Tim -

1.  Changing from read to read/write won't change you API consumer
keys or tokens.

2.  Your application's users don't authorized for read or read/write;
they merely use your application, which you offer as read or
read/write to the world.  That is to say, if it's read, your
application can only read its tweets, and if read/write, it can both
read its own tweet and post to the world.

I'd say go ahead and switch to read/write, given the fact that you now
want that functionality.

~Patrick

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Tim Bull <[email protected]> wrote:
> We must be about the only developers in the universe that requested
> users grant only read access when we first got people to connect
> http://trunk.ly to Twitter (I think of the 40 or so apps authorized on
> my account, Trunk.ly is the only one that asks for Read only).  Never
> ask for more access than you need is my philosophy.
>
> Doh!
>
> Of course now, we want to add some Tweet out functions which require
> users grant us Write access.
>
> A couple of questions for the Twitter people.
>
> 1. If we change the access in the application from read to read/write
> does this reset the API key, or will it stay the same (hoping it stays
> the same).
> 2. How can I work out if existing users have authorised us for read/
> write?  I looked at 
> http://developer.twitter.com/doc/get/account/verify_credentials
> but it doesn't show me what access they have.  Do I have to write,
> fail, force them to step through OAuth then post? Or is there a way of
> knowing before hand it will fail and asking them to upgrade?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>
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