Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) See Also Examples
View source: R/AuthenticateWithFacebookAPI.R
Facebook API Authentication
1 2 | AuthenticateWithFacebookAPI(appID, appSecret, extended_permissions,
useCachedToken)
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appID |
character string specifying the 'App ID' of the Facebook app used for authentication. |
appSecret |
character string specifying the 'API Secret' associated with the Facebook App used for authentication. |
extended_permissions |
logical. If |
useCachedToken |
logical. If |
OAuth token based authentication with the Facebook API, with caching options for automatic authentication (i.e. avoid using the browser).
In order to collect data from Facebook, the user must first authenticate with Facebook's Application Programming Interface (API). Furthermore, the user must create a Facebook 'app' and get an 'app secret'.
To get a Facebook 'app ID' and 'API secret', the excellent tutorial at http://thinktostart.com/analyzing-facebook-with-r/ provides more information.
One problem with Facebook authentication through R is that it normally
requires the user to authenticate using their browser each time they wish to
collect data. The useCachedToken
argument provides a way to
circumvent this, by saving and loading an authenticated 'token' file stored
in the working directory. If the useCachedToken
argument is set to
TRUE
, then the browser is not necessary for future sessions.
An OAuth access token that enables R to make authenticated calls to the Facebook API.
Timothy Graham <timothy.graham3@uq.net.au> & Robert Ackland <robert.ackland@anu.edu.au>
AuthenticateWithTwitterAPI
and
AuthenticateWithYouTubeAPI
for other ways to collect social media
data.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | ## Not run:
## Use your own values for myAppID and myAppSecret
myAppID <- "123456789098765"
myAppSecret <- "abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123ab"
# Authenticate with the Facebook API using `AuthenticateWithFacebookAPI`
fb_oauth <- AuthenticateWithFacebookAPI(appID=myAppID, appSecret=myAppSecret,
extended_permissions=FALSE, useCachedToken=TRUE)
## End(Not run)
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