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LumoT
LumoT

Reputation: 31

Facebook graph api doesn't return currency

I have problem getting user local currency and usd-exchange rate from facebook, so this one: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/currency/

I'm trying to show my shop prices in local currency, just like fb shows prices in local currency in its own purchase dialog after facebook-purchase is launched.

I'm trying to get currency like this: https://graph.facebook.com/v2.12/me?fields=id,name,currency&access_token=...

(Actually using Unity and Facebook's Unity SDK to do this, but exactly same thing happens when using url above.)

That have definitely worked before. I've also tried api version 3.2. It returns id and name, but no currency info of any kind. But it doesn't give any error message either, as it does with invalid fields.

I really can't find any useful info or help to this. Does getting currency require special permissions these days? But I can't find anything currency related from FB dev console App Review / Permissions and Features either.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 737

Answers (1)

LumoT
LumoT

Reputation: 31

Answering to my own question. It just seems that currency info is no longer available.

Starting from January 8th (2019) that field is no longer available for any apps: https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2018/05/01/facebook-login-updates-further-protect-privacy/

There's discussion about this issue here, without any solution so far (may require having FB developer account to access): https://developers.facebook.com/bugs/285780305453757/

There are some workarounds to get user currency like: New way to detect Facebook API user currency

But that doesn't give you exchange rate to USD, so that isn't too helpful showing prices in local currency before Facebook's own purchase dialog is displayed.

Very unfortunate. Still, if someone knows way to get local currency and exchange rate that will surely match exchange rates used by FB, please let me know.

Upvotes: 1

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