Creating a new Facebook post from the ESP8266

In the last project of this chapter, we are going to see how to interact with Facebook from the ESP8266 Wi-Fi chip, via Temboo. We will see how to simply post a status update, but you can use it to post something on a friend's wall, post data on a page, and much more!

  1. The first step is to create a Facebook app. You can do so by going to:

    https://developers.facebook.com/

  2. From there, click on Add a New App:
    Creating a new Facebook post from the ESP8266
  3. When the interface asks you for the type of app, choose Website:
    Creating a new Facebook post from the ESP8266
  4. Then, give your app a name:
  5. You will ...

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