the first request is figuring out the relation between the users http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Twitter-REST-API-Method:-friendships-show and the second request to send the direct message
but it seams the the only solution as Abraham Williams said "If you don't wan't to make 2 API calls just try sending the DM and if it fails then you know there is no friendship there. " but i this irritate me and the user who see "sending message ..." and then see "Oops you can't send direct msg, may be he don't follow you" On Sep 13, 6:43 am, JDG <ghil...@gmail.com> wrote: > What would that tag do to prevent needing 2 requests? > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 18:07, mostafa farghaly <keepon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > hi guys > > i think we need this tag to send direct messages easily, > > as far as i know i can send direct messages to the buddies i follow > > and they follow me in the same time , and there's now direct way to > > know this info from the <user> info tag, i don't want to make two > > request: one for making sure they follow each other and one to send > > the direct message :( . > > -- > Internets. Serious business.