I think I'm going crazy. I can't get it to work.
I simply want to check if a user has liked my page with javascript in an iFrame
app.
FB.api({
method: "pages.isFan",
page_id: my_page_id,
}, function(response) {
console.log(response);
if(response){
alert('You Likey');
} else {
alert('You not Likey :(');
}
}
);
This returns: False
But I'm a fan of my page so shouldn't it return true?!
The Facebook API verifies your credentials & generates a unique authentication token & passes it to the third-party app, verifying the login process. Graph API is an HTTP based API via which apps can post on users walls, upload photos, share events & stuff.
What is the Facebook API? The Facebook Graph API is an HTTP-based API that allows developers to extract data and functionality from the Facebook platform. Applications can use this API to programmatically query data, post in pages and groups, and manage ads, among other tasks.
I tore my hair out over this one too. Your code only works if the user has granted an extended permission for that which is not ideal.
Here's another approach.
In a nutshell, if you turn on the OAuth 2.0
for Canvas advanced option, Facebook will send a $_REQUEST['signed_request']
along with every page requested within your tab app. If you parse that signed_request you can get some info about the user including if they've liked the page or not.
function parsePageSignedRequest() {
if (isset($_REQUEST['signed_request'])) {
$encoded_sig = null;
$payload = null;
list($encoded_sig, $payload) = explode('.', $_REQUEST['signed_request'], 2);
$sig = base64_decode(strtr($encoded_sig, '-_', '+/'));
$data = json_decode(base64_decode(strtr($payload, '-_', '+/'), true));
return $data;
}
return false;
}
if($signed_request = parsePageSignedRequest()) {
if($signed_request->page->liked) {
echo "This content is for Fans only!";
} else {
echo "Please click on the Like button to view this tab!";
}
}
You can use (PHP)
$isFan = file_get_contents("https://api.facebook.com/method/pages.isFan?format=json&access_token=" . USER_TOKEN . "&page_id=" . FB_FANPAGE_ID);
That will return one of three:
I guess the only not-using-token way to achieve this is with the signed_request Jason Siffring just posted. My helper using PHP SDK:
function isFan(){
global $facebook;
$request = $facebook->getSignedRequest();
return $request['page']['liked'];
}
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