Facebook canvas app - blank page

Question

I am having a weird issue with facebook canvas application and clicking on app request notifications.

Basically if you are in the app, and someone else sends you an app request for the same app, then the notification globe will show the request. If you click on it then it just shows the message loading 'app name' and goes blank.

Works perfectly if you click on the app request while not using the app (e.g on facebook homepage).

I tried using js developer tools and it looks facebook is performing an ajax request which is not returning anything (hence blank page I suppose). The url for the ajax request is

http://apps.facebook.com/ajax/canvas/storyboxfb_app_name=appId&_user=userId&_a=1

Anyone got any ideas??

Seems as if there is a bug post regarding this: https://developers.facebook.com/bugs/522157731130323?browse=search_508855e01b7b92b23024420 — Umair, Oct 29 '12 at 20:07

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:20

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Well the issue seems to have disappeared after I supplied an app namespace. Seems like it only occurs if you use the default app id as the namespace.

answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:20

Umair

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that fixed it for me too. thnx. – Wayfarer Feb 04 '13 at 12:40
What do you mean with app namespace? – Gaui Jun 09 '13 at 22:21
See here https://fbcdn-dragon-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/851562_301533066646932_1600394797_n.png – Umair Jun 22 '13 at 18:08

Facebook canvas app - blank page

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