title: Sending private messages through Facebook API
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2574431/facebook-api-send-private-messages-to-friends">Facebook Api - send private messages to friends</a>  </p>
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  <p>I know that it is not officially possible to send private messages through FB API. Every thread in SO says so too. But I was using RockMelt browser and when you invite somebody, a private message is sent to them. Means it is possible to send private messages through API. More importantly, Facebook is okay with it. </p>
  
  <p>Any guesses on how they are using it? Is it some HTTP POST trick using sockets? BTW, we are going to use this feature only on user initiated actions. </p>