FB.api error.. "An access token is required to request this resource"

facebook-javascript-sdk, javascript

Solution

Change your code to this

var token = "YOUR_TOKEN";
FB.api('/1354376857/groups', function(response){
     Data = response.name;
     alert(Data);
     if (response.error) {
        alert(response.error.message);
     }  
}, {access_token: token});

You must pass your access token every time you do a request to the facebook api.

Problem

``` FB.api('/1354376857/groups', function(response){ Data = response.name; alert(Data); if (response.error) { alert(response.error.message); } }); ``` The outputted error message reads: "An access token is required to request this resource" and Data content is undefined for my Facebook app. The user is successfully logged in and the "user_groups" permission has been approved by the user. I was under the impression that FB.api automatically sets the access token. Any thoughts on why this error is occurring?

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