Twitter has announced that they will be turning off basic authentication for the Streaming API on May 7th. I’m preparing a new version of the 140dev Framework to use OAuth now, and will have it posted tomorrow. That will be good for new users of this code, but if you already have the code in [...]
Twitter OAuth
My Twitter OAuth ebook has been out for 2 weeks now, and I’ve had a chance to help a lot of people get over the hump of running their first OAuth code. I’ve collected a list of the most common problems they have: No callback URL When you create an app, Twitter has an input [...]
Now that the switch to the Twitter API version 1.1 is getting closer, I’ve been asked if it will break the 140dev Framework. The requirement to switch to OAuth for API requests won’t affect the Streaming API, so version 1.1 won’t have any immediate impact on the the 140dev framework. Twitter has assured us that [...]
My Twitter OAuth ebook closes with the source code for an API Console application. This app got such a favorable response that I decided to enhance it and put it out as a free tool. I have found this to be an invaluable debugging aid when testing an API request. It lets you enter just [...]
For years now there has been a steady stream of requests, demands, pleas, and threats over the issue of getting user email addresses from the Twitter API. This thread is just one of many on the subject. The simple fact is that it ain’t gonna happen. No way, not ever. It’s pretty funny to see [...]
I’ve been having some Twitter discussions with devs about the breakage version 1.1 will cause for client-side Twitter apps. The simplest way to say it is that every page that uses direct Javascript calls to the Twitter API will break when version 1.0 is turned off in March. The only way you will be able [...]
It’s time to start converting your code to the Twitter API version 1.1. I’ve been using it for a while now, and it seems solid. Twitter is still saying that version 1.0 will be turned off on March 5th, so we all have to begin the upgrade process. (Update: The turn-off date for API 1.0 [...]
One benefit of running an app within Twitter.com is that it will eliminate the need for the OAuth dance. That is the complex exchange that goes on between a website and the Twitter API when the user logs into Twitter through the website. This communication is necessary to deliver a set of authorization keys that [...]
I’ve started writing a weekly column for ProgrammableWeb.com. After doing Twitter API programming for over 3 years, I want to start distilling the best practices I use in my work. Each column will cover a single aspect of the API, and compare the pros and cons of 2 or 3 approaches. The first column was [...]
One of the coolest clients we have now is the Buddy Roemer for President campaign. Buddy may not be the best known candidate, but he does have some unique campaign issues. He’s fighting money in politics, and as part of that mission he is limiting himself to a max of $100 in donations per person. [...]
There is something about OAuth that brings out the worst in techies. You can see it when someone asks how to get started with OAuth on the Twitter development talk mailing list. The general response is “get a copy of library X, and you’re all set.” Well if downloading a library would solve the problem, [...]
