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callMethodPost() is a function I modified from Dominic Watson’s original callMethod() in his FBML Starter Kit. I decided to separate this function into two functions: callMethodGet() and callMethodPost(). Since you will be either getting or posting data, I felt that it was easier to separate the methods and call them according [...]
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Understanding the callMethodPost() API Call
Posted in Good To Know on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Understanding callMethodGet()
Posted in Good To Know on October 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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callMethodGet() is a function I used from Dominic Watson’s original callMethod() in his FBML Starter Kit. I decided to separate this function into two functions: callMethodGet() and callMethodPost(). Since you will be either getting or posting data, I felt that it was easier to separate the methods and call them according [...]
What is a signature and why is it so hard to generate for the REST Server?
Posted in Good To Know on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If your directly calling the REST Server from http://api.new.facebook.com/restserver.php you may find that it’s challenging to create a valid signature. This is because the signature is generated on the fly for each API call. You can still call the REST directly to get a response but you will have to dump the signature value each [...]
What are Extended Permissions?
Posted in Good To Know on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Extended Permissions are a way for your app users to grant access without asking for approval. For example, if you use the photo_upload extended permission, your users no longer have to approve an image each time they upload a photo from your application. Or if you use the email permission, your [...]
Available Facebook Parameters
Posted in Good To Know on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As soon as a user ‘Allows’ access to your application FaceBook passes a ton of IMPORTANT parameters that can make your life much easier.
note: from this point on, the parameters are passed everytime the user accesses your application
Available Params:
fb_sig_session_key – The session key for the application to use whenever interacting with the user
fb_sig_added – Whether [...]
