Re: [twitter-dev] V2-roadmap access
Let me boil it down to the simplest case. I have a protected account that I want to use to provide notifications to my users (but only my users). I have oauth completely set up to let my users authorize me to their twitter accounts. I can then make their twitter account follow me. Except, since I'm protected, that following request isn't honored until I accept the pending follow requests. Currently there is no 'friendships/accept' type API method so I have effectively done nothing until a human presses the accept button. So since this isn't going to work any time soon via the api, am I likely to get myself banned if I write a bot that periodically logs in and 'clicks' the accept all pending follower requests link that I as a human can see? And by periodically I think I mean once an hour or less. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Taylor Singletary wrote: > The breadth of functionality we have right now is, unfortunately: > GET friendships/incoming http://dev.twitter.com/doc/get/friendships/incoming > GET friendships/outgoing http://dev.twitter.com/doc/get/friendships/outgoing > and the rest of the friendship methods on the API. > Now, there may be a way to use these methods in combination with each other > to accomplish your goals, but I haven't yet connected the dots to ascertain > that. I can take a close look, or if someone else on the list has more > experience in this arena, they might have a suggestion. > Otherwise, I'd recommend going on with your workaround. The v1 API is going > to be around for awhile, and I don't think we have this feature on our > immediate roadmap; that said, sometimes a new feature that's been requested > like this "just pops up." We'll announce when/if that happens. > Taylor > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Robert Van Dam wrote: >> >> Then perhaps I should ask my real question. I'm working on a system >> for broadcasting messages to subsets of our users and we have set up >> separate accounts for each subset. However, the company I work for >> does not want these tweets to be fully public (they are not overly >> sensitive but nonetheless...) but if I make the accounts protected, >> then I can not automatically have our customers follow us since there >> is no function in the api for accepting pending friend requests. >> >> So my two options are to make a human login and periodically click the >> 'Accept all' link on several different accounts or I can write a bot >> to do it (which I'm sure someone will tell me is a bad idea). I >> noticed that there were a couple bug reports about this issue but they >> were closed with links to the now apparently defunct V2-Roadmap page >> and obviously no solution in the last two years since the first bug >> was filed. >> >> Is there any chance this functionality will be coming to the api any >> time soon or will I be forced to code around it indefinitely? >> >> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Taylor Singletary >> wrote: >> > Hi Rob, >> > Over time the v2 Roadmap became less and less relevant. We're currently >> > rethinking what V2 might look like with fresh eyes. >> > Taylor >> > >> > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Rob wrote: >> >> >> >> I've seen many references to http://apiwiki.twitter.com/V2-Roadmap, >> >> particularly with regards to a current api issue I have (accepting >> >> pending follow requests on protected accounts) but when I go to that >> >> page I get a mostly empty page that just says "You don't have >> >> permission to look at V2 Roadmap." Is that intentional and if so is >> >> there some place I can go to request access? I don't see any obvious >> >> way to signup and login into the necessary workspace on pbwiki. >> > >> > > >
Re: [twitter-dev] V2-roadmap access
The breadth of functionality we have right now is, unfortunately: GET friendships/incoming http://dev.twitter.com/doc/get/friendships/incoming GET friendships/outgoing http://dev.twitter.com/doc/get/friendships/outgoing and the rest of the friendship methods on the API. Now, there may be a way to use these methods in combination with each other to accomplish your goals, but I haven't yet connected the dots to ascertain that. I can take a close look, or if someone else on the list has more experience in this arena, they might have a suggestion. Otherwise, I'd recommend going on with your workaround. The v1 API is going to be around for awhile, and I don't think we have this feature on our immediate roadmap; that said, sometimes a new feature that's been requested like this "just pops up." We'll announce when/if that happens. Taylor On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Robert Van Dam wrote: > Then perhaps I should ask my real question. I'm working on a system > for broadcasting messages to subsets of our users and we have set up > separate accounts for each subset. However, the company I work for > does not want these tweets to be fully public (they are not overly > sensitive but nonetheless...) but if I make the accounts protected, > then I can not automatically have our customers follow us since there > is no function in the api for accepting pending friend requests. > > So my two options are to make a human login and periodically click the > 'Accept all' link on several different accounts or I can write a bot > to do it (which I'm sure someone will tell me is a bad idea). I > noticed that there were a couple bug reports about this issue but they > were closed with links to the now apparently defunct V2-Roadmap page > and obviously no solution in the last two years since the first bug > was filed. > > Is there any chance this functionality will be coming to the api any > time soon or will I be forced to code around it indefinitely? > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Taylor Singletary > wrote: > > Hi Rob, > > Over time the v2 Roadmap became less and less relevant. We're currently > > rethinking what V2 might look like with fresh eyes. > > Taylor > > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Rob wrote: > >> > >> I've seen many references to http://apiwiki.twitter.com/V2-Roadmap, > >> particularly with regards to a current api issue I have (accepting > >> pending follow requests on protected accounts) but when I go to that > >> page I get a mostly empty page that just says "You don't have > >> permission to look at V2 Roadmap." Is that intentional and if so is > >> there some place I can go to request access? I don't see any obvious > >> way to signup and login into the necessary workspace on pbwiki. > > > > >
Re: [twitter-dev] V2-roadmap access
Then perhaps I should ask my real question. I'm working on a system for broadcasting messages to subsets of our users and we have set up separate accounts for each subset. However, the company I work for does not want these tweets to be fully public (they are not overly sensitive but nonetheless...) but if I make the accounts protected, then I can not automatically have our customers follow us since there is no function in the api for accepting pending friend requests. So my two options are to make a human login and periodically click the 'Accept all' link on several different accounts or I can write a bot to do it (which I'm sure someone will tell me is a bad idea). I noticed that there were a couple bug reports about this issue but they were closed with links to the now apparently defunct V2-Roadmap page and obviously no solution in the last two years since the first bug was filed. Is there any chance this functionality will be coming to the api any time soon or will I be forced to code around it indefinitely? On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Taylor Singletary wrote: > Hi Rob, > Over time the v2 Roadmap became less and less relevant. We're currently > rethinking what V2 might look like with fresh eyes. > Taylor > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Rob wrote: >> >> I've seen many references to http://apiwiki.twitter.com/V2-Roadmap, >> particularly with regards to a current api issue I have (accepting >> pending follow requests on protected accounts) but when I go to that >> page I get a mostly empty page that just says "You don't have >> permission to look at V2 Roadmap." Is that intentional and if so is >> there some place I can go to request access? I don't see any obvious >> way to signup and login into the necessary workspace on pbwiki. > >
Re: [twitter-dev] V2-roadmap access
Hi Rob, Over time the v2 Roadmap became less and less relevant. We're currently rethinking what V2 might look like with fresh eyes. Taylor On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Rob wrote: > I've seen many references to http://apiwiki.twitter.com/V2-Roadmap, > particularly with regards to a current api issue I have (accepting > pending follow requests on protected accounts) but when I go to that > page I get a mostly empty page that just says "You don't have > permission to look at V2 Roadmap." Is that intentional and if so is > there some place I can go to request access? I don't see any obvious > way to signup and login into the necessary workspace on pbwiki. >
[twitter-dev] V2-roadmap access
I've seen many references to http://apiwiki.twitter.com/V2-Roadmap, particularly with regards to a current api issue I have (accepting pending follow requests on protected accounts) but when I go to that page I get a mostly empty page that just says "You don't have permission to look at V2 Roadmap." Is that intentional and if so is there some place I can go to request access? I don't see any obvious way to signup and login into the necessary workspace on pbwiki.
