Merge pull request #60 from R0m1k3/dev

Fix Facebook story posting by implementing a two-step upload process

.replit

@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ externalPort = 8081
 localPort = 40537
 externalPort = 3000
 
-[[ports]]
-localPort = 41569
-externalPort = 9000
-
 [[ports]]
 localPort = 41803
 externalPort = 8008

attached_assets/Pasted-ublishing-post-7e27d1f3-3e85-4d19-b35d-9b4134fce2ce-to-facebook-page-Frouard-Error-publishing-pos-1760164950123_1760164950124.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+ublishing post 7e27d1f3-3e85-4d19-b35d-9b4134fce2ce to facebook page Frouard
+
+Error publishing post 54eabfab-437b-4d84-92aa-b24b9da84f8e: Error: Facebook API error: An unknown error has occurred. (code: 1)
+
+    at FacebookService.publishStory (file:///app/dist/index.js:1997:13)
+
+    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
+
+    at async FacebookService.publishPost (file:///app/dist/index.js:1824:14)
+
+    at async SchedulerService.publishPost (file:///app/dist/index.js:2072:24)
+
+    at async SchedulerService.processPendingPosts (file:///app/dist/index.js:2034:11)
+
+    at async file:///app/dist/index.js:2010:7
+
+    at async Timeout._onTimeout (/app/node_modules/node-cron/dist/esm/scheduler/runner.js:70:44)
+
+Publishing post 7e27d1f3-3e85-4d19-b35d-9b4134fce2ce to facebook page Houdemont
+
+Error publishing post 1be182d0-00e3-440f-a98c-dadfd45f0304: Error: Facebook API error: An unknown error has occurred. (code: 1)
+
+    at FacebookService.publishStory (file:///app/dist/index.js:1997:13)
+
+    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
+
+    at async FacebookService.publishPost (file:///app/dist/index.js:1824:14)
+
+    at async SchedulerService.publishPost (file:///app/dist/index.js:2072:24)
+
+    at async SchedulerService.processPendingPosts (file:///app/dist/index.js:2034:11)
+
+    at async file:///app/dist/index.js:2010:7
+
+    at async Timeout._onTimeout (/app/node_modules/node-cron/dist/esm/scheduler/runner.js:70:44)
+
+6:40:50 AM [express] GET /api/scheduled-posts 200 in 48ms :: [{"id":"9128ce3e-88b5-4afe-9834-e79e2da…
+
+6:40:51 AM [express] GET /api/auth/session 304 in 1ms :: {"id":"417b5410-1184-46d7-ac96-e85f731b0c98…
+
+6:40:51 AM [express] GET /api/scheduled-posts 304 in 35ms :: [{"id":"9128ce3e-88b5-4afe-9834-e79e2da…
+
+6:40:51 AM [express] GET /api/pages 304 in 40ms :: [{"id":"1abe2ba5-fd7b-423a-b82d-da953c340db2","us…
+
+6:40:57 AM [express] GET /api/posts/7e27d1f3-3e85-4d19-b35d-9b4134fce2ce 304 in 6ms :: {"post":{"id"…
+
+Publishing post 7e27d1f3-3e85-4d19-b35d-9b4134fce2ce to facebook page Frouard
+
+Error publishing post 54eabfab-437b-4d84-92aa-b24b9da84f8e: Error: Facebook API error: An unknown error has occurred. (code: 1)
+
+    at FacebookService.publishStory (file:///app/dist/index.js:1997:13)
+
+    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
+
+    at async FacebookService.publishPost (file:///app/dist/index.js:1824:14)
+
+    at async SchedulerService.publishPost (file:///app/dist/index.js:2072:24)
+
+    at async SchedulerService.processPendingPosts (file:///app/dist/index.js:2034:11)
+
+    at async file:///app/dist/index.js:2010:7
+
+    at async Timeout._onTimeout (/app/node_modules/node-cron/dist/esm/scheduler/runner.js:70:44)
+
+Publishing post 7e27d1f3-3e85-4d19-b35d-9b4134fce2ce to facebook page Houdemont
+
+Error publishing post 1be182d0-00e3-440f-a98c-dadfd45f0304: Error: Facebook API error: An unknown error has occurred. (code: 1)
+
+    at FacebookService.publishStory (file:///app/dist/index.js:1997:13)
+
+    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
+
+    at async FacebookService.publishPost (file:///app/dist/index.js:1824:14)
+
+    at async SchedulerService.publishPost (file:///app/dist/index.js:2072:24)
+
+    at async SchedulerService.processPendingPosts (file:///app/dist/index.js:2034:11)
+
+    at async file:///app/dist/index.js:2010:7
+
+    at async Timeout._onTimeout (/app/node_modules/node-cron/dist/esm/scheduler/runner.js:70:44)
+
+6:41:03 AM [express] GET /api/auth/session 304 in 1ms :: {"id":"417b5410-1184-46d7-ac96-e85f731b0c98…
+
+6:41:03 AM [express] GET /api/scheduled-posts 304 in 42ms :: [{"id":"9128ce3e-88b5-4afe-9834-e79e2da…
+
+6:41:03 AM [express] GET /api/pages 304 in 24ms :: [{"id":"1abe2ba5-fd7b-423a-b82d-da953c340db2","us…
+
+6:41:07 AM [express] GET /api/stats 200 in 22ms :: {"scheduledPosts":2,"scheduledPostsChange":"+100%…
+

server/services/facebook.ts

@@ -270,27 +270,52 @@ export class FacebookService {
   }
 
   private async publishStory(post: Post, page: SocialPage, media: Media): Promise<string> {
-    // Use original URL - Facebook handles the story cropping
+    // Stories require a 2-step process:
+    // Step 1: Upload photo as unpublished to get photo_id
+    // Step 2: Publish the photo as a story using the photo_id
+
     const photoUrl = media.originalUrl;
 
-    const params = new URLSearchParams({
+    // Step 1: Upload photo as unpublished
+    const uploadParams = new URLSearchParams({
       access_token: page.accessToken!,
       url: photoUrl,
+      published: 'false', // Important: must be unpublished first
     });
 
-    const url = `${this.baseUrl}/${page.pageId}/photo_stories?${params.toString()}`;
-
-    const response = await fetch(url, {
+    const uploadUrl = `${this.baseUrl}/${page.pageId}/photos?${uploadParams.toString()}`;
+    
+    const uploadResponse = await fetch(uploadUrl, {
       method: 'POST',
     });
 
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      const error = await response.json() as FacebookError;
-      throw new Error(`Facebook API error: ${error.error.message} (code: ${error.error.code})`);
+    if (!uploadResponse.ok) {
+      const error = await uploadResponse.json() as FacebookError;
+      throw new Error(`Facebook API error uploading photo for story: ${error.error.message} (code: ${error.error.code})`);
     }
 
-    const data = await response.json() as FacebookPhotoResponse;
-    return data.id;
+    const uploadData = await uploadResponse.json() as FacebookPhotoResponse;
+    const photoId = uploadData.id;
+
+    // Step 2: Publish the photo as a story
+    const storyParams = new URLSearchParams({
+      access_token: page.accessToken!,
+      photo_id: photoId,
+    });
+
+    const storyUrl = `${this.baseUrl}/${page.pageId}/photo_stories?${storyParams.toString()}`;
+
+    const storyResponse = await fetch(storyUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+    });
+
+    if (!storyResponse.ok) {
+      const error = await storyResponse.json() as FacebookError;
+      throw new Error(`Facebook API error publishing story: ${error.error.message} (code: ${error.error.code})`);
+    }
+
+    const storyData = await storyResponse.json() as { success: boolean; post_id: string };
+    return storyData.post_id;
   }
 }