To use the Facebook tools, like the Facebook registration tool, you need to create a Facebook App. When you make a Facebook App, that app will have an App ID and an App Secret. With the App ID, you can send several requests to Facebook for data. The Facebook App Secret will be used to decode the encrypted messages from Facebook, so that sensitive information remains protected.
How to: Facebook App ID + App Secret
To complete the following steps you will need to have access to a Facebook account. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can create one here: https://www.facebook.com/
Step 1: Go to http://developers.facebook.com and login with your Facebook account. (Go to Step 3 if you already have a Facebook developer account.)
Step 2: If you don't already have a Facebook Developer account, click on the "Apps" button in the top title bar of the web page. Follow the steps in the wizard to register as a Facebook developer.
Step 3: Once you're registered as a Facebook developer, click on the "Apps" button in the top title bar of the web page. Click on the "Create New App" button in the drop down menu to create a new Facebook app.
Step 4: Enter a "Display Name" and a "Contact Email". When completed, click on "Create App ID"
Step 5: You will be redirected to a "Product Setup" page. In the left vertical menu, click on "Settings - Basic"
Step 6: Your App ID and App Secret are available in this page. Click on the "Show" button to reveal the App Secret.
Step 7: Once the Facebook app has successfully been created, you still need to set the app live before the necessary key (App ID and App Secret) can be used by your AppMachine app. You can set the app live by using the On/Off switch at the top of the page. In order to set your app live, the following information is required: Contact Email, Privacy Policy URL, Category.
Step 8: Enter the Facebook App ID and App Secret on the Advanced Settings page of your app in AppMachine.
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This information is outdated. Facebook updated the process.
Hi Bastiaan,
Thanks for bringing this to our attention! The article has been updated with the new steps for retrieving your Facebook App ID and App Secret.
thanks, very helpful tutorial
Vocês tem algum exemplo?
Olá dudakingroots,
Você já viu a versão portuguesa deste artigo?
https://support.appmachine.com/hc/pt/articles/203645706-Criar-um-Facebook-App-ID-App-Secret
Esse artigo mostra passo a passo com u exemplo como criar seu facebook app id + secret.
Do I need an Facebook-API and Twitter-API if I only want to show the Facebook-Timeline / Twitter-Account in the App?
We recommend that all apps that use the Facebook and Twitter blocks get these. It will increase stability of the loading of content in these blocks and allow users more interaction.
Step# 8 which seemed quite trivial and not mentioned elsewhere helped me. Great job, keep going !!
Please, I was confused about the term No-branded apps... imagine that I want to show in the app, the facebook of the soccer teams that I like - in that case, I still need to go through this process? Thank you.
@bam: Yes, you need to go through this process. Any Facebook user can request their own App ID. You don't need to be an administrator of the Facebook Page.
Tks Thomas - Just one last check... If I'm developing the App for another person, who should create It? Me or the other person who will own the App?
@bam: The developer can create the Facebook App ID.
Please note that our service is licensed. You can't sell an entire app outright to another party (https://support.appmachine.com/hc/en-us/articles/204061793-Who-owns-the-app-).
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