api.getThreadHistory returns and empty array

[ghost]

api.getThreadHistory returns and empty array version 1.4.0 called like the docs
getThreadHistory(threadID, amount, timestamp, callback)

[kieferlam]

Do you get any errors? Are you sure the threadID is correct?

[gamelaster]

🤔

[Schmavery]

@leonardlabuneti please show us a sample of non-working code 😄

[ghost]

The function returns no error and an empty array, the threadID is correct and the same code used to return messages a few days ago. I will come back with my code example. Thank you

[ghost]

api.getThreadHistory(threadId, 10, undefined, 
            function (err, response) {
                console.log('getThreadHistory got response :', err, response);
});

getThreadHistory got response : null []
error-> null,
response -> empty array

The threadId used is correct, the getThreadList works ok and I am using the same threadId I get from this api response

[bsansouci]

Mmmh I just tried here with one of my chats and it worked.

Are sure there are any messages in that thread? Are you sure the bot is in the thread?

[ghost]

There are messages in the thread and I am in that thread, I will double check my code. Good to know it works.
PS which version are you using ? 1.3 or 1.4 ?

[bsansouci]

I'm using master actually. There are definitely issues depending on where you live though, since FB rolls out changes weirdly across the world. Seems like 1.4 also works for me.

[ghost]

const login = require("facebook-chat-api");

login({email: "<yourFbEmail>", password: "<yourFbpassword>"}, (err, api) => {
    if(err) return console.error(err);
    // Here you can use the api

    var threadID = '<ContactFbID>';

    api.getThreadHistory(threadID, 10, undefined, (err, history) => {
            if(err) return console.error('Err',err);
             console.log('History:', history);
        });
});

Could someone try this code please ?

[ghost]

I doublechecked the issue was my testing fb account, it looks like you get some kind of block if you hammer the fb servers.

thank you guys

[Schmavery]

Thanks for following up @leonardlabuneti. As we state at the top of our README, facebook employs a number of rate-limiting measures to avoid people hammering them and this api explicitly doesn't attempt to circumvent them.