Graph API call returns GraphMethodException - why?

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Ok code-heads, riddle me this... I'm harvesting likes off posts, and I get some weird errors from the API. As an example, this post:

https://www.facebook.com/10151854248210966 (the post)

https://graph.facebook.com/likes?id=10151854248210966 (the graph call for likes)

returns a "GraphMethodException" - no idea why. However, The very next post:

https://www.facebook.com/10151780170490966 (the post)

https://graph.facebook.com/likes?id=10151780170490966 (the graph call for likes)

Spits out all the likes I can handle. I've noticed that some posts do this, and I simply can't figure it out. Any ideas and ways to fix it? If I pop the likes window, the likes are there, so why doesn't Graph API return them?

Sahil, everything that doesn't require a token IS public. My question was why one call returns data and the other, near identical call is returning the exception. — Pat Friedl
– Pat Friedl, Commented Apr 2, 2014 at 16:12

Anant Dabhi · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-29 15:45:32Z

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check this link with different user you cant access this page beacause post with this id 10151854248210966 is private and not public..

if you want to access any not public object then you need to pass with access token

https://www.facebook.com/10151854248210966?access_token="{token}"

Facebook Access Token

and this post below is public so you can make request

https://www.facebook.com/10151780170490966

beacause is public

answered Mar 29, 2014 at 15:45

Anant Dabhi

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Pat Friedl Over a year ago

Thanks very much! Any idea how to tell if a post is public or private other than the error?

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