I’m going to explain my code: A) user log’s in to my app and

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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T03:19:39+00:00 2026-05-26T03:19:39+00:00

I’m going to explain my code:

A) user log’s in to my app and gives permission for publish_stream and user_photos

B) the app makes an API call and gets all the user’s albums in a dropdownlist

C) the user chooses a picture by browsing his computer, using the multipart/form-data as suggested by Facebook

D) the user chooses an album form the dropdownlist and submits the form

E) then facebook redirects the user to a page with this URL:

https://graph.facebook.com/[album-idd]/photos

and instead of displaying the ID of the newly uploaded picture(like they say in the developer documentation), facebook displays this:

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

But when i try to get the access token it’s format is:

AAADnKCRahQQBANVoNY3LHLVjYpiYzEm2h7vZAbXxDz29nvJTW9m3gmlgu1JOwdbqYHMa8jQyTnqcS1LU0RuMW2GqBs2OnOowZCinK4CDDD87snZAYQF

instead of the format aaa|bbb|ccc. What am i doing wrong? and do i get the right access token? or is this a wrong one?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-26T03:19:39+00:00

Facebook has changed the acess token format. What you are getting is the correct token. Check that your token is working by visiting this link:

Also, check out the following links to get an idea of what has changed:

If you have any problems using the new access token, please elaborate them a bit further.

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