[twitter-dev] Whitelisting with multiple IPs
Hi, right now our website needs multiple web servers, so we went ahead and requested whitelisting for multiple IPs. But my question is, is that 2 limit per IP or it's aggregated per website even if it runs on multiple servers (IPs). Thanks in advance
[twitter-dev] Re: Whitelisting with multiple IPs
Thanks for the quick answer. One more question, our service (HootSuite.com) allow users to check their friends timelines, replies, DMs... since all of these are authenticated requests, what we've been assuming (and it seems have been working that way) was that, the first 100 requests uses the user's limit, and if it goes over 100, it'll start using our web server's limit. Is this actually the way Twitter API is supposed to work? and in the future as well? Thanks again! On Mar 24, 12:27 pm, Doug Williams d...@twitter.com wrote: Rate limiting is IP specific. Therefore, you should find that you have 2 calls per individual IP. Thanks, Doug Williams Twitter API Supporthttp://twitter.com/dougw On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM, bbc beier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, right now our website needs multiple web servers, so we went ahead and requested whitelisting for multiple IPs. But my question is, is that 2 limit per IP or it's aggregated per website even if it runs on multiple servers (IPs). Thanks in advance- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -
[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth
I second that. It would be much better to convert existing user base automatically behind the scene other than asking them redo the whole process, which is kinda hassle to our users On Mar 21, 8:13 am, Simon tro...@gmail.com wrote: What is the status on this? We really a need a quicker way to convert current users to OAuth. It is really annoying to expect my users to go back and authenticate it with OAuth... On Mar 2, 7:25 pm, Matt Sanford m...@twitter.com wrote: Hi all, This migration is something we've been discussing internally. We're not sure yet what we want to do about it but I'll keep people posted. Remember, we'll be running things in parallel for a while so there is some time to figure these things out. Don't Panic; — Matt Sanford On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:54 PM, Abraham Williams wrote: I would guess that there won't be a form to take CSV files but perhaps there will be a temporary API method that jus returns access tokens. The CSV file would have to include the users passwords to verify that the submitter actually had permission to edit their profiles. Probably not a good idea to have CSV files with loads of Twitter username:passwords hanging around. It is a little bit more work but you already have the basic auth code and you will have to write the OAuth code. Might as well have them running in parallel with an if check to see if they have set up OAuth yet. Abraham On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 15:23, Ivan ivan.kiri...@gmail.com wrote: I apologize if this has already been addressed. Is there an automated way to convert a set of twitter users in a 3rd party application (i.e. usernames and passwords), into usable OAuth credentials? If not, this makes the transition difficult, both because additional user action is required and app logic needs to include provisions for different kinds of twitter accounts. That's translates to lots of friction for the whole twitter developer userbase. I'd be fine with a one-off mechanism that isn't open to an API but involves submitting a CSV file or something like it to a form. Thanks, Ivan http://tipjoy.com -- Abraham Williams |http://the.hackerconundrum.com Web608 | Community Evangelist |http://web608.org This email is: [ ] blogable [x] ask first [ ] private. Sent from: Madison Wisconsin United States.
[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth
Doing that for tens of thousands of Twitter users would be impossible. If the API can provide something that returns the token if I provide the login credential, then that would be much easier to handle existing users. On Mar 23, 5:20 am, Dossy Shiobara do...@panoptic.com wrote: Remind me again, if you have a Twitter user's basic auth credentials, why you can't perform the OAuth authorization on their behalf? *whistles* On 3/23/09 3:42 AM, bbc wrote: I second that. It would be much better to convert existing user base automatically behind the scene other than asking them redo the whole process, which is kinda hassle to our users On Mar 21, 8:13 am, Simontro...@gmail.com wrote: What is the status on this? We really a need a quicker way to convert current users to OAuth. It is really annoying to expect my users to go back and authenticate it with OAuth... -- Dossy Shiobara | do...@panoptic.com |http://dossy.org/ Panoptic Computer Network |http://panoptic.com/ He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on. (p. 70)
[twitter-dev] Re: sending replies or DMs to people no longer following you ...
I believe you can also use the HTTP response stats code to tell if the user's DM is successful or not. If the status code is 403 (Forbidden), then in the context of DM, I believe it means the receiver is not following the sender. This way you don't need to check any condition beforehand (like follower list...), simple send it and examine the return code On Mar 16, 5:30 pm, Jeff Bishop jeff.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, If you send a reply or Direct Message to someone who is not following you then the user will not see it in their timeline or as a Direct Message notification (like email), correct? So, what is the best way to get a list of people that will see these replies or DMs? Do I have to get the IDs from Friends and Followers and compare myself? I would rather the user not send a DM or Reply if the person will not see it.
[twitter-dev] Re: How often do users change their screen names?
How about providing a feed we can subscribe to that updates name change whenever it takes place? On Mar 5, 8:45 am, Nick Arnett nick.arn...@gmail.com wrote: Question for the folks at Twitter - any stats on how often people change their screen names? In another thread, we were talking about the problem of resolving IDs to names... I'm refreshing my user data for lots of users every few days, in large part to catch screen name changes. I could start keeping track of the changes, but I have not done so yet. Intuition suggests that users would rarely change their screen names, especially if they are active. Do you have any data to support this? Come to think of it, an API call that would give us names changed since a certain date would be very useful for avoiding the need to check everybody. Even better, return friend or follower names changed since a date. Nick
[twitter-dev] Re: Introducing the world's most extensive Twitter User Analyzer application
Agree. I sent my buddy a link that should have linked to followers' geo locations (google map), but instead he only saw the front page chart On Mar 5, 5:57 am, Noah noah.cof...@gmail.com wrote: It would be much more useful if I could direct link to specific stats. I found some interesting things about a user and wanted to send them a link to a specific chart, but can't. If you added that and a tweet this stat feature, it would probably do wonders for your traffic. Nice site. On Mar 4, 7:32 am, Ruth yac...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Introducinghttp://TwitterAnalyzer.com, the world's most extensive Twitter User Analyzer app. After investing a lot of time and money, Twitter Analyzer is ready to be introduced to Twitter's development community... Twitter Analyzer is analyzing Twitter users with over 50 analyzing statistics represented by amazing graphical charts, and including features like: user usage stats, friends stats, friends density maps, followers growth rate and expectation, friends clustering by bio description or messages, active vs. inactive followers, what friends are writing about you?, who retweets your messages?, and many more... Please be aware that Twitter Analyzer is still in early Beta and bugs are part of development, so be delicate with your criticism. Your Bugs, Feature requests, or Comments are welcomed ... . you can send them to: 1. twitteranaly...@gmail.com, 2. follow us onhttp://twitter.com/ruth_z 3. follow us on twitter.com/tanalyzer (a new account) (we will follow you right back for an easier connection) 4. this discussion group Check it out, I promise that it will be fun... p.s. I would like to thank Alex Payne (@al3x) for helping us (by this discussion group and emails) in the process of writing the application. and cheers to Twitter for releasing a great Api. Thanks in advance, Ruth Zo,http://TwitterAnalyzer.com
Re: twIRC
Well done Chad, seeing a list of users talking about a particular topic is handy. I think it would be better if you can show the date of the conversation if not today (o; On Feb 11, 8:45 am, Chad Etzel jazzyc...@gmail.com wrote: Well, this started off mostly as a joke when I came up with the thought, but it actually turns out to be pretty useful depending on what you're searching for or what #hashtag you're following (imho). Twitter meets IRC. No muss, no fuss. http://tweetgrid.com/irc -Chad
Re: Anyone want to write this app?
Follow a few hundred users at once means a few hundred instant api calls. with 20K call cap, I don't think this app will be sustainable unless Twitter removes that cap
