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 Group or 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.

Update: March 2022

Since 20th May 2021, Facebook has had an ongoing problem with posts to Facebook Groups.

We reported this issue to Facebook 3 weeks ago, and this Facebook bug report 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.

It seems that Facebook is trying to convert scheduled group posts into listings or events, and rejecting them from being published.

Until they resolve the issue, you may find some/all of your Facebook Group posts fail to be published.

That said, while Facebook has provided no recent update on the issue, in the last couple of months the error (as connected to this bug) seems to have mostly disappeared.

We apologize that we're not able to do anything ourselves, and hope that Facebook can fix this problem soon.

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 either publish_to_groups permission and app being installed in the group or manage_pages and publish_pages as an admin with sufficient administrative permission
(#200) If posting to a group, requires app being installed in the group, and either publish_to_groups permission with user token, or both 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.

This error usually means that the SmarterQueue web app has not been granted full permission to publish to your Group or 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.

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 Group/Page
Screenshots of your Facebook permissions settings

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

Facebook Error: (#200) Permissions error

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Update: March 2022

Common Error 200 Messages

Two-Factor Authentication

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