Facebook graph api - some pages return empty data set

Question

I'm trying to fetch data from Facebook, using the graph API.

The request I make looks like this: http://graph.facebook.com/<page_name>/, it returns basic data about the page. If I do request for: http://graph.facebook.com/<page_name/feed/, I get a json with data from this page's feed.

There are some pages that require authentication to access them - for example the Smirnoff page (http://graph.facebook.com/Smirnoff) and some others "alcohol" pages (I think). So I generated access_token for the application I'm using, giving it the permisssions to access my account. Now I'm able to fetch the basic data for Smirnoff, but whenever I try to access lower-level data (like feed or posts), I get an empty array in json:

{
   "data": [

   ]
}

Is there any way to get to this data from the API? Or is it blocked by page owner? Or maybe my authorized application needs extra permissions?

Answer 1

Something seems wrong with the page you mentioned. I tried https://graph.facebook.com/Smirnoff in my Firefox and got the error message "false".

I tried the page mentioned in the official document (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/) and found no problem.

Pages: https://graph.facebook.com/cocacola (Coca-Cola page)

{
   "id": "40796308305",
   "name": "Coca-Cola",
   "picture": "http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/203509_40796308305_256509_s.jpg",
   "link": "https://www.facebook.com/coca-cola",
   "category": "Food/beverages",
   "likes": 29964683,
   "website": "http://www.coca-cola.com",
   "username": "coca-cola",
   "founded": "1886",
   "products": "Coca-Cola is the most popular and biggest-selling soft drink in history, as well as the best-known product in the world.\n\nCreated in Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. John S. Pemberton, Coca-Cola was first offered as a fountain beverage by mixing Coca-Cola syrup with carbonated water. Coca-Cola was introduced in 1886, patented in 1887, registered as a trademark in 1893 and by 1895 it was being sold in every state and territory in the United States. In 1899, The Coca-Cola Company began franchised bottling operations in the United States.\n\nCoca-Cola might owe its origins to the United States, but its popularity has made it truly universal. Today, you can find Coca-Cola in virtually every part of the world."
}

I think I should get the message warning me that I should use an access token when trying https://graph.facebook.com/Smirnoff.

OK. Let me continue. (Please replace the text in bold with the proper value.)

1. Please log in the Facebook and create a Facebook app.

2. Please visit this link: https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?client_id=YOUR_APP_ID&redirect_uri=URL&scope=user_status,offline_access

3. Please allow your Facebook app.

4. Please get the access token by using this link: https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token?client_id=YOUR_APP_ID&client_secret=YOUR_APP_SECRET&grant_type=client_credentials

5. Please get the app access token by using this link: https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token?client_id=YOUR_APP_ID&client_secret=YOUR_APP_SECRET&grant_type=client_credentials

6. Please visit your page with the access_token got just now.

According to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/, The connections supported for people and pages include:

Friends: https://graph.facebook.com/me/friends?access_token=...
News feed: https://graph.facebook.com/me/home?access_token=...
Profile feed (Wall): https://graph.facebook.com/me/feed?access_token=...
Likes: https://graph.facebook.com/me/likes?access_token=...
Movies: https://graph.facebook.com/me/movies?access_token=...
Music: https://graph.facebook.com/me/music?access_token=...
Books: https://graph.facebook.com/me/books?access_token=...
Notes: https://graph.facebook.com/me/notes?access_token=...
Permissions: https://graph.facebook.com/me/permissions?access_token=...
Photo Tags: https://graph.facebook.com/me/photos?access_token=...
Photo Albums: https://graph.facebook.com/me/albums?access_token=...
Video Tags: https://graph.facebook.com/me/videos?access_token=...
Video Uploads: https://graph.facebook.com/me/videos/uploaded?access_token=...
Events: https://graph.facebook.com/me/events?access_token=...
Groups: https://graph.facebook.com/me/groups?access_token=...
Checkins: https://graph.facebook.com/me/checkins?access_token=...

If you page is a music page, please try this link: https://graph.facebook.com/me/music?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN

Please let me know whether my method works. Thanks.