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Managing Twitter via API control

Managing Twitter via API control

From the course: Learning Cloud Service APIs

Managing Twitter via API control

Twitter has totally changed the global conversation since its inception, and it's often cited as a leading indicator of political and cultural trends. The open access made possible by Twitter's robust APIs has definitely contributed to the company's ongoing social impact. And in this lesson, I'll show you how you can begin to integrate your apps right into Twitter. Home base for developers on Twitter can be found at dev.twitter.com. Currently, the initial page highlights the latest key aspects of API possibilities, such as Twitter cards, embedded timelines, embedded tweets, and so on. To get the most access and the ability to create and register apps, sign in as a Twitter developer. This process is dirt simple, and all you need is a Twitter account. So, from the Twitter developer site, click Sign In in the upper right and enter your Twitter username and password. Now the best place to start learning about Twitter APIs is through the documentation section. So, I'll go up to…

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