Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

Publicize: Refresh Facebook tokens

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Description

## Refresh Facebook tokens used for Publicize

When adding the Instagram block we noticed that Instagram and Facebook tokens expire if not used within 60 days.

Similar to what [we've done for Instagram](https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/issues/15460), we should automatically refresh Facebook tokens so that they don't expire.

This is likely a cause of Publicize failing to post to Facebook, when used infrequently.

## Notes

1. We should be able to build on what was done for Instagram in D42310-code

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing the Instagram token-refresh implementation referenced in issue 15460 and D42310-code, then trace how Publicize stores and uses Facebook tokens. Done means Facebook tokens are refreshed automatically before expiry and infrequent Publicize posts no longer fail because of expired tokens.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php, wordpress
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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