Following your advice I executed: 3.)
*curl -u user_a:pass_a -d "" http://twitter.com/friendships/create/user_b.json {"description":"","screen_name":"user_b","url":null,"name":"user_b","protected":false,"profile_image_url":"http:\/\/ static.twitter.com \/images\/default_profile_normal.png","location":"","id":xxx,"followers_count":1} * but I can not send direct messages from user_a to user_b ;( 4.) *curl -u user_a:pass_a -d "user=user_b&text=bla" http://twitter.com/direct_messages/new.json {"request":"\/direct_messages\/new.json","error":"You cannot send messages to users who are not following you."}* Any ideas, Daniello 2009/1/14 Abraham Williams <4bra...@gmail.com> > I assumed that a protected user would be able to dm a requesting user but I > guess not. > You can repeat step one switching the users and then it will work. > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 08:20, Daniel Kwiecinski < > daniel.kwiecin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ok, I did the following according your advice: >> >> 1.) >> >> *curl -u user_b:pass_b -d "" >> http:nielllo.jsonm/friendships/create/user_a.json >> >> {"description":"","screen_name":"user_a","url":null,"name":"user_a","protected":true,"profile_image_url":"http:\/\/ >> s3.amazonaws.com >> \/twitter_production\/profile_images\/xxxx_o_normal.jpg","location":"London","id":xxxxxx,"followers_count":8} >> * >> >> 2.) >> >> *curl -u user_a:pass_a -d "user=user_b&text=bla" >> http://twitter.com/direct_messages/new.json >> {"request":"\/direct_messages\/new.json","error":"You cannot send messages >> to users who are not following you."}* >> >> And I've check the user_a twitter page, there is pending request from >> user_b but is not accepted. >> >> Any ideas? >> Daniello >> >> 2009/1/14 Abraham Williams <4bra...@gmail.com> >> >> Call http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#create as user B >>> to friend user A. >>> Then call http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation#new as user >>> A to send a DM to user B. >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 07:04, daniello <daniel.kwiecin...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> The problem: >>>> >>>> User A has his updates protected. User B has his updates public. >>>> There is no relation between these users yet. I need to send the >>>> direct message from user A to user B. I have credentials of both >>>> users. What API invocations should I execute in order to be able to >>>> send direct messages from user A to B. (ie how to accept the follow >>>> request by API) >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> Daniello >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> | Abraham Williams | Web Developer | http://abrah.am >>> | Web608 | Community Evangelist | http://web608.org >>> | gg&d | betaGeek | http://girlsgeeksanddating.com >>> | Micro-email: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/38822 >>> | This email is: [] blogable [x] ask first [] private >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > | Abraham Williams | http://the.hackerconundrum.com > | Web608 | Community Evangelist | http://web608.org > | gg&d | betaGeek | http://girlsgeeksanddating.com > | Micro-email: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/38822 > | This email is: [] blogable [x] ask first [] private >
