API Documentation

Getting started with the Twitter API is easy. Jump right into the resource documentation or read some of the fine literature below.

As we prepare this new developer portal, you might find some pieces of documentation missing. Consider looking on the Twitter API Wiki if you can’t find what you’re looking for while we are in transition.

• Rules of the Road
• Display Guidelines
• Geo Developer Guidelines
• Guidelines for Use of Tweets in Broadcast or Other Offline Media

• Which authorization path should I choose?
• Authentication
• Transitioning from Basic Auth to OAuth
• OAuth Libraries
• OAuth FAQ
• Overview of “Sign in with Twitter”

• Recently Updated Documentation
• Introduction to @twitterapi
• Things Every Developer Should Know
• Twitter API FAQ
• API Overview
• API Support
• Security Best Practices
• Rate Limiting
• Rate Limiting FAQ
• HTTP Responses and Errors
• Counting Characters
• Tweet Entities

• Streaming API Documentation
• User Streams

• Search API Documentation

• Web Intents
• Using the Tweet Button
• Tweet Button FAQ
• Share Bookmarklet
• Getting Started with @Anywhere
• @Anywhere Discussion List

• Bird, Favorite, Reply, Retweet Icons & Sprites
• Client Libraries
• Developers for Hire
• @twitterapi on Twitter
• Twitter Developer’s Mailing List