Twitter
Synopsis
Twitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called "tweets".
Options
parameter |
required |
default |
choices |
comment |
consumer_key |
yes |
None |
|
User info |
consumer_secret |
yes |
None |
|
User info |
access_token_key |
yes |
None |
|
User info |
access_token_secret |
yes |
None |
|
User info |
tweet |
yes |
None |
|
The sentence to be tweeted |
Return Values
Name |
Description |
Type |
sample |
tweet |
The tweet which has been posted |
string |
coucou kalliopé |
Synapses example
- name: "post-tweet"
neurons:
- twitter:
consumer_key: ""
consumer_secret: ""
access_token_key: ""
access_token_secret: ""
args:
- tweet
signals:
- order: "post on Twitter {{ tweet }}"
Notes
In order to be able to post on Twitter, you need to grant access of your application on Twitter by creating your own app associate to your profile.
How to create my Twitter app
- Sign in your (Twitter account)[www.twitter.com]
- Let's create your app (apps.twitter.com)[apps.twitter.com]
- click on the button "Create New App"
- Fill in your application details
- Create your acess token (to post a tweet, you need at least "Read and Write" access)
- Get your consumer_key, consumer_secret, access_token_key and access_token_secret from the tab "Key and access token" (Keep them secret !)
- Post your first message with this neuron !