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How to connect Facebook to Idea2Post AI

There are two ways to connect a Facebook Page: Easy mode (paste one access token — we auto-list your Pages and save everything) and Manual mode (you paste the Page ID and Page token yourself). Both work fine — pick whichever you prefer.

👉 Good news if you already run trustedweb.site

Facebook Page tokens are per Page, but a single Facebook user account can manage many Pages. Because the same admin runs both trustedweb.site and linhkhi.vn, you only need the app credentials (App ID + App Secret) once — Idea2Post can pre-fill them from the existing trustedweb plugin and give you a separate Page token for linhkhi.vn automatically. Just click "Use trustedweb app credentials" on the Auto Publish page.

🟢 Easy mode — auto-list your Pages (recommended)

1

Open Facebook Graph API Explorer

Go to developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer. Log in with the Facebook account that manages the Page you want to connect (e.g. linhkhi.vn admin).

2

Pick your app + scopes

In the top-right dropdown, select the Facebook app you own (or create a fresh one at My Apps → Create App → Business type).

Click "Add permissions" and add all of these:

  • pages_show_list — see the Pages you manage
  • pages_read_engagement
  • pages_manage_posts — post on your Pages
  • pages_manage_metadata
  • public_profile
3

Generate a User access token

Click "Generate Access Token". A Facebook login popup appears — allow the permissions. The token that fills the box is a short-lived User access token (valid ~1 hour). Copy it.

⚠️ Copy the User access token, not the App token. User tokens start with something like EAA....
4

Find your App ID and App Secret

Go to My Apps → (your app) → Settings → Basic. Copy the App ID and click Show next to App Secret and copy that too. You'll paste both into Idea2Post.

5

Paste into Idea2Post

In Auto Publish, under the "Easy mode" form:

  • App ID → your App ID
  • App Secret → your App Secret
  • User access token → the EAA... token you just copied

Click Load my Pages. Idea2Post will:

  • Exchange the short-lived user token for a long-lived one (~60 days).
  • Call GET /me/accounts to list every Page you manage.
  • For each Page, Facebook returns a permanent Page access token that never expires.
6

Pick the Page and save

Select the Page you want (linhkhi.vn) from the dropdown and click Save Page. Done — Idea2Post stores the Page ID + permanent Page token and you can schedule posts.

🔵 Manual mode — paste Page ID + Page token

Use this if you already have a Page access token or if Easy mode fails for any reason.

1

Find your Page ID

Open the Page in Facebook → About tab → scroll to "Page transparency" → "Page ID" is the numeric ID. Or use lookup-id.com.

2

Generate a Page access token

In Graph Explorer, after you got a user token with the scopes above, run the query:

me/accounts?fields=id,name,access_token

The response JSON has every Page you manage with an access_token field. That's your Page access token. Copy it.

3

Paste into Idea2Post

In the "Manual connect" form, fill:

  • Platform → Facebook Page
  • Label → any name, e.g. linhkhi.vn
  • Page ID → the numeric Page ID
  • Token → the EAA... Page access token

Click Connect, then click 🔍 Verify token. If you see the Page name flash up, you're done.

🧪 How to test without posting anything visible

After connecting, the "Connected accounts" section shows a 🧪 Admin test post panel (admin only). Type any message and click Send test post now. Idea2Post calls the Graph API synchronously and either:

If you want to test without anyone seeing the post, post a very short "test" message and delete it from the FB Page immediately.

⏱ Why scheduling has ±30 minute jitter

Facebook's abuse detection flags Pages that post at the exact same clock time every day (e.g. 08:00 sharp). Idea2Post automatically adds a random ±30 minute offset to every scheduled post so your posting pattern looks organic. You'll see the jittered time confirmed on screen when you schedule.

❓ Troubleshooting

Error: "OAuthException 190 — session expired"

Your Page token was short-lived and expired. Re-run Easy mode to mint a new permanent Page token.

Error: "200 — The user hasn't authorized the application"

The app doesn't have pages_manage_posts scope. Re-generate the user token with that scope added.

Error: "(#100) Missing or invalid image URL"

You attached an image URL that Facebook couldn't fetch. Leave the image field empty or host the image on a publicly reachable URL.

Still stuck? Open a ticket at helpdesk.mycoach.ing.

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