uploading video to Facebook error 5 - facebook

Question

I am trying to upload a video from my iPhone to Facebook. I have logged in using FBLoginView and created a FBSession. I have used the following code to initiate a FBRequest of upload the video.
- (void)buttonRequestClickHandler:(id)sender {
if (FBSession.activeSession.isOpen) {
[FBSession.activeSession requestNewPublishPermissions:permissions
defaultAudience:FBSessionDefaultAudienceOnlyMe
completionHandler:nil];
NSString *audioName = [pictureDictionary4 objectForKey:#"photoVideokey"];
NSArray *pathsa = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectorya = [pathsa objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *moviePath = [documentsDirectorya stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"/Movie"];
NSString *fullPatha = [moviePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:audioName];
NSURL *pathURL = [[NSURL alloc]initFileURLWithPath:fullPatha isDirectory:NO];
NSData *videoData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:fullPatha];
NSString *titleString = self.videotitle.text;
NSString *descripString = self.descrp.text;
NSDictionary *videoObject = #{
#"title":titleString,
#"description": descripString,
[pathURL absoluteString]: videoData
};
FBRequest *uploadRequest = [FBRequest requestWithGraphPath:#"me/videos"
parameters:videoObject
HTTPMethod:#"POST"];
[uploadRequest startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBRequestConnection *connection, id result, NSError *error) {
if (!error)
NSLog(#"Done: %#", result);
else
NSLog(#"Error: %#", error.localizedDescription);
}];
}
I get an error
Error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.facebook.sdk error 5.)
I'm not sure what the error pertains to:
I know I'm logged in
I don't know if I am getting connected but I am on internet with iPhone
Are my parameters incorrect?
I have been messing with this for HOURS with no results
Any help from anyone/everyone would be greatly appreciated.
Finally got this working by going into my iPhone settings-facebook and deleting my account. Then when I tapped to upload the video in my app it loaded a view that asked if Facebook could use my app and I said yes then bam it uploaded. Also had to change my permissions to just publish_actions and get rid of publish_streams since that is a read permission. Anyway it is working now. Next to get defaultAudience to load from a string picked by user and not hard coded. Another post.

Answer 1

I guess its something to do with stream publishing permission. Try this way. It worked for me. I was using Facebook SDK 3.8.0
[self performPublishAction:^{
NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"faisal" ofType:#"mov"];
NSURL *pathURL = [[NSURL alloc]initFileURLWithPath:filePath isDirectory:NO];
NSData *videoData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:filePath];
NSDictionary *videoObject = #{
#"title": #"This is my title",
#"description": #"This is my description",
[pathURL absoluteString]: videoData
};
FBRequest *uploadRequest = [FBRequest requestWithGraphPath:#"me/videos"
parameters:videoObject
HTTPMethod:#"POST"];
[uploadRequest startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBRequestConnection *connection, id result, NSError *error) {
if (!error)
NSLog(#"Done: %#", result);
else
NSLog(#"Error: %#", error.localizedDescription);
}];
}];
and
- (void) performPublishAction:(void (^)(void)) action {
if ([FBSession.activeSession.permissions indexOfObject:#"publish_stream"] == NSNotFound) {
[FBSession.activeSession requestNewPublishPermissions:#[#"publish_stream"]
defaultAudience:FBSessionDefaultAudienceFriends
completionHandler:^(FBSession *session, NSError *error) {
if (!error) {
action();
} else if (error.fberrorCategory != FBErrorCategoryUserCancelled){
UIAlertView *alertView = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Permission denied"
message:#"Unable to get permission to post"
delegate:nil
cancelButtonTitle:#"OK"
otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alertView show];
}
}];
} else {
action();
}
}

Answer 2

This Code is Tested successfully On FaceBook SDK 3.14.1
Recommendation: 3 properties in .plist file
set FacebookAppID,FacebookDisplayName,
URL types->Item 0->URL Schemes set to facebookappId prefix with fb See
-(void)shareOnFaceBook
{
//sample_video.mov is the name of file
NSString *filePathOfVideo = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"sample_video" ofType:#"mov"];
NSLog(#"Path Of Video is %#", filePathOfVideo);
NSData *videoData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:filePathOfVideo];
//you can use dataWithContentsOfURL if you have a Url of video file
//NSData *videoData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:shareURL];
//NSLog(#"data is :%#",videoData);
NSMutableDictionary *params = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
videoData, #"video.mov",
#"video/quicktime", #"contentType",
#"Video name ", #"name",
#"description of Video", #"description",
nil];
if (FBSession.activeSession.isOpen)
{
[FBRequestConnection startWithGraphPath:#"me/videos"
parameters:params
HTTPMethod:#"POST"
completionHandler:^(FBRequestConnection *connection, id result, NSError *error) {
if(!error)
{
NSLog(#"RESULT: %#", result);
[self throwAlertWithTitle:#"Success" message:#"Video uploaded"];
}
else
{
NSLog(#"ERROR: %#", error.localizedDescription);
[self throwAlertWithTitle:#"Denied" message:#"Try Again"];
}
}];
}
else
{
NSArray *permissions = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:
#"publish_actions",
nil];
// OPEN Session!
[FBSession openActiveSessionWithPublishPermissions:permissions defaultAudience:FBSessionDefaultAudienceEveryone allowLoginUI:YES
completionHandler:^(FBSession *session,
FBSessionState status,
NSError *error) {
if (error)
{
NSLog(#"Login fail :%#",error);
}
else if (FB_ISSESSIONOPENWITHSTATE(status))
{
[FBRequestConnection startWithGraphPath:#"me/videos"
parameters:params
HTTPMethod:#"POST"
completionHandler:^(FBRequestConnection *connection, id result, NSError *error) {
if(!error)
{
[self throwAlertWithTitle:#"Success" message:#"Video uploaded"];
NSLog(#"RESULT: %#", result);
}
else
{
[self throwAlertWithTitle:#"Denied" message:#"Try Again"];
NSLog(#"ERROR: %#", error.localizedDescription);
}
}];
}
}];
}
}
And I GOT Error:
The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.facebook.sdk error 5.)
It happens when facebook is being inited. Next time i open my app, it works fine, its always the first time. Tried everything in app, but it seems to be on the Facebook SDK side.
Few causes for seeing com.facebook.sdk error 5:
Session is is not open. Validate.
Facebook has detected that you're spamming the system. Change video name.
Facebook has a defined limit using the SDK. Try a different app.
Wrong publish permission. Give publish_actions a spin.