--- title: Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups,... description: Meta's decision to shut down the Facebook Groups API is causing disarray among developers and customers. The API, used for scheduling posts and sending private... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-cuts-off-third-party-access-to-facebook-groups-leaving-developers-and-customers-in-disarray-pixas2ff0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray | daily.dev og:description: Meta's decision to shut down the Facebook Groups API is causing disarray among developers and customers. The API, used for scheduling posts and sending private... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-cuts-off-third-party-access-to-facebook-groups-leaving-developers-and-customers-in-disarray-pixas2ff0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PIxAS2FF0.png og:image:alt: Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Meta's decision to shut down the Facebook Groups API is causing disarray among developers and customers. The API, used for scheduling posts and sending private messages in Facebook Groups, will be removed within 90 days. Businesses offering social media post scheduling solutions and their agency partners will be impacted, leading to revenue loss. Competitors in the market will also be negatively affected. Meta's motivation for the API shutdown is unclear. Small businesses, developers, and digital marketers will face challenges due to this change. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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