Resource URL
Parameters
The numerical ID of the desired status.
Example Values: 123
When set to either true, t or 1, each tweet will include a node called "entities,". This node offers a variety of metadata about the tweet in a discreet structure, including: user_mentions, urls, and hashtags. While entities are opt-in on timelines at present, they will be made a default component of output in the future. See Tweet Entities for more detail on entities.
Example Values: true
When set to either true, t or 1, each tweet returned in a timeline will include a user object including only the status authors numerical ID. Omit this parameter to receive the complete user object.
Example Values: true
Extended description
Usage Notes:
- This method is subject to update limits. A HTTP 403 will be returned if this limit as been hit.
- Twitter will ignore attempts to perform duplicate retweets.
- The retweet_count will be current as of when the payload is generated and may not reflect the exact count. It is intended as an approximation. [COMING SOON]
- Twitter will ignore attempts to retweet your own tweets.
Example Request
POST | |
POST Data | |
{
"coordinates": null,
"favorited": false,
"truncated": false,
"created_at": "Tue Jan 11 23:10:48 +0000 2011",
"id_str": "24966484103004160",
"retweeted_status": {
"coordinates": null,
"favorited": false,
"truncated": false,
"created_at": "Tue Jan 11 19:48:03 +0000 2011",
"id_str": "24915460449370112",
"in_reply_to_user_id_str": null,
"contributors": null,
"annotations": null,
"text": "Do you know somebody that runs algorithms on millions of tweets everyday but doesn't have a Twitter account of their own? I do.",
"id": 24915460449370112,
"in_reply_to_status_id_str": null,
"retweet_count": 2,
"geo": null,
"retweeted": false,
"in_reply_to_user_id": null,
"in_reply_to_screen_name": null,
"user": {
"name": "Abraham Williams",
"profile_sidebar_border_color": "12BEF2",
"profile_background_tile": false,
"profile_sidebar_fill_color": "ffffff",
"profile_image_url": "http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/1117369624/new-border_normal.png",
"location": "San Francisco",
"created_at": "Sun Oct 14 12:50:47 +0000 2007",
"follow_request_sent": false,
"id_str": "9436992",
"profile_link_color": "33ccff",
"is_translator": false,
"contributors_enabled": false,
"favourites_count": 1062,
"url": "http://abrah.am/?src=twt",
"utc_offset": -28800,
"id": 9436992,
"profile_use_background_image": false,
"listed_count": 372,
"protected": false,
"followers_count": 2782,
"profile_text_color": "454545",
"lang": "en",
"profile_background_color": "ffffff",
"notifications": false,
"geo_enabled": true,
"time_zone": "Pacific Time (US & Canada)",
"verified": false,
"description": "Hacker Advocate working at @answerly looking for awesome people/projects. Mainiac and perfectionist with interestes in #google #twitter #apis. Built @oauthlib",
"friends_count": 490,
"profile_background_image_url": "http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/63275387/White_Crystal.jpg",
"statuses_count": 20869,
"show_all_inline_media": true,
"following": true,
"screen_name": "abraham"
},
"source": "<a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/twitter/id409789998?mt=12\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter for Mac</a>",
"place": null,
"in_reply_to_status_id": null
},
"in_reply_to_user_id_str": null,
"contributors": null,
"annotations": null,
"text": "RT @abraham: Do you know somebody that runs algorithms on millions of tweets everyday but doesn't have a Twitter account of their own? I do.",
"id": 24966484103004160,
"in_reply_to_status_id_str": null,
"retweet_count": 2,
"geo": null,
"retweeted": false,
"in_reply_to_user_id": null,
"in_reply_to_screen_name": null,
"user": {
"expanded_url": "http://bit.ly/5w7P88",
"name": "Taylor Singletary",
"profile_sidebar_border_color": "f7b565",
"profile_background_tile": false,
"profile_sidebar_fill_color": "000b17",
"profile_image_url": "http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/1208696313/3eyed_normal.gif",
"location": "iPhone: 37.778189,-122.397936",
"created_at": "Wed Mar 07 22:23:19 +0000 2007",
"follow_request_sent": false,
"id_str": "819797",
"profile_link_color": "448668",
"is_translator": false,
"entities": {
"urls": [
],
"hashtags": [
],
"user_mentions": [
]
},
"contributors_enabled": false,
"favourites_count": 1894,
"url": "http://t.co/dapZGV0",
"utc_offset": -28800,
"id": 819797,
"profile_use_background_image": true,
"listed_count": 189,
"protected": false,
"followers_count": 2687,
"profile_text_color": "004358",
"lang": "en",
"profile_background_color": "001329",
"notifications": false,
"geo_enabled": true,
"time_zone": "Pacific Time (US & Canada)",
"verified": false,
"description": "Reality Technician, Developer Advocate at Twitter, .:",
"friends_count": 2233,
"display_url": "bit.ly/5w7P88",
"profile_background_image_url": "http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/174206644/nasa9_792_31420.jpg",
"statuses_count": 8947,
"show_all_inline_media": true,
"following": false,
"screen_name": "episod"
},
"source": "<a href=\"http://realitytechnicians.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Crying Indian</a>",
"place": null,
"in_reply_to_status_id": null
}