how send message facebook friend through graph api using Accessstoken

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JAMES picture JAMES · May 31, 2010 · Viewed 96.8k times · Source

Can anyone help me to send message to facebook friends using graph api.

I tried

$response = $facebook->call_api("/me/feed", "post", "to=john","message=You have a Test message");

It's not working. I have the accesstoken of the user in my hand.only I am confused on sending process.

Answer

Julio Santos picture Julio Santos · Oct 31, 2010

You can't send messages using a Facebook application. You used to be able to do that, but the (predictable?) colossal amount of abuse led to the revocation of this ability.

Provided Alice, your user, has given you the necessary extended permissions, you have the following options:

  • Post to Alice's wall on her behalf
  • Send email to Alice
  • Create events on behalf of Alice
    • invite Bob (not your user) to said events
  • Issue a request/invitation on behalf of Alice to Bob
  • Issue a request from the App to Alice

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