the app in action when I can't get it working without it being reviewed!?
The docs mention that "While testing and before submitting for review, your app may only access content that is available on a Page that you, as an app admin, developer, or tester, administer. If the app wants to access public content on other Pages, you must submit this feature for review" - does this mean that I do not to go through App Review if the Developer Account has access to administer the page in question?
To answer your question directly, if your app will only be loading data from pages that you admin, you don't need review/approval to use that API
That said, if you're making this app to fetch posts from someone else's page it will need approval, and if it's a simple background script i'm not sure how you can have it reviewed - the process is focussed on page management tools used by multiple users rather than once-off scripts
We have a facebook app whose purpose is for grabbing user profile, page profile, posts, comments and etc. That app was of v2.1.
Now, we wanted to upgrade to v2.6. For this, we are creating the new app v2.6.
Additionally, in app2.6, we are adding the Webhook product for real time updates of user and page object.
The purpose of this new app is exactly same as that of v2.1.
What would be the best method for version upgrade and security review process?
And how much time does Facebook take for these process.
You can upgrade your existing App: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/api_versioning/
Alternatively, you can add the version to every API call. Upgrading the whole App with the Tool would be easier though.
I have created a new facebook application.I am trying using Graph api 2.2, once user installs my app to get his already installed apps and each installed app ratings.
While reading documentation i see such action in not possible. I was wondering if there is another way (not using Graph api) to get applications. Also i cannot understand why facebook is not allowing (once your app is granted) to read installed apps but is allowing to read inbox,friends,personal which is supposed to be confidential data!
Thank you
Stefanos
There is no way to get the installed Apps of a user, with or without the Graph API. Everything that may be possible somehow without the the Graph API would not be allowed, because that would be scraping: https://www.facebook.com/apps/site_scraping_tos_terms.php
You need to think as a user, not as a developer. I would not want any App to know which other Apps i am using. There is no serious way how an App would deal with that information anyway.
Also, the permission to get access to the inbox will not get approved in most cases, and you can only get the friends who authorized the same App too.
I am really confused on why FB will not approve anything that tries to use the user_groups permissions. I have a simple web app that pulls data from the groups that the person using the app is in. Its something that we are only using internally in our office and do not plan on releasing it to the public at all.
I did it using the new API - and there seems to be no way to get it approved. Is there anyway to allow specific people to use my app - even though its not approved? Or am i forced to re-write it using the old API calls w/ out a review? (obvious downside is it will only run until April 2015).
I do have an old app id I can use to get around the app before a certain date have to use the new api feature.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated!
You can add all the people in your office that should use this app as 'Testers', using the App Dashboard. That way you can keep your app in Development Mode, so you don't need review.
If you have a lot of people in your office, this might get complicated. But, the user_groups permission is only for apps building a Facebook Experience on a platform for which Facebook is not yet available. So, really hard to get.
I see that Facebook has made a lot of changes in their API and working structure of those for creating the FB application for Web/IOS/Mobile.
I am creating a facebook app with my FB developer account to get the Test App's API secret credentials.
With this app I need to test the feature of Publish_ations (Ex:- Post on pages/wall,sharing),but that feature is not enabled for Test App API.And if we want to enable that then we may have to submit the review with some details.In those details they are asking for the steps to test the feature that we will provide in our Application.They need the snaps of pages where that FB feature will be and ETC of info.And that whole process will take upto 7 days.
I am confused that if my application is in progress and that FB feature we are planning to develope then How should I give the steps to test the Feature on our website before creation of that Feature.
Is there any information that I am missing from FB docs for testing enviornment with Publish Action permission.
Please help me I have already wasted 7 days (Tried the review submission process of FB and they have rejected that because of incomplete application and information)
Thanks in advance!!
You're confused. The login/permissions related things works as it was in v1.0 ; just the difference is that you need to submit for review after the app is ready. But that's the last step.
I think you're using the API for the first time, so you may not be aware how exactly to add the permissions in your app. The permissions are added using the scope parameter in the login code. See the details here..
For example, if you're using the JS SDK-
FB.login(function(response) {
// handle the response
}, {scope: 'email,user_likes'});
similarly its done for the other languages.
After adding the permission the admin/developers/testers of the app can test the application and publish posts; while app is in development mode. And this is just similar how we used to do in v1.0.
When your app is ready (the last step), submit your app for the login review (this step wasn't present in the v1.0, you just needed to make it live). After they approve your app with this permission, you can make your app live and everybody can publish post using your app. That's it.