Access the profile image in various sizes for the user with the indicated screen_name. If no size is provided the normal image is returned.
This resource does not return JSON or XML, but instead returns a 302 redirect to the actual image resource.
This method should only be used by application developers to lookup or check the profile image URL for a user. This method must not be used as the image source URL presented to users of your application.
Resource URL
Parameters
The screen name of the user for whom to return results for. Helpful for disambiguating when a valid screen name is also a user ID.
Example Values: noradio
Specifies the size of image to fetch. Not specifying a size will give the default, normal size of 48px by 48px. Valid options include:
- bigger - 73px by 73px
- normal - 48px by 48px
- mini - 24px by 24px
- original - undefined. This will be the size the image was originally uploaded in. The filesize of original images can be very big so use this parameter with caution.
Example Values: bigger
Example Request
GET | |
<html><body>You are being <a href="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/1438634086/avatar_bigger.png">redirected</a>.</body></html>