Missing Photos from Timeline Photos album

api, facebook, facebook-graph-api

Solution

Unfortunately "it is not a bug, it is by design".

Problem

I'm using Facebook Graph API to get all the photos of a user `graphPath: me/albums` and find something weird with Timeline Photos album. Photos exist in Timeline album on Facebook, but not returned from API call `graphPath/{timeline_photos_album_id}/photos`, or they are returned with lower number of photos. What is the problem? Logs: Calling for albums `graphPath: me/albums`: ``` ..... { "can_upload" = 0; count = 3; !!!!!!!!!!! "created_time" = "2013-06-18T10:43:27+0000"; description = cool; from = { id = 100006100533891; name = "Mike Mike"; }; id = 1387760311437307; link = "https://www.facebook.com/album.php? fbid=1387760311437307&id=100006100533891&aid=1073741829"; name = "Timeline Photos"; privacy = everyone; type = wall; "updated_time" = "2013-06-18T10:47:53+0000”; }, ..... ``` Calling for album photos `graphPath/{timeline_photos_album_id}/photos`: ``` { data = ( ); } ```

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