Getting Started with Automate Facebook Post with Graph API

Introducing a comprehensive guide to efficiently automate the process of publishing posts on your Facebook page.

Prerequisites

• Python 3
• Account on Github
• Account and app on Meta for Developers
• Account on Microsoft Azure

Getting Started

Facebook Graph API

Create an access token for the Facebook Graph API that never expires.

Get your Page ID and Page name

• Refer Graph Explorer to obtain your Page ID and Page name, which will be utilized in the environment.

Steps for generating an access token with no expiration date:

1. Refer Pages API - Access Token to generate a Long-lived Page Access Token.
2. Go to Access token debugger to see detailed info for an access token. Paste the Long-Lived Page Access Token and hit the Debug button.
3. Copy the App-Scoped User ID.
4. Paste App-Scoped User ID and Long-lived Page Access Token to the below endpoint and hit the same. https://graph.facebook.com/v17.0/{app_scoped_user_id}/accounts?access_token={long_lived_access_token}
5. This will provide you with a JSON response containing an access_token that never expires.

Bing News Search API

Subscribe to Bing News Search API and generate an access token.

Azure Functions

Explore Azure Functions to set up your serverless computing service and obtain your Function URL, a HTTP endpoint for executing your code.

Deployment

Set Environment Variables

• Refer Application Settings in the Function App to configure the environment variables.
• Refer Functions deployment to run the function locally and deploy your project & function app.
• Refer Secrets in Github Actions to configure your secrets such FUNCTION_URL and ACCESS_TOKEN in your master.yml.
• Configure your endpoint in the master.yml and push your commits to the remote master branch in order to execute your workflow.

License

Distributed under the GNU License. See LICENSE for more information.