as requested by @tantek in #41. the problem is that the page has a username, and FB requires ids in API URLs, not usernames. the fix is to look up the object by username first, then use its id.

Another real world example: http://tantek.com/2015/021/f2 :)
I noticed this seems to "work": https://graph.facebook.com/dybrkr (not logged in) to provide:
{
"id": "919990134684895",
...
}
Is that the ID you're looking for?

thanks for looking! yup, that's it. if only it worked for users in v2.x! poor #350.

i'm actually already mostly done implementing this. stay tuned!

goddammit. from https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/v2.2/user/likes#publish :

You can't publish using this edge, as it is not possible to like a Facebook Page via any API. You should use the Like Button if you want people to be able to like a page in your app.

f'ing facebook api. i need a drink.

Thanks for trying. Documented: http://indiewebcamp.com/POSSE_to_Facebook#API_disallows_liking_pages

Reopening this one briefly. Tantek got an error message "Sorry, the Facebook API doesn't support liking pages." when trying to like a photo.

• photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204561339047703&set=a.10204145890661753.1073741846.1060530082
• bridgy log: https://www.brid.gy/log?start_time=1422843635&key=aglzfmJyaWQtZ3lyRAsSDVB1Ymxpc2hlZFBhZ2UiHWh0dHA6Ly90YW50ZWsuY29tLzIwMTUvMDMyL2YxDAsSB1B1Ymxpc2gYgICAgICAgAoM

sigh. should we just give up and declare facebook publish bankruptcy? :p

I honestly wonder if scraping and imitating a browser would be easier or more reliable, short-lived auth cookies notwithstanding. (kidding... kinda...)

I do honestly think we should give up publishing responses to Facebook...

:(

(that's my disbelieving, then sad, then resigned face.)

ok. so. for completeness, what do we have to do first to exhaust all possibilities? post an SO question, include all of our research so far, and attach a big fat bounty? find a personal connection at facebook and ply them for information? anything else?

moving discussion to #350

tentatively blaming #350. holler if you disagree.