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How to set up the Facebook App ID for sharing the Marketing Assets

If you're planning on adding the marketing assets to your program, so that affiliates can share these via Facebook, follow the below instruction.

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Written by Sonya
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In this article, we'll discuss:

Why Set up the Facebook App ID?

Assuming you're adding the Marketing Assets to your program, your affiliates can use these to spread the word about your product or service. If their primary traffic source is the Facebook page, you should refer to the guide below to ensure the proper sharing functionality for the provided materials.

✏️ Simply put:

  • You utilize the Marketing Assets within your program in Tapfiliate

  • Your affiliates plan to share these via Facebook

Steps to Set up the Facebook App ID in Tapfiliate

All you need to do is create the app, add your domain, add your privacy policy, and enable it - easy!

❗ You need to set up a Facebook developer account. If you already have a Facebook developer account, you can skip this step. Otherwise you can follow this link and log in to create developer account. Upgrading to a Facebook developer account is completely free, and you won’t need to make a new account to do this.

  1. After having set up/logged into your developer account, you may click on My Apps on the upper right.

  2. This will open a page where you can see any apps you’ve created. Click on Create app. You will be prompted to enter basic information about your app.

    Fill out your app’s display name. Be sure to pick something meaningful for you and keep in mind that others will be able to see it, too! You will also submit a contact email.

  3. In the Use cases step, set your app’s use case to “Create an App without a use case”. When you are done, click “Create app”.

  4. Next, you will land on the app’s dashboard. Here, you will go to your left-side column and click App settings > Basic.

  5. You will land on this page.

    You’ll see that there are multiple fields - we’ve pointed out the ones that need to be filled. You’ll fill these fields like so:

    • App domain: Enter the domain where your affiliate program is hosted. For example, https://affiliates.myapp.com

    • Privacy policy URL: Here you will paste the following URL: https://tapfiliate.com/privacy-policy/

    • App icon: This can be an image that is meaningful to you and tied to your business. Pick it wisely, as others will be able to see it

    • Category: From the drop-down list, select “Business and pages”.

  6. Click Save, and scroll down until you find the ”+ Add platform” button. This will open a new window. You’ll click on “Website”.

  7. In the new box that opens, type in your website’s URL. For example, https://www.myapp.com. After you are done, save your changes.

  8. Next, copy your app id. It’s located at the top of your page.

  9. Next, go to your Tapfiliate account’s Branding settings page and scroll down to find the Facebook app id field. Paste your app id in this field.

  10. When you’re done, hit Save.

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