Question

I am currently trying to get a user access_token to submit an FQL query to the Facebook Graph API. The goal is ultimately to fetch the most recent statuses from a FB Page.

I have the app access_token by way of hitting the following URL:

https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token?client_id=[CLIENT_ID]&client_secret=[CLIENT_SECRET]&grant_type=client_credentials

When I write my FQL query (SELECT status_id, message, time FROM status WHERE uid="[PAGE_ID]") using the Graph API explorer tool, it works with no issue due to the explorer using my User access_token by default. Debugging this access_token in the FB debugger tool verifies that it is using both my app_id and my user_id. When I use the app access_token to make the request (to https://graph.facebook.com/fql?q=[QUERY ABOVE]&access_token=[APP_TOKEN]) , I get the following error:

{"error":{"message":"A user access token is required to request this resource.","type":"OAuthException","code":102}}

Is there some method of accessing a user access_token using the FB API?

Thanks!!

Answer 1

Change your FQL query and you should be able to get what you want. Querying status requires a user access token, but querying the stream of a public page can be done with an app access token. The type = 46 limits the results to status updates.

SELECT post_id, message, created_time FROM stream WHERE source_id = [PAGE_ID] 
  AND type = 46