Several years ago I made a program to create ad variations for Facebook Ads. I had to parse the page and submit the html forms because they wouldn&#x27;t grant me API access. A huge list of companies had access, and most of them had pretty shitty apps to be honest.<p>I wrote a nice request for access, talking about the exciting features I&#x27;d like to use the Ads API for, and how it could help advertisers make more effective advertisements. They said no, and my business failed after a few months. My users were basically risking losing their Ads account by using the software, and it made marketing it very difficult.<p>I guess it pays to be connected, but it&#x27;s difficult when you don&#x27;t live near San Francisco, etc.