How to post to my own timeline/page without requesting publish_actions and manage_pages permissions?

Question

I have a blog website and I have a Facebook page where I would like to share updates from my blog. I also would like to share those updates to my personal profile/timeline. I made an application and requested the publish_actions and manage_pages permissions.

It got rejected with the following comment:

You do not need to request these permissions because your blog or CMS is integrated with an app that you admin. As an App admin, you can already access these permissions and post to your Timeline or a page you admin. You can provide access to additional users by adding them as developers of your App.”

Yes, I am an admin on website, app and Facebook profile/page.

But, can anyone tell me what does it mean?

I read documentation several times. It's pretty clear that I can post even to my own only with access_token. I can get access token if I ask for authorization.

If a request authorization with publish_actions, manage_pages authorization dialog comes with the red banner saying:

"The following permissions have not been approved for use and are not being shown to people using your app: publish_actions and manage_pages.Submit them for review or learn more."

and

"This does not let the app post to Facebook."

. Then any attempt to post comes with Error #200) The user hasn’t authorized the application to perform this action. It I don't ask for permission I just getting Error 200.

So how exactly I can "already access these permissions and post to my Timeline or a page I admin" as an App admin?

Answer 1

It seems that around mid May they of went back on the review process, at least partially; if your user owns the app and the page then you should be able to publish to your stream or to your page without going through the review process... I guess you just don't have to ask for the permissions that triggers the review process.

I'll be testing this in a bit and I'll get back to you with my results.

UPDATE: Yup. I've just tested it... just ask for publish_actions, manage_pages and status_update and it'll let you autopost on your own page, just ignore the warning about the review process.