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Facebook Sharer Returning 500 Internal Server Error on Desktop


I am attempting to use the share button on http://www.desiringgod.org/ on a Mac. It works for me on mobile, and on a desktop, the sharer dialog comes up properly. However, when clicking the Share Link button, dialog shows a short Facebook status bar and then does not respond. After inspecting in the browser's dev tool console, I see an 500 error.

Here's what I see in Firebug. "POST https://www.facebook.com/ajax/sharer/submit_page/ 500 Internal Server Error" "NetworkError: 500 Internal Server Error - //www.facebook.com/ajax/sharer/submit_page/"

Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Any ideas on how to resolve?

It seems like a FB issue, but I can't find much else about this online or on FB forums.

Thanks!


Solution

  • I had the same error and realized I was using a wrong app id. I'm not an admin of that faulty app id, so I don't know whether it was some settings in it (perhaps sandboxed) or something else. But changing it will definitely solve the issue for you