I think it should work for any request. Not sure though. Give it a try ;-)
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:48 AM, Paul Kinlan <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you confirm that _method=DELETE only works on POST's and not GET's? > Paul > > 2009/11/3 Marcel Molina <[email protected]> >> >> A work around for environments that don't support the DELETE request >> method is, I believe, to pass a parameter called _method with the >> value "DELETE". In other words "_method=DELETE". >> >> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 11:26 PM, wilfred yau <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > It there any method to delete user from list other then using DELETE >> > method? >> > Since I am using Flex (but not Air) to develop third party Twitter >> > Client, There are no way to call "DELETE" (which only GET and POST). >> > So, will twitter provide POST or GET method API to "delete"? Thanks >> > >> > >> > On Oct 16, 3:04 pm, Marcel Molina <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hey folks. As some of you have likely read we're starting to do some >> >> private beta testing of our new lists feature. We're not quite ready >> >> to open it up to everyone but we've made some headway on the API and >> >> wanted to share some details of what we've got so far. >> >> >> >> There are a handful of things on our todo lists so don't consider this >> >> signed and sealed just yet. >> >> >> >> You may notice this API is a bit of a departure from the rest of the >> >> API. It's a bit more, errr, REST than the rest. >> >> >> >> First off, here's the current payload for alist: >> >> >> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >> >> <list> >> >> <id>1416</id> >> >> <name>tall people</name> >> >> <full_name>@noradio/tall-people</full_name> >> >> <slug>tall-people</slug> >> >> <subscriber_count>0</subscriber_count> >> >> <member_count>3</member_count> >> >> <uri>/noradio/tall-people</uri> >> >> <mode>public</mode> >> >> <user> >> >> <id>3191321</id> >> >> <name>Marcel Molina</name> >> >> <screen_name>noradio</screen_name> >> >> <location>San Francisco, CA</location> >> >> <description>Engineer at Twitter on the @twitterapi team, obsessed >> >> with rock climbing & running. In a past life I was a member of the >> >> Rails Core team.</description> >> >> >> >> <profile_image_url>http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/53473799/marcel-euro-rails-conf_no...</profile_image_url> >> >> <url>http://project.ioni.st</url> >> >> <protected>false</protected> >> >> <followers_count>40059</followers_count> >> >> <profile_background_color>9AE4E8</profile_background_color> >> >> <profile_text_color>333333</profile_text_color> >> >> <profile_link_color>0084B4</profile_link_color> >> >> <profile_sidebar_fill_color>DDFFCC</profile_sidebar_fill_color> >> >> <profile_sidebar_border_color>BDDCAD</profile_sidebar_border_color> >> >> <friends_count>354</friends_count> >> >> <created_at>Mon Apr 02 07:47:28 +0000 2007</created_at> >> >> <favourites_count>131</favourites_count> >> >> <utc_offset>-28800</utc_offset> >> >> <time_zone>Pacific Time (US & Canada)</time_zone> >> >> >> >> <profile_background_image_url>http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/18156348/jessica_tiled....</profile_background_image_url> >> >> <profile_background_tile>true</profile_background_tile> >> >> <statuses_count>3472</statuses_count> >> >> <notifications>false</notifications> >> >> <geo_enabled>true</geo_enabled> >> >> <verified>false</verified> >> >> <following>false</following> >> >> </user> >> >> </list> >> >> >> >> === Lists === >> >> >> >> POST '/:user/lists.:format' >> >> Creates a newlistfor the authenticated user. >> >> >> >> Parameters: >> >> * name: the name of thelist. (required) >> >> * mode: whether yourlistis public of private. Values can be >> >> 'public' or 'private'. Public by default if not specified. (optional) >> >> >> >> Usage notes: >> >> ":user" in the url should be the screen name of the user making the >> >> request to create thelist >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -d "name=tall >> >> people&mode=private"http://twitter.com/noradio/lists.xml >> >> >> >> POST/PUT '/:user/lists/:list_slug.:format' >> >> Updates the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Takes the same parameters as the create resource at POST >> >> '/:user/lists.:format' (:name and :mode). >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -d >> >> "name=giants&mode=public"http://twitter.com/noradio/lists/tall-people.xml >> >> >> >> GET '/:user/lists.:format' >> >> Lists your lists. >> >> >> >> Supported format: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORDhttp://twitter.com/noradio/lists.xml >> >> >> >> GET '/:user/lists/memberships.:format'Listthe lists the specified user >> >> has been added to. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u >> >> USERNAME:PASSWORDhttp://twitter.com/noradio/lists/memberships.xml >> >> >> >> DELETE '/:user/lists/:list_slug.:format' >> >> Delete the specifiedlistowned by the authenticated user. >> >> >> >> Parameters: >> >> * list_slug: the slug of thelistyou want to delete. (required) >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -X >> >> DELETEhttp://twitter.com/noradio/lists/tall-people.xml >> >> >> >> GET '/:users/lists/:list_slug/statuses.:format' >> >> Show tweet timeline for members of the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Parameters: >> >> * list_slug: the slug of thelistyou want the member tweet timeline >> >> of. (required) >> >> * next/previous_cursor: used to "page" through results (optional) >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u >> >> USERNAME:PASSWORDhttp://twitter.com/noradio/lists/tall-people/statuses.xml >> >> >> >> GET '/:users/lists/:list_slug.:format' >> >> Show a specificlistyou can use the new resource. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u >> >> USERNAME:PASSWORDhttp://twitter.com/noradio/lists/tall-people.xml >> >> >> >> ===Listmembers === >> >> >> >> POST '/:user/:list_slug/members.:format' >> >> Add a member to alist. >> >> >> >> Parameters: >> >> * id: the id of the user you want to add as a member to thelist. >> >> (required) >> >> >> >> Usage notes: >> >> The :list_slug portion of the request path should be the slug of >> >> thelistyou want to add a member to. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -d >> >> "id=123456789"http://http://twitter.com/noradio/tall-people/members.xml >> >> >> >> GET '/:user/:list_slug/members.:format' >> >> Members of the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u >> >> USERNAME:PASSWORDhttp://twitter.com/noradio/tall-people/members.xml >> >> >> >> DELETE '/:user/:list_slug/members.:format' >> >> Remove a member from the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Parameters: >> >> * id: the id of the user you want to remove as a member from thelist. >> >> (required) >> >> >> >> Usage notes: >> >> The :list_id portion of the request path should be the slug of >> >> thelistyou want to add a member to. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -X DELETE -d >> >> "id=123456789"http://twitter.com/noradio/tall-people/members.xml >> >> >> >> GET '/:user/:list_slug/members/:id.:format' >> >> Check if a user is a member of the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Usage notes: >> >> The :id is the id of the user you're inquiring about. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u >> >> USERNAME:PASSWORDhttp://twitter.com/noradio/tall-people/members/123456789.xml >> >> >> >> ===Listsubscribers === >> >> >> >> POST '/:user/:list_slug/subscribers.:format' >> >> Subscribe the authenticated user to the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -X >> >> POSThttp://twitter.com/noradio/tall-people/subscribers.xml >> >> >> >> GET '/:user/:list_slug/subscribers.:format'Listthe users subscribed to >> >> the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u >> >> USERNAME:PASSWORDhttp://twitter.com/noradio/tall-people/subscribers.xml >> >> >> >> DELETE '/:user/:list_slug/subscribers.:format' >> >> Unsubscribe the authenticated user from the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -X >> >> DELETEhttp://twitter.com/noradio/tall-people/subscribers.xml >> >> >> >> GET '/:user/:list_slug/subscribers/:id.:format' >> >> Check if a user subscribes to the specifiedlist. >> >> >> >> Usage notes: >> >> The :id is the id of the user you're inquiring about. >> >> >> >> Supported formats: >> >> xml, json >> >> >> >> e.g. >> >> curl -u >> >> USERNAME:PASSWORDhttp://twitter.com/noradio/tall-people/subscribers/123456789.xml >> >> >> >> More to come soon. Stay tuned! >> >> -- >> >> Marcel Molina >> >> Twitter Platform Teamhttp://twitter.com/noradio >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Marcel Molina >> Twitter Platform Team >> http://twitter.com/noradio > > -- Marcel Molina Twitter Platform Team http://twitter.com/noradio
