Post, retrieve and engage with Tweets

The following API endpoints can be used to programmatically create, retrieve and delete Tweets, Retweets and Likes:

Tweets	Retweets	Likes (formerly favorites)
POST statuses/update POST statuses/destroy/:id GET statuses/show/:id GET statuses/oembed GET statuses/lookup	POST statuses/retweet/:id POST statuses/unretweet/:id GET statuses/retweets/:id GET statuses/retweets_of_me GET statuses/retweeters/ids	POST favorites/create/:id POST favorites/destroy/:id GET favorites/list

For more details, please see the individual endpoint information within the API reference section.

Terminology

Tweet/Status - when a status message is shared on Twitter. Also see Introduction to Tweet JSON

Retweet - when a Tweet is re-shared by another specific user. Also see Introduction to Tweet JSON

Like - when a Tweet recieves a 'heart' from a specific user, formerly known as favo(u)rite or 'star'