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JediBitwise
JediBitwise

Reputation: 43

Twitter API: post on behalf of whom?

I want to use Twitter API so my program can post some tweets. To use it I have to register application in dev-center and get some parameters like "Consumer key", "Consumer secret" etc. Then I can use either REST API, or some libraries like twitter4j - OK, that's simple.

But the question is: who will be the "author" of such tweets? Or, in other words, where can I find them after posting? Will they be posted by application or by some user? I can't really figure out how particular user binds to registered API-application... Or how can I specify ("log-in") user to post tweet on behalf of?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 3036

Answers (2)

AlliterativeAlice
AlliterativeAlice

Reputation: 12577

The "author" is always going to be the authenticating user. From the Twitter API documentation for statuses/update:

Updates the authenticating user's current status, also known as tweeting.

To answer your other question about authenticating with another user's username/password, it is possible but you need to get permission from Twitter. You also still need to use OAuth. Check out the Twitter API OAuth documentation.

Upvotes: 1

Meghana Sri
Meghana Sri

Reputation: 11

You need to have a twitter account to register your application. So your account will be the author of your posts.

Upvotes: 1

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