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January 9, 2013
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Certified Products Certified Engagement Products Product Description Badges Attensity Attensity Respond provides a real-time view of the conversations that are happening right now on Twitter by identifying the trends developing in those conversations,...
January 7, 2013
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Twitter Cards Introduction Twitter cards make it possible for you to attach media experiences to Tweets that link to your content. Simply add a few lines of HTML to your webpages, and users who Tweet links to your content will have a "card" added to the Tweet that’s visible to all of their followers. As...
December 17, 2012
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Streaming message types Public stream messages Blank lines Status deletion notices (delete) Location deletion notices (scrub_geo) Limit notices (limit) Withheld content notices (status_withheld, user_withheld) Disconnect messages (disconnect) User stream messages Friends lists (friends) Events (event...
December 6, 2012
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Calendar of API changes This page lists important upcoming dates for consumers of Twitter's APIs. The dates listed will be as specific as possible, but may not be exact for various reasons. Please continue to follow @twitterapi and the Twitter developer blog for announcements about the platform. Upcoming changes...
GET lists/memberships Returns the lists the specified user has been added to. If user_id or screen_name are not provided the memberships for the authenticating user are returned.
GET lists/members Returns the members of the specified list. Private list members will only be shown if the authenticated user owns the specified list.
How do I get support for my account, the Twitter website, or Twitter for my mobile device? The Twitter Help Center is the ideal location for getting support with your Twitter account, the Twitter website, or Twitter for your mobile device. If you have feature requests, ideas, or complaints about the Twitter service, you should direct them via DM to @support or use the forms available to...
December 5, 2012
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Web Intents Javascript Events By using Web Intents Javascript Events, you agree to the Developer Rules of the Road. If you're integrating your site with Twitter using Web Intents, the Tweet Button and the Follow Button, and you want to detect the value you're getting from the integration, Web Intents Events provide the easiest...
December 3, 2012
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POST statuses/update_with_media Updates the authenticating user's current status and attaches media for upload. In other words, it creates a Tweet with a picture attached. Unlike POST statuses/update, this method expects raw multipart data. Your POST request's Content-Type should be set to multipart/form-data with the media[]...
POST statuses/retweet/:id Retweets a tweet. Returns the original tweet with retweet details embedded.
November 30, 2012
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GET lists/subscribers Returns the subscribers of the specified list. Private list subscribers will only be shown if the authenticated user owns the specified list.
November 29, 2012
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GET friends/list Returns a cursored collection of user objects for every user the specified user is following (otherwise known as their "friends"). At this time, results are ordered with the most recent following first — however, this ordering is subject to unannounced change and eventual consistency issues...
GET followers/list Returns a cursored collection of user objects for users following the specified user. At this time, results are ordered with the most recent following first — however, this ordering is subject to unannounced change and eventual consistency issues. Results are given in groups of 20 users and...
November 28, 2012
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Site streams Overview Endpoint Types of messages Protected data Connecting Limits Best Practices Be familiar with User Streams Modifying streams Applying for access Overview Site Streams allows services, such as web sites or mobile push services, to receive real-time updates for a...
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.
Developer Display Requirements Introduction The power of Twitter is in the network of people using it, and its ability to bring users closer to what’s most meaningful to them. When we first launched, Tweets were a simple 140 character update. However, as Twitter evolved, so too has the way that users view and interact with...
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 19, 2012
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Using Reverse Auth While the Twitter framework for iOS provides an incredibly easy way to make authenticated calls on behalf of a user to the Twitter API, you may find the need to process a user’s Twitter data on your server. To faciliate this, Twitter provides an endpoint that allows you to obtain the user's...
November 14, 2012
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Twitter Player Cards and HTTPS As previously mentionned on our Twitter Player Card documentation "simple rules" section, we recommend making all calls to assets required for a Player Cards to be done over HTTPS. We know some publishers have been struggling with this requirement, especially when dealing with third party...