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March 7, 2013
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GET favorites/list Returns the 20 most recent Tweets favorited by the authenticating or specified user.
February 20, 2013
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Twitter Ads API The Twitter Ads API gives partners a way to integrate Twitter advertising management in their product. Selected partners have the ability create their own tools to manage Twitter Ad campaigns while easily integrating into existing, cross-channel advertising management solutions. You can read...
I want to partner with Twitter; how do I reach the business development team? Our business development team is small and selective in the partnerships they pursue. If you're interested in partnering with Twitter, send a detailed email to [email protected] -- due to volume of requests, we can't respond to all inquiries. For many, the best path forward is to build...
February 18, 2013
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POST favorites/create Favorites the status specified in the ID parameter as the authenticating user. Returns the favorite status when successful. This process invoked by this method is asynchronous. The immediately returned status may not indicate the resultant favorited status of the tweet. A 200 OK response from this...
February 13, 2013
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Posting images using SLRequest Overview The Twitter framework's SLRequest encapsulates calls to the Twitter API, including signing the request on behalf of the user. With Twitter's photo hosting service, and its API endpoint POST statuses/update_with_media, it is possible to post a Tweet and a status simultaneously via a...
Where can I find help with accessing my Twitter Archive? Please read How to download your Twitter Archive in our help center for more information on retrieving your Twitter Archive. If you're having trouble opening, viewing, or accessing your downloaded archive, please take note of your web browser, version, and operating system and file a support...
February 6, 2013
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How do I deactivate an account? Deactivating accounts cannot be accomplished with the API. Please read How to Deactivate Your Account on our support site for information about deactivating your account.
January 29, 2013
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POST statuses/destroy/:id Destroys the status specified by the required ID parameter. The authenticating user must be the author of the specified status. Returns the destroyed status if successful.
GET direct_messages Returns the 20 most recent direct messages sent to the authenticating user. Includes detailed information about the sender and recipient user. You can request up to 200 direct messages per call, up to a maximum of 800 incoming DMs. Important: This method requires an access token with RWD (read,...
January 25, 2013
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GET friendships/no_retweet_ids This method is replaced by GET friendships/no_retweets/ids in API v1.1. Returns a collection of user_ids that the currently authenticated user does not want to receive retweets from. Use POST friendships/update to set the "no retweets" status for a given user account on behalf of the current user.
GET friendships/no_retweets/ids Returns a collection of user_ids that the currently authenticated user does not want to receive retweets from. Use POST friendships/update to set the "no retweets" status for a given user account on behalf of the current user.
January 17, 2013
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Twitter Libraries for v1 See Twitter Libraries for libraries compatible with API v1.1 These libraries were made for a now deprecated version of the API and will not likely function after March 2012. A list of Twitter REST API v1-capable libraries. Feel free to send us a tweet @twitterapi if you think we're missing a...
Exploring the Twitter API Explore the API on your own machine using Twitter for Mac's developer console or our command-line Twurl tool. Explore the API here by using this console provided by @apigee. Your browser does not support iframes.
December 3, 2012
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POST statuses/retweet/:id Retweets a tweet. Returns the original tweet with retweet details embedded.
November 28, 2012
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User streams Overview Endpoint Connections User streams messages Types of messages Data from accounts the user follows Replies Direct messages Best practices User streams and the REST API Filtering Tweets for display Overview User Streams provide a stream of data and events...
November 27, 2012
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POST users/report_spam Report the specified user as a spam account to Twitter. Additionally performs the equivalent of POST blocks/create on behalf of the authenticated user.
November 20, 2012
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POST statuses/update Updates the authenticating user's current status, also known as tweeting. To upload an image to accompany the tweet, use POST statuses/update_with_media. For each update attempt, the update text is compared with the authenticating user's recent tweets. Any attempt that would result in duplication...
November 9, 2012
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POST account/update_profile_banner Uploads a profile banner on behalf of the authenticating user. For best results, upload an
POST account/remove_profile_banner Removes the uploaded profile banner for the authenticating user. Returns HTTP 200 upon success.
November 5, 2012
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How do I get access tokens from my iOS native Twitter application to my server? Using Reverse Auth is a method of converting the access representations available in the Integrating with Twitter on iOS.