Is there a way of automatically showing OpenGraph actions on a users timeline without them having to enable it from the activity log?

Question

I'm using the following code to publish an action onto the Open Graph from my iPhone application:

-(void) postEarnedBadgeToFacebook:(id)delegate:(Badge*)theBadge
{
    NSLog(@"Posting badge [%@] to facebook", theBadge.badgeTitle);

    NSMutableDictionary * params = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc]init];
    [params setValue:[theBadge getFullyQualifiedFacebookWebPageUrl] forKey:@"badge"];
    [params setValue:[theBadge getFullyQualifiedFacebookWebImageUrl] forKey:@"image"]; 

    AppDelegate *appDelegate = (AppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
    NSLog(@"Posting graph request for me/myapp:earn");
    [[appDelegate facebook] requestWithGraphPath:@"me/myapp:earn" andParams:params andHttpMethod:@"POST" andDelegate:self];
}

This works perfectly fine, and I'm able to see invocations of the above in the activity log of my facebook profile like so :

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Question : Although my apps' actions show in the activity feed, is there a way I can automatically have them show on the users timeline? At the moment, the user would manually have to click on the option circled in green, and select "show on timeline"

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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Check My Answer and see more about Document about Explicit Sharing :

id<FBOpenGraphAction> action = (id<FBOpenGraphAction>) [FBGraphObject graphObject];
[action setObject: @"true" forKey: @"fb:explicitly_shared"];  // The key point!

edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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answered Jun 26 '13 at 03:16

isaacselement

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You need to remember to enable the 'explicity shared' setting for the open graph action in the Facebook Developer App Dashboard, but this worked well for me. – JanB Jul 20 '13 at 08:48
The OP's examples aren't explicitly shared though, they appear to be automatic or semiautomatic posts upon playing a game or level, so likely wouldn't be approved for that capability – Igy Jul 20 '13 at 16:14

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '12 at 14:53

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I don't believe there is another method that involves what you wish to do as Facebook would restrict the potential spam this could create.

Instead, Facebook has included the publish_stream extended permission for developers interested in posting to user's timelines immediately. This may be something you're interested in.

Assuming you're using PHP, this may be a great starting point for you to look at (with the PHP SDK):

Reference: developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/php/facebook-api/

Enjoy and good luck!

answered Jul 09 '12 at 14:53

Daniel Li

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thanks for the reply. I'm using the ios SDK not php. Also, I'm using the permission `publish_actions`, I'll have a look at `publish_stream` and see what the differences are. – Jimmy Jul 09 '12 at 15:02
I swapped `publish_action` to `publish_stream`, and whilst the action still gets logged to the activity log, there is no other change in behaviour that I can see. The action still does not show in timeline without the user manually showing it – Jimmy Jul 09 '12 at 15:09
Swapping the permission simply allows your app to publish information to the user's wall. You'll need to allow both permissions and use the reference (see `me/feed`) I mentioned above to actually post information to their wall. – Daniel Li Jul 09 '12 at 15:10

Is there a way of automatically showing OpenGraph actions on a users timeline without them having to enable it from the activity log?

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