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Re: Twitter API Page

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Post by [deleted] »

erk__ wrote: post #7
thebradbain wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently Twitter has specifically deactivated api access to certain apps, like Tweetdeck. That’s probably sparked uncertainty around the future of the twitter API https://twitter.com/theinformation/status/161439876957066854...

TweetDeck would be really strange since it is owned by Twitter itself, but yeah it is apps like Tweetbot and other mobile apps. It is rather sad since 3rd party apps was a big plus for Twitter users especially before they made their API worse, but that was years ago.

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Re: Twitter API Page

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Post by pavlov »

The Information reports that the suspension of third-party Twitter clients is intentional, and they haven’t worked out the comms strategy yet.

TI has a very good track record on this kind of reporting, so I’m inclined to believe the internal messages they’ve seen are real.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/musks-twitter-intent...

Re: Twitter API Page

#33

Post by quitit »

jimmySixDOF wrote: post #15

So many minor flags already that the problem could be completely accidental. For example people search in android client no longer checks my following&followers. Odd audio behavior in Spaces. More than a few scattered bits of broken micro features work and then don't again. Meanwhile press coverage is look how they only needed half the people on staff so let's do this everywhere asap and recapture value for the poor…

This is pretty much the kind of decay that people were expecting. Twitter's decline will be a "death by a thousand bites."

I don't think anyone reasonable was suggesting that the site would just disappear overnight after such a large loss of staff. (Despite even chieftwit claiming this as evidence for business as usual.)

Re: Twitter API Page

#34

Post by mrmanner »

thebradbain wrote: post #5
samwillis wrote: post #3

I'm not sure what that link was supposed to be before it 404ed. But clicking through from the Twitter Developer homepage you can get to these: https://developer.twitter.com/en/products/twitter-api https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api All links to dev portal, product information and docs seem to work. I assume the post is suggesting the Twitter api has been "removed" in relation to the reader apps being b…

Apparently Twitter has specifically deactivated api access to certain apps, like Tweetdeck. That’s probably sparked uncertainty around the future of the twitter API https://twitter.com/theinformation/status/161439876957066854...

Tweetdeck specifically still seems to be working - but since that’s an alternative first-party client it’s an exceptional case.

Re: Twitter API Page

#36

Post by eecc »

samwillis wrote: post #8
mrzool wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I assume the post is suggesting the Twitter api has been "removed" in relation to the reader apps being blocked. Your assumption is right, that’s what I was hinting at. I might be wrong but I strongly suspect this is all intentional. > Anyone got more context on what the "missing" page was? I don’t know exactly, I assume some sort of landing page with links to your aforementioned resources. EDIT: Here’s the Web Arc…

Ah, looking at the archived page, I remember someone in the earlier related threads saying that Twitters own "API Explorer" was down and seemed to be be experiencing the same issue as the blocked apps. I think this must have been that?!

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Re: Twitter API Page

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Post by devilcius »

Nullabillity wrote: post #18
CommitSyn wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> strongly suspect this was intentional Considering the 404 of that page > This page is down > I scream. You scream. We all scream... for us to fix this page. We’ll stop making jokes and get things up and running soon. vs the 404 of other developer.twitter/error pages > You've washed ashore on null island > Sadly, the party is over. Head back to the mainland. Or, if you're up for some exploring, try the search bar ab…

That looks more like a 500 error to me.

In fact the server returns a 503 Service Unavailable

Re: Twitter API Page

#39

Post by was_a_dev »

quitit wrote: post #33
jimmySixDOF wrote: post #15

So many minor flags already that the problem could be completely accidental. For example people search in android client no longer checks my following&followers. Odd audio behavior in Spaces. More than a few scattered bits of broken micro features work and then don't again. Meanwhile press coverage is look how they only needed half the people on staff so let's do this everywhere asap and recapture value for the poor…

This is pretty much the kind of decay that people were expecting. Twitter's decline will be a "death by a thousand bites." I don't think anyone reasonable was suggesting that the site would just disappear overnight after such a large loss of staff. (Despite even chieftwit claiming this as evidence for business as usual.)

I agree. Twitter has too much momentum alone for it to disappear overnight.

Which is arguable a good thing, as it allows alternatives to grow into the space

Re: Twitter API Page

#40

Post by mrzool »

pavlov wrote: post #32

The Information reports that the suspension of third-party Twitter clients is intentional, and they haven’t worked out the comms strategy yet. TI has a very good track record on this kind of reporting, so I’m inclined to believe the internal messages they’ve seen are real. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/musks-twitter-intent...

Paywalled, sadly.
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