Facebook Graph API Development with Flash

Time for action – obtaining extended permissions

It's actually really easy to request permission to do something beyond the basic: when calling the authorize URL, pass it an extra parameter named scope.

Set the value of the scope parameter to the name of the extended permission you want to request. For example, to request access to the user's inbox, use this URL:

https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=«your_application_id»&type=user_agent&redirect_uri=«your_callback_url»&scope=read_mailbox

Try this in the browser, and you'll get this dialog:

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