fb access tokens

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Fortunately, if you are trying to get the stream of a Facebook Page, there IS a better way. And one to get access tokens that never expire for pages.

Note: You need to A) be logged into FB, and B) be an admin for the page for which you are trying to get the stream.

1. Create an app on FB for your website. After creating it, make sure toe add your domain to App Domains and check Website with Facebook Login underneath “Select how your app integrates w FB” and provide your Site URL (which will be the oauth redirect_uri).

2. Visit the following to generate a new SHORT-LIVED (1 hour) access token:

https://www.facebook.com?
client_id=[APPID]&
client_secret=[APPSECRET]&
redirect_uri=[http://APPURL]&
scope=manage_pages,read_stream&
response_type=token

3. Take that short-lived access token and send it here:

https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token?
client_id=APP_ID&
client_secret=APP_SECRET&
grant_type=fb_exchange_token&
fb_exchange_token=EXISTING_ACCESS_TOKEN

4. Then, either in FB’s Graph API Explorer or on your own, visit here:

https://graph.facebook.com/me/accounts

This last step will include all of the pages for which you are an admin along with their AppIDs and Access Tokens. These tokens will not expire (you can verify using the Debug button in FB’s Graph API Explorer)

BOOM! YMMV.