Twitter API Developer Guides

Step-by-step tutorials, technical documentation, and best practices for integrating with Twitter's API.

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Getting Started

Setup Your Account

Learn how to create a developer account and generate API keys and tokens.

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Authentication

Understand Bearer tokens, OAuth 1.0a, and how to secure your API communications.

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Rate Limits

Manage Twitter's rate limiting policies and avoid hitting API throttle caps.

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Authentication Guide

OAuth 1.0a Setup

OAuth 1.0a Authentication

Learn to implement OAuth 1.0a for secure API access to protected resources.

consumer_key # String

consumer_secret # String


{`// Pseudocode for OAuth 1.0a signature generation
const hmacSHA1signature = createHMACSHA1(
  "POST&https%3A%2F%2Fapi.twitter.com%2F2%2Ftweets" +
  "&oauth_consumer_key%3D%26oauth_nonce=" +
  %26oauth_signature_method%3DHMAC-SHA1%26oauth_timestamp=" +
  %26oauth_token%3D%26oauth_version%3D1.0",
  &);
  
const baseString = `OAuth ` +
  `oauth_consumer_key="YOUR_KEY", ` +
  `oauth_nonce="GENERATED_NONCE, ` +
  `oauth_signature="${encodeURIComponent(signature)}", ` +
  `oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", ` +
  `oauth_timestamp="EPOCH_TIME", ` +
  `oauth_token="USER_ACCESS_TOKEN", ` +
  `oauth_version="1.0"`;}

Bearer Authentication

Bearer Token Usage

Implement Bearer token authentication for read-only endpoints and application-only access.

Authorization: Bearer AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANN4JgAAAAA%3D


{`const bearerHeaders = {
  "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
};}

Advanced Topics

Rate Limiting

Implement proper rate limit management strategies

Streaming API

Real-time data with the Twitter Streaming API

OAuth 2.0

Modern security patterns for application access

Webhooks

Implement secure webhook handling patterns

Popular Guides

Beginner's Tutorial

Your First Twitter API Call

Step-by-step guide to making your first authenticated API request

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Advanced Tutorial

Streaming API Setup

Create real-time applications with Twitter's streaming endpoints

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