What happened with Facebook?
Facebook made changes to it’s API access policy on May 1st, 2018. As the result we introduced our own Premium API for Facebook. We feel that we need to explain how exactly those changes affected SNAP.
Since the beginning Facebook native API was unrestricted. Anyone with Facebook account can create/setup a Facebook API App and immediately start using it for interaction with Facebook content.
Recently Facebook got in trouble with data leak and privacy issues. All those leaks happened through the API, so Facebook decided to take out “unrestricted” and “immediately” from the API setup process. From now on they want you to explain why you need a Facebook API App and how exactly you are going to use it. If they accept your explanation, they will approve your app and then you will be able to autopost.
From the technical point of view nothing has changed for SNAP. Facebook native API is working exactly the same way as it used to. You are more then welcome to submit your Facebook API App for review and once approved, it will be working with SNAP and you will be able to autopsot to profiles, pages and/or groups. The only difference is that now you need to submit your app for review and wait several weeks before you can start autoposting.
Since many people don’t really want all that “explanation” and “waiting several weeks for approval” hassle we made an alternative API for Facebook. It’s not free, but you can start using it immediately and you don’t need to explain anything.
can you do a tutorial to find out what permissions you have to ask facebook to approve the application? Thank you
We are working on that.
“All apps created before May will still work, until August”. In August, will the functionality be removed or does one then have to re-authorise the apps? (Can’t we start with re-applying for authorisation now already?)
Nothing will be removed from SNAP. Technically nothing is changing. The only difference is only apps explicitly approved by Facebook will be working after August 1st.
Hi there!
We have a social mobile app that would allow our users to make a post from our app to their own Facebook personal profile. Can we use your SNAP API for this? If yes, can it make an image or video post?
hey … i founded something look go to your facebook app page you will find in the left menu >>> APP Review <<>> add submission <<< and it will ask you about what permissions you want to activate and some question on every on but the problem it's ask me for a screen shot how it will work in my app … i want to ask them how i will get a screen shot when the application not working yet ??? i'm working on WordPress and woocommerce so what i can do ??? any help ?
also interested in Yourii’s query. Come on NextScripts, its been more than a month….
Answered more then a month ago – https://www.nextscripts.com/2018/07/facebook-app-review/
Hi,
I tried it with 2 apps.
Completely identical authentication requests, the only reason is the SNAP.
One was rejected, because it is not clear what use this app would have, and above all, there are fields prefilled, that does not work at all.
In the second case, I should submit my tax numbers later, then nothing stands in the way of release.
So the Facebook process isn’t really mature either.
I’m getting this error when trying to connect to Facebook:
Invalid Scopes: pages_manage_posts. This message is only shown to developers. Users of your app will ignore these permissions if present. Please read the documentation for valid permissions at: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions
How do I fix this?
Please just follow our instructions.
You are getting “Invalid Scopes: pages_manage_posts” because your app is in the “Live” mode, but not approved by Facebook yet. Please either get an approval or switch to development mode.