Facebook Messenger API pages_messaging permission

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timmyg13 picture timmyg13 · Jun 22, 2016 · Viewed 20.2k times · Source

I am creating an application where I need a user to be able to grant us access to their facebook page so that all incoming messages can flow through our application (as well as outgoing).

I have this all working correctly, but facebook will not approve my app due to the facebook permission pages_messaging and them "not receiving a response from my bot" (I have been denied three straight times). What am I doing wrong here? We are not using bots, do I even need the pages_messaging permission (I am using their webhook to get incoming page messages, and graph api to send outgoing)?

When submitting app, pages_messaging permission says:

Please provide the page that can be used to test this bot. Make sure the bot is properly connected and functional, otherwise your submission may be rejected.

Here is facebook's feedback from my submission (denied multiple times):

Thank you for your submission. We tested the messenger experience on your associated page and received no response from your messenger bot. Please resubmit with the new, improved version of your bot.

Answer

Code picture Code · Jun 22, 2016

You got to create a bot to use the messaging API: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/implementation

To just read/send messages:

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/v2.6/conversation/messages

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