Facebook Graph API - access the comments and their replies with one query

Question

The following Facebook Graph API v2.6 query:

/{{POST_ID}}/?fields=comments.summary(true)&access_token={{ACCESS_TOKEN}}

will get the comments (with theirs IDs) for the specified Post. Then the query

/{{COMMENT_ID}}/?fields=comments.summary(true)&access_token={{ACCESS_TOKEN}}

will get the replies for the specified Comment.

Is there a way to get both the comments and their replies for given Post with one Graph API query?

Answer 1

This will get u the comment replies of comments.

/{{POST_ID}}/?fields=comments{comments}&access_token={{ACCESS_TOKEN}}

You can get any sub info(from,id) of comment replies by just nesting fields inside comments like this:

/{{POST_ID}}/?fields=comments{comments,from,id}&access_token={{ACCESS_TOKEN}}

You can always try out any kind of query at :

https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer/

In case you have any doubt on how to form any query, this tool has a search filter on left in which you enter the fields you require and it will automatilcally generate the query for you.

Answer 2

I believe this is what you're looking for: https://graph.facebook.com/{the_page_id}_{your_post_id}/comments?fields=message,comments{message,comments}&access_token={your_api_key}