Facebook API to search public posts containing a particular hashtag

david419 picture david419 · Apr 20, 2016 · Viewed 25.1k times · Source

Is there any Facebook Graph API to search all public posts containing a particular hashtag?

Example:- I want to search all public posts containing #ChristmasEve

Answer

luschn picture luschn · Apr 20, 2016

No, it is not possible anymore:

Public Post search is no longer available

Source: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/changelog#v2_0

There is the Public Feed API, but:

Access to the Public Feed API is restricted to a limited set of media publishers and usage requires prior approval by Facebook. You cannot apply to use the API at this time.

Source: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/public_feed