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CuddleBunny
CuddleBunny

Reputation: 1981

Required Facebook Extended Permissions : Graph API

I'm sorry if this is a re-post but no matter what search terms I use I can't find what I am looking for.

First, I'm developing in PHP, but the graph api just uses url calls so that shouldn't matter. I would like to avoid using the REST api.

I have an application that requires publish_stream and offline_access. The app is pointless for a user to install if they deny these permissions. How do I make them required?

I know I can check to make sure if the user has the permissions later, but that is a hassle and I'm trying to avoid it. But if this isn't possible that is what I'll have to do.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 388

Answers (1)

Brent Baisley
Brent Baisley

Reputation: 12721

You don't have to use the REST API to authenticate, but you do need to check if the use has authenticated or not.

https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/534/

You can use the javascript SDK instead of the REST API to prompt for authentication. You can use javascript for almost everything, not URL redirects needed.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/javascript/

There was actually a recent Facebook blog post about how to check for permissions, which is also helpful.

https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/576/

If the user isn't authenticated, then place them on a page that has a button to prompt for authorization. Once granted, then you can redirect to the real page.

Upvotes: 1

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