Facebook post failed to publish

Publishing content on Facebook can sometimes result in unexpected errors. To help you resolve these issues quickly, we’ve compiled the most common errors and practical solutions to ensure a seamless posting experience through ContentStudio.

In this article:

• Common errors
• Solutions

Common errors:

Your message couldn't be sent because it includes content that other people on Facebook have reported as abusive

Your content couldn't be shared, because this link goes against our Community Standards

Error validating access token: The session has been invalidated because the user changed their password or Facebook has changed the session for security reasons.

The user must be an administrator, editor, or moderator of the page in order to impersonate it. If the page business requires Two Factor Authentication, the user also needs to enable Two Factor Authentication

The 'manage_pages' permission must be granted before impersonating a user's page.

Post failed to publish on your Facebook group

(#200) Subject does not have permission to post photos on this page. 

Missing or invalid image file

An unknown error occurred.

The url you supplied is invalid or This link could not be posted

Solutions:

If you're sharing content with a URL shortener, it may be blacklisted by Facebook.

• Solution: Contact Facebook support to whitelist the URL shortener or use your own branded URL shortener with Replug, which integrates seamlessly with ContentStudio.

This error occurs when your Facebook session or access token expires. This may happen if you:

• Changed your account password.
• Haven’t posted to Facebook through ContentStudio in the past 60 days.

Solution: Follow this article to reauthorize your account.

If the business page you manage requires 2FA, you must enable it on your account.

• Solution: Enable 2FA for your account, then reconnect your Facebook account.

You may encounter this error if you lack the necessary administrative permissions for your client's Facebook pages.

• Solution: Ensure you have administrative access and grant the 'manage_pages' permission when connecting the account.

Publishing content to a Facebook group requires additional permissions.

• Solution: Go to the group’s settings and enable the required permissions. Follow this guide for detailed steps.

If a scheduled post contains a link with an image that is no longer accessible, this error may appear.

• Solution: Ensure the linked content is still available before scheduling your post.

Sometimes, Facebook access tokens don’t have enough permissions to publish content, causing intermittent failures.

• Solution: Reconnect your Facebook pages and ensure all permissions are granted. Refer to this guideline for steps to reauthorize the ContentStudio app.

8. Invalid URL or Link Posting Issues

Occasionally, Facebook servers may be overloaded, preventing them from indexing a link during your post request.

• Solution: Try publishing the same content a few minutes later. Although we haven't yet implemented an automatic retry option, it will be available soon.