Chad is referring to this conversation: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/browse_thread/thread/4c0eaad027c9fb1a/fb460172cabfb143?lnk=gst&q=status#fb460172cabfb143
Doug Williams Twitter API Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Chad Etzel <jazzyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Definitive answer: NO. > > now not everyone you've asked seems to think yes :) > > there was a thread about this not too long ago. pls search the archives. > -Chad > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Kelly Jones > <kelly.terry.jo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Can I find a tweet knowing only its id? >> >> Everyone I've asked seems to think yes, but even the URLs are of the form: >> >> http://twitter.com/[username]/statuses/[id] >> >> so it looks you need at least the username and id. >> >> I also didn't see an API call that gave you tweet content based on id. >> >> Definitive answer here? >> >> -- >> We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying >> to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to >> new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile. >> >