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Monitor your Facebook Page for comments, messages, reviews, and engagement. Get notified when customers or followers need a response.

Quick Setup

  1. Go to developers.facebook.com/apps
  2. Click Create App → select Business type → fill in details
  3. Go to Graph API Explorer (under Tools)
  4. Select your app, then click Get Page Access Token
  5. Grant the permissions: pages_manage_posts, pages_read_engagement, pages_messaging, pages_read_user_content
  6. Copy the Page Access Token
  7. Get your Page ID from your Facebook Page → About → scroll to Page ID
  8. In Phyllax → Integrations → Facebook → Connect → paste both values

Required Credentials

FieldWhere to find it
Page Access Tokendevelopers.facebook.com → Your App → Graph API Explorer → Get Page Access Token (EAA...)
Page IDYour Facebook Page → About → Page ID

Token expiration

The token from Graph API Explorer expires in about 1 hour. To get a long-lived token (60 days), exchange it using the Access Token Debugger → click Extend Access Token. For a permanent token, use a System User token from Business Manager.

What Phyllax Monitors

ScheduleWhat it checks
Comments needing replyRecent comments on posts you haven't responded to
Page messagesUnread messages from customers or followers
Negative commentsNegative, spam, or inappropriate comments needing moderation
Post performanceImpressions, likes, comments, shares on recent posts
Page fan countFollower count changes — growth or decline
Scheduled postsPosts scheduled to publish in the next 24 hours
Brand mentionsPosts where your Page was tagged or mentioned
New reviewsNew reviews or recommendations (flags 1-3 star reviews)
Customer questionsQuestions about hours, menu, prices, availability, or how to order
Message from personMessages or comments from a specific person or page

Notification Actions

When Facebook finds something important, the notification card shows:

  • Reply to comment — AI drafts a reply you can edit before posting
  • Like — like the comment or post
  • View post — open the post on Facebook
  • Hide comment — hide spam or inappropriate comments
  • View analytics — see post engagement metrics

All action chips that involve writing (Reply to comment, etc.) open the AI draft panel — AI generates a suggested response that you can edit before posting.

Troubleshooting

"OAuthException: Invalid access token"

Your Page Access Token has expired. Generate a new one from Graph API Explorer and update it in Phyllax. Consider using a long-lived or permanent token to avoid this.

"Requires pages_read_engagement permission"

Your app is missing required permissions. Go to developers.facebook.com → Your App → App Review → request the missing permission.

Page messages not showing

Make sure pages_messaging permission is granted and your Page has messaging enabled (Page Settings → General → Messages → "Allow people to contact my Page privately").

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