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mb21
mb21

Reputation: 39458

Fb System User: do I need a page access token for "assigned pages" to work?

I'm using a Facebook marketing-API system user to create some ads. The posts for those ads are created as a fb page.

In the business settings, I've assigned that page as an "assigned asset" to the system user. This worked, since:

GET /me/assigned_pages

returns:

[{"id": "1027844850652657",
  "tasks": ["ANALYZE", "ADVERTISE", "MODERATE", "CREATE_CONTENT", "MANAGE"]
...

However, when I try to access any post on that page or the page itself:

GET /1027844850652657`

I get:

OAuthException, code: 10, message: (#10) To use 'Page Public Content Access', your use of this endpoint must be reviewed and approved by Facebook.

So this "assigned page" thing doesn't appear to have any effect.

Curiously GET /me/accounts returns [].

What's the recommended way to access posts on a page I created with the system user? Do I really have to use the manage_pages permission for my app, to request a Page Access Token on behalf of my system user?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 812

Answers (1)

andyrandy
andyrandy

Reputation: 74004

  • You do need a Page Token.
  • Page Public Content Access is for access to Pages you do NOT own - of course, only for read access.
  • If /me/accounts does not return anything, you will not have any Page Token. Of course you have to authorize with manage_pages to get access to your Pages.
  • Alhtough, if you only want to read Page posts, you can apply for Page Public Content Access and forget about the Page Token.

Upvotes: 1

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