"The request is invalid because the app secret is the same as the client token" error when trying to get an access token

Question

I was using facebook php sdk without any problem to provide facebook login on my website. Since a few days, I'm unable to log in anymore. I follow the steps described on https://developers.facebook.com/docs/howtos/login/server-side-login/ but at step 6 it fails with the following response :

{
  error: {
    message: "The request is invalid because the app secret is the same as the client token",
    type: "OAuthException",
    code: 1
  }
}

I don't understand why it stopped working. Have you ever had the same problem ?

Thanks

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 05 '13 at 08:00

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I just encountered this problem and I fixed it by resetting my client token (Advanced > Security on the Facebook App settings page) and changing my app type from Native / Desktop to Web app.

answered Apr 05 '13 at 08:00

isyi

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The problem is that the token is also used on an iPhone app, so resetting the token would break the iPhone app :( – r0ro May 22 '13 at 10:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 25 '21 at 13:49

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Change the app type from native to web app (Advanced -> App Authentication). Current solution says to reset the client token which was not necessary for me.

answered Aug 25 '21 at 13:49

Max

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 22 '21 at 23:07

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For me, neither of the solutions above worked. However, simply by resetting my secret it started working.

answered Nov 22 '21 at 23:07

Shawn Lauzon

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"The request is invalid because the app secret is the same as the client token" error when trying to get an access token

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