Posting updates on Facebook
The ESP8266 board can post Facebook updates. With this capability, you can receive real-time data from your IoT projects wherever you are. While this sounds like a difficult task, it is actually easy when using Temboo, thanks to its Facebook Choreo. This recipe will show you how to configure the Choreo to successfully post updates on Facebook.
Getting ready
For this recipe, you will need an ESP8266 board, a USB cable, and a Temboo account. If you do not have a Temboo account, check the first recipe in this chapter to see how you can get one.
How to do it…
Refer to the following steps:
Navigate to Facebook | Publishing on the libraries menu on
Temboo
. This will open the Facebook publishing page.Then sign up for a Facebook developer account if you do not have one already. The link is provided in the setup instructions on the publishing page.
Once you have a Facebook developer account, proceed to create an app in the developer console. Use the My Apps menu at the top of...