Title: Facebook Error -HTTP response code: 403 Forbidden
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Facebook Error -HTTP response code: 403 Forbidden

 *  Resolved [mpfingsten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpfingsten/)
 * (@mpfingsten)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/facebook-error-http-response-code-403-forbidden/)
 * We have not been able to pull data from Facebook in 2 weeks. It keeps saying 
   that there is a 403 error. Can you help?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-metrics-tracker/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-metrics-tracker/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Ben Cole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcole808/)
 * (@bcole808)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/facebook-error-http-response-code-403-forbidden/#post-6026276)
 * Hello,
 * I am currently trying to figure out how to migrate the Facebook API to the latest
   version because [the version currently used by this plugin is going to be discontinued by Facebook](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/changelog).
   Facebook updates are unfortunately going to stop working for everyone around 
   April 30 2015 until I am able to release an update with the new API version (
   hopefully soon, since I also use this plugin and need it to work with Facebook).
 * It’s a little bit complicated to do the upgrade because the newer version of 
   the Facebook API requires authentication, so I am trying to make it as easy as
   possible for everyone using the plugin to not have to sign in or create an App
   ID on Facebook.
 * If you or anyone else finding this post can help with the plugin development,
   please send me an email or take a look at one of the links below to help me with
   the development:
 * [https://github.com/chapmanu/wp-social-metrics-tracker/issues/60](https://github.com/chapmanu/wp-social-metrics-tracker/issues/60)
 * [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29680762/migrating-facebook-api-for-url-share-count-from-v1-0-to-v2-0/](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29680762/migrating-facebook-api-for-url-share-count-from-v1-0-to-v2-0/)
 *  Plugin Author [Ben Cole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcole808/)
 * (@bcole808)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/facebook-error-http-response-code-403-forbidden/#post-6026546)
 * Hello again, please try updating the plugin to version 1.5.0 and see if Facebook
   is able to collect data. I have changed the way that the Facebook data is collected
   in this version.
 * There is also now a page under
 * **Social Metrics > Configuration > API Connection Settings**
 * Which will let you pick between two different ways to retrieve data from Facebook.
   Let me know if this fixes the issue or not.

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 * Last reply from: [Ben Cole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcole808/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/facebook-error-http-response-code-403-forbidden/#post-6026546)
 * Status: resolved