It should comply with this: http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#HTTPStatusCodes I you don't haver permission to see the status: 401. If it does not exist: 404.
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 14:37, Hamish Campbell <[email protected]>wrote: > > Ah, no - I think you still get a 200 status code (using xml anyway) > > On Dec 14, 3:52 am, fastest963 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah gotcha! so i should just just look for the 200 status code :) > > Thanks! > > > > On Dec 12, 11:00 pm, "Damon Clinkscales" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > cURL is your friend. > > > > > "Bad ID": > > > $ curl "http://twitter.com/statuses/show/123456.json"; > > > {"request":"\/statuses\/show\/123456.json","error":"No status found > > > with that ID."} > > > > > "Protected Update": > > > $ curl "http://twitter.com/statuses/show/1054113093.json"; > > > {"request":"\/statuses\/show\/1054113093.json","error":"Sorry, you are > > > not authorized to see this status."} > > > > > "Public Update": > > > $ curl "http://twitter.com/statuses/show/1052591473.json"; > > > {"in_reply_to_user_id":null,"text":"\"Why do you look askance at my > > > juice.\"","user":{"description":"No ideas but in > > > things.","url":"http:\/\/1vy.org\/","name":"Evan","followers_count":1124,"p > rotected":false,"profile_image_url":"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twitter_pro > duction\/profile_images\/66286904\/aquarium-fish-icon_normal.jpg","screen_n > ame":"_evan","location":"Russian > > > Hill, > California","id":761613},"in_reply_to_screen_name":null,"truncated":false," > favorited":false,"created_at":"Fri > > > Dec 12 02:31:44 +0000 > > > 2008","id":1052591473,"in_reply_to_status_id":null,"source":"web"} > > > > > -damon > > > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:24 PM, fastest963 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Well, the subject says it all, but I'm requesting a ID by /statuses/ > > > > show/123456.json and I was wondering what I can expect the output to > > > > be if either the ID doesn't exist or if it is protected. > > > > > > In other words: how can I easily check to see if it returned > > > > correctly? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > James Hartig > -- | Abraham Williams | Web Developer | http://abrah.am | Brazen Careerist | Pro Hacker | http://www.brazencareerist.com | PoseurTech LLC | Mashup Ambassador | http://poseurte.ch | Web608 | Community Evangelist | http://web608.org | This email is: [] blogable [x] ask first [] private
