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Comment → Hide Comment

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Overview

This node operation hides a specific comment on a Facebook Page from public view. It is useful for managing and moderating comments on posts by making inappropriate or unwanted comments invisible to other users without deleting them. For example, a page admin can use this to hide spam or offensive comments while retaining them for internal review.

Use Case Examples

  1. Hide a comment on a Facebook post to prevent it from being publicly visible.
  2. Moderate user comments on a Facebook Page by hiding negative or irrelevant comments.

Properties

Name Meaning
Page The Facebook Page on which the comment exists. This is required to identify the page context for the comment to be hidden.
Comment ID The unique identifier of the comment to be hidden. This is required to specify which comment should be hidden.

Output

JSON

  • success - Indicates if the hide comment operation was successful.
  • message - A message describing the result of the hide comment operation.
  • commentId - The ID of the comment that was hidden.
  • hidden - Boolean indicating if the comment is now hidden.

Dependencies

  • Requires a valid Facebook OAuth2 API access token with permissions to manage the Facebook Page and its comments.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the Facebook OAuth2 credentials are valid and have not expired. Reconnect the account if access token errors occur.
  • Verify that the user has admin or task access to the specified Facebook Page.
  • Confirm the comment ID is correct and exists on the specified page.
  • Check that the Facebook app has the necessary permissions to manage comments (e.g., pages_manage_posts).
  • Common error messages include invalid access token, missing permissions, or comment not found. These can be resolved by reconnecting credentials, verifying permissions, and checking input parameters.

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