How to obtain the live video id of a facebook live video?

Question

I am trying to access the live views count of a live video that is live through a Facebook Page. I am using the ID that I am obtaining from the API request {page-id}/videos/uploaded When I am using that video id and making a GET request of {video-id}?fields='live_views its showing error code of 100 with the message as:

(#100) Tried accessing nonexisting field (live_views) on node type (Video)

I have the following permissions:

'manage_pages', 'publish_pages', 'business_management', 'read_insights', 'user_videos'

I am making the GET request using user_access_token. I am using Graph API Version 2.8.

Please let me know if I am using the wrong ID. IF yes, then how can i get the live_video_id of a live video posted in page?

Answer 1

To get the live views count of a video a fan page, you need:

• An app created at facebook developer
• A user access token (for testing, e.g. by calling https://developers.facebook.com/tools/accesstoken/)
• The fan page id

With this you can call graph API in the following format: https://graph.facebook.com/v2.8/<fan_page_id>/live_videos?access_token=<access_token>?fields=live_views

Of course, you may add more elements in fields parameter if you need more information. Here Facebook's Graph API explorer helps: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer

When you add status to fields parameter, "LIVE" means, it's currently live, "VOD" means it has already finished.

If you try to implement a WebHook for it, let me now if it works. Thanks.