'Like' a page using facebook graph api

Question

Using the graph api I'd like to be able to have an authorized user "like" a page.

I tried posting the following: https://graph.facebook.com/${PAGE_ID}/likes?access_token=${ACCESS_TOKEN}

And I get http error 500 accompanied by "Invalid post_id parameter" in the json response body. Looks like the "/likes" resource is suited to liking a wall post and not a page. How do I get this to work with a page?

Answer 1

I believe this is not allowed except for specific partner sites, like yelp. The reason is security, you would be able to put some javascript on a page and have everyone that visits that page "Like"ing it without their knowledge.

See How do I "Like" a URL? on the Facebook Platform Developer Forum