Looks like facebook closed the public access to their graph api. It requires access_token to work now. Any news or information on this?
Ask HN: Facebook Graph API – No more public access?
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Re: Ask HN: Facebook Graph API – No more public access?
#2You can see in the docs a lot things like this:
> An app or user access token is needed to view fields from fully public pages.
So apparently there is such a thing as an app access token. I've never not had a logged in user access token for any of my apps anyway, though. It seems easy to get: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-t...
Re: Ask HN: Facebook Graph API – No more public access?
#3You can see in the docs a lot things like this: > An app or user access token is needed to view fields from fully public pages. So apparently there is such a thing as an app access token. I've never not had a logged in user access token for any of my apps anyway, though. It seems easy to get: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-t...
Yes, but it wasn't always the case for public information.
for example, you were able to view zuckerberg's basic details by visiting graph.facebook.com/4, which isn't the case anymore.
Re: Ask HN: Facebook Graph API – No more public access?
#4You can see in the docs a lot things like this: > An app or user access token is needed to view fields from fully public pages. So apparently there is such a thing as an app access token. I've never not had a logged in user access token for any of my apps anyway, though. It seems easy to get: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-t...
Yeah, but you didnt need one to read public information until this morning. Mostly from business pages. Even now, you can use any valid access token to read this public data and you dont have to get the page/profile to authorize it.
Re: Ask HN: Facebook Graph API – No more public access?
#5You can see in the docs a lot things like this: > An app or user access token is needed to view fields from fully public pages. So apparently there is such a thing as an app access token. I've never not had a logged in user access token for any of my apps anyway, though. It seems easy to get: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-t...
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Re: Ask HN: Facebook Graph API – No more public access?
#6You can see in the docs a lot things like this: > An app or user access token is needed to view fields from fully public pages. So apparently there is such a thing as an app access token. I've never not had a logged in user access token for any of my apps anyway, though. It seems easy to get: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-t...
Yes, but it wasn't always the case for public information. for example, you were able to view zuckerberg's basic details by visiting graph.facebook.com/4, which isn't the case anymore.
Exactly!
Re: Ask HN: Facebook Graph API – No more public access?
#7You can see in the docs a lot things like this: > An app or user access token is needed to view fields from fully public pages. So apparently there is such a thing as an app access token. I've never not had a logged in user access token for any of my apps anyway, though. It seems easy to get: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-t...
Yeah, but you didnt need one to read public information until this morning. Mostly from business pages. Even now, you can use any valid access token to read this public data and you dont have to get the page/profile to authorize it.
The vast majority of APIs require an access token, anyway. Not surprised that Facebook followed suit.