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Does this really mean posting to the groups API is going away for developers in 90 days? Anyone have any insight?
Deprecating Facebook Groups API
The Facebook Groups API is deprecated in v19 and in 90 days will be removed from all versions. This deprecation includes all Permissions (publish_to_groups, groups_access_member_info) and Reviewable Features (Groups API) associated with the Facebook Groups API.
https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2024/01/23/introducing-facebook-graph-and-marketing-api-v19/
Its not working for v18 and below either.
I am getting the issue in private replies as well. I have subscribed to group_feed from app dashboard, I Have also subscribed the FB page to the group_feed. I have updated the AP and webhook version to v19.0.
I got the web hook after commenting on the group post but message is not there is the webhook data, While I got the message from the page post comment webhook.
Secondly is there a way to fetch the user groups using v19.0 as it's deprecating. Will we get the group post comment webhooks for all the groups linked with the FB page?
They change the process You will still be able to post to the group and even more simply without the approval of the group manager
Attached 2 links https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/v19.0/group
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/post/
Not sure I'm seeing where you will still be able to post to groups via API v19. It still says
Creating: This operation is not supported.
Read the permissions section here https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/v19.0/group
That seems like carry over from previous API version. We shall see come April 22th.
This is what I'm getting on the graph explorer via v19
"error": { "message": "Unsupported post request. Object with ID 'xyz' does not exist, cannot be loaded due to missing permissions, or does not support this operation. Please read the Graph API documentation at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api", "type": "GraphMethodException", "code": 100, "error_subcode": 33,
V19 is the latest version And it's not related to the groups api as it was but to the graph api V19
This is happening with v18 and below also, not just v19.
Yup it's dead, the publish_to_groups permission scope is gone as well.
my app stoped to publish to the groups, and my groups have my page affiliated, but when I try the groups edge, I got an empty array
Unfortunately it seems to be the case the Groups API will be deprecated. We've tested the v19.0 and the following failure occurs: Unsupported post request. Object with ID '2185332167817' does not exist, cannot be loaded due to missing permissions, or does not support this operation. Please read the Graph API documentation at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api
v18.0 does not have issues.
V18 has issues with posting to a wall and below.
In an effort to test if using a page token would work, I ran into a road block on the graph API explorer where GET /{page-id}/groups is always returning a blank array. Is that an error with v19.0 or is that supposed to be the case? (I've joined groups as an admin, created a group as a page, etc. and regardless the API response is blank).
Do you try webhook group_feed? I cannot get anything either.
By the way, do you enable the "Private replies" in Group settings that mention in document? In my case, I cannot find "Private replies" in my Group settings and I create another thread for it.
Unfortunately, that endpoint hasn't worked in several years :-/
I have seen this, and pretty shocked that they seems to be removing everything related to groups. My app is depending on the group API, and not working anymore. It has not always the best API they have developed, but in most cases with correct permissions you were able to get the data you need.
They say something like this as well: "For developers that were relying on calls to the Groups Post endpoints through Groups API after receiving a Private Replies webhook, those developers will now need to ensure they're using a Page Access Token for those requests."
Maybe it will be possible to get group data or post to group only to groups which are connected to a page (like IG account which should be connected to a FB business page)?
Hopefully they will provide some more information.
Private replies sounds like a messaging feature. Not sure this is going to unlock posting to a group or fetching any data related to groups. - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/discovery/private-replies/
The release notes also say "In addition, we have deprecated the ability for group admins to install apps on the group, even if they have an admin or developer role on the app." which seems to imply that there aren't going to be apps in groups at all anymore. Super shocking.