Over the last few months Facebook have made numerous changes to their API to the point where they’re blocking any automated posts to their services. It’s looking more and more like the ‘apps’ I use for posting new updates to the Facebook pages will be blocked on 1st August. The one for New On Netflix USA has already been removed by Facebook…
To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure there is a way around this – I certainly can’t manually post every update across four different regions! So, it may be worth starting thinking about using Twitter for the daily updates and news posts as well as being old-school and using the websites via https://www.newonnetflix.info.
I’m doing some tests with IFTTT to see if that works although I suspect they will hit the same issues.
We’ll keep you updated with any news 🙁
Facebooks management really don’t know what they’re doing, do they?
I kinda get why they’re doing it – basically you can’t have automated posts. In general, an automated post would not be useful – spam apps posting stuff on people’s walls without permission etc.
However, my use of ‘automated posts’ from my ‘app’ are ONLY for my account and my page(s) and are not posting on other users’ walls etc… Sadly, it means I fall foul of their new API updates.
I *may* have found a workaround but I need a load of time to try work it out fully.
One massive downside of when Facebook block the ‘app’ is that any posts made using the app will no longer be available.
That’s 5 years of posts (and comments and discussion and SOCIAL ACTIVITY!) that will just cease to exist… Hardly social.
Well I did find you without Facebook and even got you on my home screen but still I feel for you bro , all that hard work . Well I got you also on top of my live feed .
A lot of people do, but then there are those that don’t and rely on social media.
It’s annoying but I *think* I’ve got a workaround using an unofficial API by the same people who make the unofficial Google+ API.
Well I’ll still check in weekly or when I’m bored, I’ve shared you with members of my family who also share my Netflix lol
Thank you for all the work you put on this. I use the website for the updates, hopefully you will be able to find a workaround for other platforms too! 🙂
Could you tell me your Twitter details please?
Go through Instagram there sister company
Whats affecting the god awful line up of films the last 3 months? Its been dire. thank god i have amazon too.