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How to display "from" fields in comments via Facebook Graph API – Facebook api

I would like to find the id (app-scoped) for someone who has posted a comment on a public page.

For example, I get a list of recent posts/comments on the NY Times page via:

v2.11/nytimes/feed?fields=comments.limit(10){message,created_time,from},name,message,from&limit=2

The data returned looks like this:

  "comments": {
    "data": [
      {
        "message": "Wouldn’t know. Not paying $13/mo for this.",
        "created_time": "2017-12-10T05:57:18+0000",
        "id": "10151412260164999_10151414049324999"
      }
    ],

There is no from field. The same is also true if I attempt to view the comment directly using it’s id with

v2.11/10151412260164999_10151414049324999?fields=from,message,created_time

I have tried using the Facebook Graph API Explorer, using both my User Token, as well as an App Token.

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  1. 0

    Since v2.11 of the Graph API, you need a Page Token to get user data of comments: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog/version2.11#gapi-90

    User information will not be included in GET responses for any objects owned by (on) a Page unless the request is made with a Page access token. This affects all nodes and edges that return data for objects owned by a Page.

    In other words: You can only get user information if you manage the Page.

    Edit: Since the latests update in the Graph API, you have to get the App reviewed and you must go through Business Verification or Individual Verification. (thanx @Guiman04)

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  2. 0

    Please check whether you are using the accessToken for the page you are trying to get data from, i had same issue, and was resolved by using the correct accessToken for the page.

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