Create permanent access token

Question

Im trying to write a script in python to convert group names to their ID. The way I am doing this is via

graph.facebook.com/search?q=GROUPNAME&type=group&access_token=XXXXX

I can create an access token through the graph API Explorer on developers.facebook.com under tools but this only lasts a couple of hours.

This must be possible as websites such as

http://lookup-id.com/
https://www.wallflux.com/facebook_id/

offer this service already

How can I make a permenant token? Ive tried looking around but most soloution involve only needing to access a single page/group you own.

possible duplicate of [facebook: permanent Page Access Token?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17197970/facebook-permanent-page-access-token) — Nagaraj Tantri, Oct 08 '14 at 09:54
The process my be the same for the access tokens, but this is not a duplicate question IMHO. — Tobi, Oct 08 '14 at 10:08
Ive read that learningneverstops and it wasn't the same proccess as listed in his steps. — Martyn, Oct 08 '14 at 10:09
If this is not for page access and is via a normal desktop kind of situation then I feel there is another duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10050362/how-to-get-permanent-access-token-in-graph-api — Nagaraj Tantri, Oct 08 '14 at 13:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '14 at 09:53

As the Group Search needs an User Access Token, you'll not be able to get an eternal Access Token. The long-lived User Access Tokens are only valid for 60 days and need to be refreshed afterwards.

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Create permanent access token

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