On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 17:50, Jaanus <jaa...@gmail.com> wrote: > You don't actually _need_ to call it after obtaining the access token. > It does not _do_ anything, it simply returns a "yes/no" type of answer > to you (200 OK if the credentials are valid, 401 Unauthorized if not). > When you manage to obtain the access token, it implies that the > credentials are already verified. But it does not hurt anything to > call it, so you can call it if you really want to be extra sure. >
The verify_credentials method returns the entire user object and most recent status object for the authenticating user so if you have to regularly update a users profile information and are running into rate limiting issues this can be a good work around. Abraham -- Abraham Williams | Community Advocate | http://abrah.am Project | Out Loud | http://outloud.labs.poseurtech.com This email is: [ ] shareable [x] ask first [ ] private. Sent from Seattle, WA, United States
