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Post → Get Post

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Overview

This node integrates with the Facebook Graph API to manage Facebook Page posts. Specifically, the 'Get Post' operation retrieves detailed information about a specific post on a Facebook Page by its ID. This is useful for scenarios where you need to fetch post content, engagement metrics, and insights for analysis or automation workflows.

Use Case Examples

  1. Retrieve a specific Facebook post by its ID to display its content and engagement statistics in a dashboard.
  2. Fetch post details to automate reporting or trigger further actions based on post metrics.

Properties

Name Meaning
Page Select the Facebook Page from which to retrieve the post. This is automatically loaded from the connected Facebook account and is required.
Post ID The unique identifier of the Facebook post to retrieve. This is required to specify which post to fetch.

Output

JSON

  • success - Indicates if the API request was successful.
  • message - A descriptive message about the operation result.
  • post
    • id - The unique ID of the retrieved post.
    • message - The text content of the post.
    • created_time - The timestamp when the post was created.
    • likes
      * summary(true) - Summary of likes on the post.
    • comments
      * summary(true) - Summary of comments on the post.
    • shares - Information about shares of the post.
    • insights - Analytics and insights data related to the post.

Dependencies

  • Facebook Graph API access via OAuth2 credentials

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the Facebook OAuth2 credentials are valid and have the necessary permissions to access the page and post data.
  • Verify that the provided Page ID corresponds to a page the user has access to and that the Post ID is correct and exists on that page.
  • Common errors include invalid or expired access tokens, which require reconnecting the Facebook account in the node credentials.
  • API rate limits or permission issues may cause failures; ensure the Facebook app has the required permissions such as 'pages_show_list' and 'pages_read_engagement'.

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