Facebook App Creation With New Account

Question

I have been trying to create a Facebook application with a new Facebook personal account. For whatever reason, my account keeps getting blocked when I try to set up the App Name and Namespace. Facebook says that they have detected that my account is fake, even though its not.

I get the error that they think my account may not be authentic.

The issue is that I do have a real account, and have even verified it with my mobile phone, however I still get this error. Granted, since the account is new, there are no wall posts, friends, pictures, or even a college affiliation. However the name in the account is real, along with he email account.

Can anyone tell me what the minimum criteria is for Facebook to approve your account as a real one, and not a fake one? I am not talking about the general Facebook stuff about their rules and regulations, but how active do you need to be on Facebook to create an app? Is there a certain period of time that they wait to verify that you are a "real person"? Do they want you to always verify your payment information in order to create an app? Any insights would help.

Thanks

Answer 1

Facebook is pretty tight-lipped about how they regulate their security. It's to slow up people from trying to get around it. Basically you have to take their error messages and documentation for what it's worth. They provide the API free of charge which invites all sort of folk to attempt to exploit it.

That said, I'd be sure to email verify the account as well as put up a profile image.