Graph API-meaww和nametests如何在没有taggable_friends的情况下获取我的朋友列表？

Question

I've recently applied for taggable_friends permission and it was denied. I understand that this permission is only for tagging user's friends and if I want to get the user's friends who also use my app, I have to use user_friends.

But I am confused here because, I've recently discovered that a lot of personality test websites can get my friends who doesn't even use ( or used in the past) those apps (ie meaww.com/activities/question/batman_twin_yours/2355). And the core intention of these personality testing websites are not tagging, just sharing the result in the user's timeline.

I believe the apps of the above mentioned websites, do not have the taggable_friends permission (since they do not ask users to tag anyone) or is of version 1.0.

Is it at all possible that anyone can suggest me how I can get a user's friends' profile pictures and names like those websites?

Answer 1

As @CBroe says: You can't.

I am currently building 'funny' ('bullshit' or 'humoristic' are maybe better terms to describe them) - tests/quizzes and I am trying a workaround:

get a list of the users' (endpoint: /me) -profilepictures. (Requires 'user_photos' permission)

$response = $fb->get('/me/photos?type=uploaded&fields=id,picture.width(800).height(800),link', $accessToken);

Than scan for likes on those pictures.

$response = $fb->get('/'. $tmpId .'/likes', $accessToken);

In the likes are id's and names of users. It's not a complete friends_list - but if you are like me, OK with just 'some' friends to display something 'useful'...

(With the user_id you get the public profile pic)

Hope I could help!