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August 28, 2013
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GET statuses/retweets/:id Returns a collection of the 100 most recent retweets of the tweet specified by the id parameter.
August 27, 2013
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Developer Rules of the Road Last Update: July 2, 2013. Rules of the Road Twitter maintains an open platform that supports the millions of people around the world who are sharing and discovering what's happening now. We want to empower our ecosystem partners to build valuable businesses around the information flowing...
August 26, 2013
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GET site Streams messages for a set of users, as described in Site streams.
GET user Streams messages for a single user, as described in User streams.
August 21, 2013
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GET geo/search Search for places that can be attached to a statuses/update. Given a latitude and a longitude pair, an IP address, or a name, this request will return a list of all the valid places that can be used as the place_id when updating a status. Conceptually, a query can be made from the user's location...
August 13, 2013
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Tweets Tweets are the basic atomic building block of all things Twitter. Users tweet Tweets, also known more generically as "status updates." Tweets can be embedded, replied to, favorited, unfavorited and deleted. The "http://" at the beginning of URLs is a command to the browser. It...
August 1, 2013
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Why can I successfully make GET REST API requests but not POSTs? If you've managed to get OAuth 1.0A signing working for GET-based requests but are finding that it's more difficult to make POST requests, such as to POST statuses/update, there are a few things to investigate first: Only applications and access tokens with read-write permissions or above can...
July 31, 2013
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How to configure an iOS URL scheme What we'll be able to do when we're done At the end of this tutorial, we'll be able to open an example app by typing "birdland://" into Safari for iOS. Why this is important Twitter Cards drives downloads to your iOS and Android applications. By configuring an URL scheme for your application,...
July 23, 2013
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Why won't statuses/update let me post a link to a specific domain name? Some domain names get identified as spam or malware. If you believe that you should be able to validly use a domain name, see this support article for further instructions: My Website is Being Flagged as Malware or Spam! and contact support through https://support.twitter.com/forms/spam with...
July 13, 2013
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JavaScript Interfaces for Twitter for Websites By using Twitter Javascript, you agree to the Developer Rules of the Road. If you're integrating your site with Twitter using Twitter for Websites and Web Intents, you can enhance your application using JavaScript functions and events. Twitter for Websites products—Tweet buttons, Follow buttons,...
July 8, 2013
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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.
July 2, 2013
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Developer Display Requirements Diffs 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 updates. However, as Twitter evolved, so too has the way that users view and interact with...
Display Requirements: Archive Previous Display Requirements (NOT CURRENT) Please Note: These requirements are NOT current. Please read the current requirements. Latest diff November 20, 2012
Archive of Developer Display Requirements (November 20, 2012) These requirements are not current, please see the current version. 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...
API Terms of Service: Archive Previous API Terms of Service (NOT CURRENT) Please Note: These terms are NOT current. Please read the current terms. Latest diff September 5, 2012 May 5, 2012 June 1, 2011 April 13, 2011
API Terms of Service: Sept 5, 2012 Please Note: These terms are NOT current. Please read the current terms. Last Update: September 5, 2012. Return to the API Terms of Service: Archive. Rules of the Road Twitter maintains an open platform that supports the millions of people around the world who are sharing and...
API Terms of Service: Diff between Sept 5, 2012 and July 2, 2013 Please Note: These terms are NOT current. Please read the current terms. Last Update: September 5, 2012.July 2, 2013. Return to the API Terms of Service: Archive. Rules of the Road Twitter maintains an open platform that supports the millions of people around the world who are...
Authentication & Authorization Twitter supports a few authentication methods and with a range of OAuth authentication styles you may be wondering which method you should be using. When choosing which authentication method to use you should understand the way that method will affect your users experience and the way you write...
Connecting to a streaming endpoint Overview Authentication Connecting Disconnections Stalls Reconnecting Connection churn Rate limiting Best practices Test backoff strategies Issue alerts for multiple reconnects Handle DNS changes User Agent HTTP Error Codes Overview Establishing a connection to the...
July 1, 2013
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API Terms of Service: Most recent changes Please Note: These terms are NOT current. Please read the current terms. Last Update: September 5, 2012.July 1, 2013. Return to the API Terms of Service: Archive. Rules of the Road Twitter maintains an open platform that supports the millions of people around the world who are...