facebook self.graph.put_object

Question

Hi

I using the Python SDK (http://github.com/facebook/python-sdk/) with Google app engine.

I can post message on user wall with the self.graph.put_object function while the user is online.

How do post a message to user wall directly from the server even the user is offline?

Answer 1

I am assuming you know how to kick the work off and just need the calls to authenticate for the user.

Your facebook app must request extended permissions from the user. http://developers.facebook.com/docs/authentication/permissions

offline_access

Enables your application to perform authorized requests on behalf of the user at any time. By default, most access tokens expire after a short time period to ensure applications only make requests on behalf of the user when the are actively using the application. This permission makes the access token returned by our OAuth endpoint long-lived. NOTE: If you have requested the publish_stream permission, you can publish content to a user's feed at any time, without requiring offline_access.

Once you have done this the oauth_access_token returned from Facebook is an offline_access token and can be used anytime until the user revokes your app access or extended permission.