Can I create a second Facebook account for testing without violating the TOS?

Question

I'd like to develop a Facebook app that reads statuses posted by a user's friends. However, it seems that I can only read friends' statuses if they've given the app a user_friends permission. So, to test my app before I actually release it to my friends, it seems I'll need to set up a test account, set up a friend relationship between that account and my account, and then have the test account give the app permission.

Is making a second account for this purpose allowed under the TOS?

Answer 1

Facebook has a tool (and API) for generating test users for your app, which you can find in your app's dashboard's "Roles" tab.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/test-users#managetool