Facebook Error: (#200) Permissions error

Note: If you're having trouble with a Facebook account, please contact Facebook directly via their Help Pages as Facebook settings are not something we at SmarterQueue can assist with.

Sometimes, you may receive the Facebook (#200) Permissions Error when attempting to post to your Facebook Page via SmarterQueue. Facebook may show several different messages after the (#200), but the recommended course of action is the same:

TL;DR

Re-authorize your Facebook permissions to fix #200 permissions errors.

Common Error #200 Messages

(#200) Permissions error
(#200) Insufficient permission to post to target on behalf of the viewer
(#200) Requires either publish_actions permission or manage_pages and publish_pages as an admin with sufficient administrative permission
(#200) Subject does not have permission to post videos on this target
(#200) Subject does not have permission to post photos on this page
(#200) Requires manage_pages and publish_pages as an admin with sufficient administrative permission
(#200) requires pages_read_engagement and pages_manage_posts permission with page token; If posting to a page, requires both pages_read_engagement and pages_manage_posts as an admin with sufficient administrative permission
(#200) User does not have sufficient administrative permission for this action on this page. If the page business requires Two Factor Authentication, the user also needs to enable Two Factor Authentication.

Common Causes For #200 Errors

1. These errors usually mean that the SmarterQueue web app has not been granted full permission to publish to your Page.

We have written a guide for how to re-authorize your Facebook permissions so that you can grant the full permissions that we require.

2. Additionally, we've seen ongoing problems on Facebook's side with posts to Facebook Groups that sometimes return #200 errors, though this is no longer current since Groups API was deprecated.

In the past, we've even reported this issues to Facebook on this Facebook bug report, which shows that they've acknowledged the problem, that it's affecting all scheduling tools, and even some posts scheduled natively within Facebook, and that they are still working on a fix.

Their last update on the bug report is from July 2021, and it mentions:

While there have been no updates since then, the error (as connected to this bug) seems to have mostly disappeared.

Two-Factor Authentication

If you continue encountering any of the #200 errors even after granting the relevant permissions, be sure to check if Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is enabled on your Instagram Profile & Facebook Page.

Having 2FA enabled on one of the accounts while not on the other can also lead to the #200 errors and failed posts. Ensure you have 2FA enabled on both Instagram and Facebook as they are directly linked and then try to publish the content again.

If you are a SmarterQueue customer and are still encountering permission errors after following these steps, please contact us with:

Specific details about the Page;
Screenshots of your Facebook permissions settings.

This information will help us report the issue to Facebook to investigate!