The document provides an overview of the process for getting started with the Facebook API, including creating an app, setting permissions, and understanding nodes, edges, and fields in the Graph API. It outlines the key steps of setting up a user access token and long access token for an app, reviewing policy requirements, and how the API explorer can be used.
4. Process Flow (App Creation)
Go to Developers.facebook.com
Create / setup project
Send invitations
Pick desired API / app permissions
Review Platform Policy
Optional: Submit to Business Verification
Process
Once working, Submit to App Verification
Apps features are now public
5. Facebook and App Policies
developers.facebook.com/policy
3.9 Protect Data: Dont sell, license, or purchase any
data obtained from us or our services
3.12 If acquired by or merge with a third party, you
can continue to use our data within your app
4.4 Encourage Proper Use: only incentivize log-ins,
app page promotions, place check-ins, use of
Messenger to communicate with your Business
Apps must provide privacy policy when
collecting information
6. Process Flow (App Users)
User logs in Facebook through your app
User is shown the apps permissions to be
reviewed and accepts/modifies/denies these
permissions
7. Process Flow (App Users)
User Access token containing users
permissions will be given
App queries for/stores needed account
information
18. Kinds Of Access Tokens
User Access user account, managed pages,
timeline, friends
Page Access Page timeline, scheduled
posting,
App Access updating of app settings
Long Access User Access with 3 months
shelf life