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October 31, 2011
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Adding the Twitter Framework Overview Starting with iOS5, Apple has added a Twitter Framework to iOS. With this Framework, you can easily leverage the power of Twitter for single sign-on, content personalization and content sharing. This document walks you through the simple process of adding Twitter to a new or existing...
October 26, 2011
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Application Permission Model FAQ Table of Contents Two weeks is not enough time to implement a web OAuth flow and have the app approved. We need an extension Will Twitter’s own applications also go through the OAuth web flow? Why will you not grandfather existing applications into DM access...
October 25, 2011
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GET :user/lists/subscriptions This method is deprecated and has been replaced by GET lists/subscriptions. Please update your applications with the new endpoint. List the lists the specified user follows.
October 11, 2011
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Support If you are having trouble, here is the recommended plan of action (in order): API Documentation The official Twitter documentation can be found on dev.twitter.com. Issues List Use our new Issue Tracker to see filed bugs and file bugs of your own. Please include as much detail as humanly possible....
October 10, 2011
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GET trends/current This method is deprecated and has been replaced by GET trends/:woeid. Please update your applications with the new endpoint. Returns the current top 10 trending topics on Twitter. The response includes the time of the request, the name of each trending topic, and query used on Twitter Search...
GET trends This method is deprecated and has been replaced by GET trends/:woeid. Please update your applications with the new endpoint. Returns the top ten topics that are currently trending on Twitter. The response includes the time of the request, the name of each trend, and the url to the Twitter Search...
September 26, 2011
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Twitter IDs, JSON and Snowflake When consuming the API using JSON, it is important to always use the field id_str instead of id. This is due to the way Javascript and other languages that consume JSON evaluate large integers. If you come across a scenario where it doesn't appear that id and id_str match, it's due to your...
September 22, 2011
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Open Source Examples Open source projects are a great way to learn from other developers' experience with the Twitter API. There are plenty out there! By Project Host By Language/Platform By Project Host CodePlex GitHub Google Code SourceForge By Language/Platform Cocoa/...
September 7, 2011
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Adding international support to your apps If your audience speaks a language other than English, we recommend you use a localized UI. To help you do this, we've created glossary pages on our translation center: Dutch Filipino French German Hindi Indonesian Italian Korean Malay Portuguese Russian Simplified...
August 31, 2011
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t.co Redirection Behavior t.co currently handles redirections by context and known user agents. We've taken care to preserve original referrers in all contexts where they are reliably provided. Source of click Referrer non-twitter.com domainswith specified referrer original...
August 9, 2011
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Rate Limiting FAQ Where can I find information about what rate limiting is? Are rate limits per user, per computer or per application? Why did Twitter choose the World Cup 2010 as a time to start dynamically rating the API I have a whitelisted account and cannot operate with a really small rate limit Will...
July 18, 2011
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POST oauth/access_token Allows a Consumer application to exchange the OAuth Request Token for an OAuth Access Token. This method fulfills Section 6.3 of the OAuth 1.0 authentication flow. The OAuth access token may also be used for xAuth operations. Please use HTTPS for this method, and all other OAuth token negotiation...
July 14, 2011
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POST account/update_profile_image Updates the authenticating user's profile image. Note that this method expects raw multipart data, not a URL to an image. This method asynchronously processes the uploaded file before updating the user's profile image URL. You can either update your local cache the next time you request the user's...
July 13, 2011
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Moving from Basic Auth to OAuth Transitioning from Basic Authentication to OAuth isn't simple for everyone. You're going from an approach where you send a login and password with every REST API request you make to one in which you're first having to acquire user authorization, and then sending credentials that both identify your...
July 12, 2011
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The Application Permission Model Table of Contents A few updates about the permission model change The new permission level announcement email Questions and Answers A few updates about the permission model change Sent Jun 13, 2011 Hey everyone, A number of updates were made to the Direct Message...
July 11, 2011
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Developers For Hire The following developers have expressed interest in independent work developing applications for the Twitter API. Please contact them directly to inquire for their ability in helping develop a Twitter application for your needs. Note that these developers are community members and are not...
GET statuses/friends_timeline This method is deprecated and has been replaced by GET statuses/home_timeline. Please update your applications with the new endpoint. Returns the 20 most recent statuses posted by the authenticating user and the user's they follow. This is the same timeline seen by a user when they login to twitter...
July 9, 2011
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Comparte el Bookmarklet Información general El Bookmarklet hace que sea fácil compartir cualquier página web en Twitter, incluso si no hay un Botón de Twittear. Funciona en los principales navegadores y es fácil de instalar. Instalar el Bookmarklet Comparte en Twitter...
Share Bookmarklet Overview The Share Bookmarklet makes it easy for you to share any webpage on Twitter, even if there isn’t a Tweet Button. It works in all major browsers and is easy to install. Getting the Bookmarklet Share on Twitter To use the bookmarklet just drag the Share on Twitter...