How to get approval for an open graph action, used in an unpublished ios app?

Question

As part of action submission, facebook requires a detailed step-by-step explanation of the required steps for publishing a story on facebook. But since the IOS app is not yet published, its not available on App Store, and therefore facebook cannot test it. Am i mising something here? Or is it necessary o have a working WEB app in order to publish an action?

Thanks

Answer 1

A simple but thorough explanation of the process that will result in your app registering a particular action should be sufficient, given that it fits their criteria including: "Simple," "Genuine" and "Non-abusive." Facebook simply needs to understand the why, how and when (how often) within the context of your app.

Most new actions for existing apps do not have the complete flow available until they are tested and released, so a basic understanding of how the action will be used within the context of the app should be all that is necessary for facebook approval.

I'm not sure how an app that is completely unavailable will be vetted, but any supporting online documentation (links to screenshots etc?) you could provide wouldn't hurt but shouldn't be necessary. Hopefully a thorough description of usage and context should be sufficient for them to make a determination so you can proceed with development.