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August 5, 2013
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Using the Twitter Search API The Twitter Search API is part of our REST API v1.1. It allows queries against the real-time index of recent Tweets. There are a number of important things to know before using the Search API which are explained below. Limitations The Search API is not complete index of all Tweets, but...
August 2, 2013
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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...
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...
Player Card This Card type requires special approval, and is not available for immediate approval at this time. The Player Card is for streaming media experiences such as video and audio, and allows you to present your content inside of an iframe within the Tweet. Unlike the photo and summary card, you...
Product Card The Product Card is a great way to represent retail items on Twitter, and to drive sales. This Card type is designed to showcase your products via an image, a description, and allow you to highlight two other key details about your product. These fields are strings and can be used to show the...
Gallery Card The Gallery Card allows you to represent collections of photos within a Tweet. This Card type is designed to let the user know that there's more than just a single image at the URL shared, but rather a gallery of related images. You can specify up to 4 different images to show in the gallery...
Photo Card The Photo Card puts the image front and center in the Tweet: Web Mobile To define a photo card experience, set your card type to "photo" and provide a twitter:image. Twitter...
Large Image Summary Card In addition to our regular Summary Card, we also have a format that allows you to feature a larger image above the title and description of the Card. The regular Summary Card features a thumbnail image in the upper right hand corner of the Card, but if you want to more prominently feature your...
Summary Card The Summary Card can be used for many kinds of web content, from blog posts and news articles, to products and restaurants. The screenshot below shows the expanded Tweet view for a New York Times article: Web Mobile...
July 31, 2013
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App Card App Card is a great way to better represent mobile applications on Twitter and to drive installs. We designed the App Card to allow for a name, description and icon, and also to highlight attributes such as the rating and the price. This will require adding some new markup tags to your pages,...
Cards Markup Tag Reference The table in this section explains the OpenGraph fallback behavior for each Twitter tag. Overview of all Twitter Card Tags Property Card Value OpenGraph Fallback twitter:card all summary,...
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 29, 2013
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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) Stall warnings (warning) User stream messages Friends lists (...
July 24, 2013
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Twitter Libraries These libraries, while not necessarily tested by Twitter, should support Twitter API v1.1. Want your library to be included in this index or need to update the details we have? Submit your library for inclusion! Libraries built for the Twitter Platform C++ twitcurl by @swatkatsrants...
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 17, 2013
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Embedded Timelines English | 日本語 Overview Embeddable timelines make it easy to syndicate any public Twitter timeline to your website with one line of code. Just like timelines on twitter.com, embeddable timelines are interactive and enable your visitors to reply, Retweet, and favorite Tweets directly from your...
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 10, 2013
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Site streams Overview Endpoint Site streams messages Types of messages Data from accounts the user follows 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...
Streaming API request parameters Use the following request parameters to define what data is returned by the Streaming API endpoints: delimited stall_warnings filter_level language follow track locations count with replies delimited This parameter may be used on all streaming endpoints, unless...
July 8, 2013
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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[]...