munyoudoum / automate-facebook-post

Automatically update facebook post using Facebook Graph API

Automate Facebook Post

Preview:

https://www.facebook.com/169975945600437

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HvzgDzrG0c

Generating a never expiring Facebook token

1. Go to https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/accesstoken/
2. Input your short lived token
3. Click Extend Access Token
4. GET https://graph.facebook.com/v14.0/App-Scoped-User-ID/accounts?access_token=extendedtoken

Export Environment Environment Variables

export FACEBOOK_POST_ID=pageid_postid
export FACEBOOK_ACCESS_TOKEN=XXX

References

• Page Post Facebook Graph API: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/page-post
• Facebook app: https://developers.facebook.com/apps
• Get facebook post id: https://business.facebook.com/content_management