However, there are several other products you might choose for your app.
The following steps also require that you havea Facebook page set up.
Navigate todevelopers.facebook.comin a web online window.
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SelectMy Appsin the top right and then select+ Create Appfrom the dropdown list.
Create your App ID by entering a name in theDisplay Name fieldand an email address in theContact Email field.
opt for blueCreate App IDbutton when you’re done.
You might be asked to complete a security check by entering a CAPTCHA code.
Facebook will give you the option to choose from four scenarios to help you build your app.
For this particular tutorial, we willSkipthe scenarios.
Select theSet Upbutton for a product to start building your app.
For the purpose of this tutorial, we’re going to selectMessenger.
In the Access Tokens section, select thedropdown listunder Page to select theFacebook pageyou want to use.
You might have to edit the permissions to grant the app access and generate a token.
You will need Node.js installed on your setup to set up your webhook.
Select thecheckboxesbeside the webhook events you want to be delivered to your webhook.
Facebook recommends selectingmessagesandmessaging_postbacksat the very minimum.
opt for blueVerify and Savebutton.
A GET request will be sent to your webhook.
If you set everything up properly, your webhook options will automatically be saved.
Your webhook should receive a webhook event, meaning that your app has been successfully set up.
What Is a Facebook App?
Developers build most of the commonapps you’ll find on Facebook, via the Facebook Developers platform.
Thousands ofthird-party appsare available to use via personal Facebook account that help connect you with other products and services.
The page updates when you get in again or otherwise refresh your net web client.
This is the core difference between a Facebook app and a conventional utility.
What Is the Facebook Developers Platform?
Why Would You Create a Facebook App?
You might be wondering, what can your business use a game like Scrabble for?
Very little, but games are not the only use of apps.
Any entity that wants its name shared across a social internet can use an app to generate brand recognition.
Along with the software directory, this is the most powerful aspect of the Facebook platform for developers.
Two features that Facebook developers often use to broaden their audiences are app invites and posts to newsfeed stories.
Both tell Facebook users which of their friends participate in the app.
An invite is an explicit question targeted at friends of the app users choice.
On the other hand, the newsfeed option simply lets others know that a friend is using an app.
Getting a user to send out invites is more difficult because such invites arent always welcome.
