Facebook Credits are a virtual currency which can be used to purchase virtual goods. The Facebook Credits API enables a user to use credits as a method for purchasing digital and virtual goods within a Facebook canvas application.
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Is there a Facebook Credits Ruby On Rails gem out there yet? Or ruby version of their Facebook Credits sample app?
I am wanting to implement Facebook Credits in my Facebook app. Does anyone know of a version of the Facebook Credits sample app available in Ruby on Rails? Has anybody made a gem for this yet? If I find one I'll link below...

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Testing Disputes and Refunds in Facebook Payments
We're very close to launching our app and we want to test the dispute/refund process. We've made several successful test payments however we're hesitant to dispute them. Will our app get flagged? What is the best way to test the dispute/refund…

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Facebook Credits and Foreign currency
I am developing an application that uses FB Credits as a currency, however, my clients are going to be paying in their local currency (ILS, israeli sheqel).
I know the rate for 1 credit is 10 cents, however, the price in ILS seems to be changing…

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Facebook Credits. Error 1151
I'm developing an application on Facebook, and I need to have the possibility to integrate my application on other sites (with connections to Facebook by the Facebook JavaScript API).
On Facebook, I can buy some things on an application using…

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Facebook Credits: Obtaining the number of credits
Just wanted to know if anyone knows how to query the Facebook Credits (FBC) API for the number of credits a user has? My application has this requirement, and there's is no explanation or mention of this in the FBC API.
Thanks

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Testing Facebook Payments without a company
I want to integrate Facebook Payments into my app. I'm developing using a development Facebook app which is separate from the live app. However, to enable Facebook payments on this app it appears I must first enter company details, which I don't…

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Facebook Credits Callback on Django
This question is following a previous one which i posted:
Django Callback on Facebook Credits
So basically, I have a static HTML page with a button. Upon pressing of the button the purchase dialog for Facebook Credits should show up.
As shown in the…
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how to respond an error to payments_get_items method in the credit callback
Anybody know how to respond an error to the payments_get_items method?
for the payments_status_update method we can send a "canceled" status, but no error message is documented (as I konw) for the payments_get_items method
For example... there is an…

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yet another internet explorer 9 ssl issue with facebook application
I saw so many threads about this but nothing worked so far...
So I have my application, and if its accessed without https (such as http://apps.face... if accessed with https:// everything works) explorer goes crazy and a dialog opens at the…

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Spending charged Facebook credits on iPhone app is allowed?
I'm working on Facebook Canvas Game project together with iPhone Native Game App which are using Facebook credits as a sole virtual currency.
It's known to us that "Purchasing Facebook credits on iOS native app" is not allowed by Apple…

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Facebook Credits Demo Application returning error
We are participating in the Facebook Credits beta. After approval of our live app, we followed the steps from the API page to set up the demo application:
http://developers.facebook.com/docs/creditsapi
However, whenever we submit with the "Pay with…

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Enabling payments on the mobile web breaks our app in native iOS
Turning on "Enable payments on the mobile web" in the application settings prevents our application from showing up in the native Facebook app! Is this supposed to be happening?
We built the app in sandbox mode, and used FB.UA.nativeApp() to…

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Does Facebook collect the tax for Credits Transactions?
Since Facebook has all the location information on the buyer and seller, and the developers may not have the user's location information, does Facebook charge any required tax for a Facebook Credit's transaction, and then take that amount when the…

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Issuing In-App Facebook Credits Refund
I understand that a user can create a dispute via the Facebook tools for Reporting an app which goes through the Facebook channels for getting a refund (for item not received or whatever else). In our app we want a 14-day money back guarantee policy…

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Get a users Facebook Credits Balance
We are in the process of implementing Facebook Credits as a virtual currency on Facebook.
We have applied and have been whitelisted for access to the Facebook Credits balance method, however from the little documentation I had been able to find…

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