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Fix: FB's 404 on valid posts with visibility restrictions #682

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Fix: FB's 404 on valid posts with visibility restrictions
iparamonau Jul 3, 2026
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make it work only with a feature flag
iparamonau Jul 3, 2026
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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions plugins/domains/facebook.com/facebook.meta-fallback.js
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Expand Up @@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ export default {

getData: function(url, __statusCode, options, cb) {

return __statusCode !== 429 && __statusCode !== 403 &&__statusCode !== 508
return __statusCode !== 429 && __statusCode !== 403 &&__statusCode !== 508
&& !(__statusCode === 404 && options.getProviderOptions('facebook.ignore_http_404', false)) // Real 404s are handled by `fb-error`, the redirects to "/unsupportedbrowser" are likely due to the requirement to be logged in, allowing it.

? cb({
responseStatusCode: __statusCode,
})

: cb(null, {
meta: {},
message: `Facebook is rate-limiting. Meta disabled.`
message: __statusCode !== 404 ? 'Facebook is rate-limiting. Meta disabled.' : 'Post visibility seem restricted. Allowing.'
})
}
};
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