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twurl

Twurl is a command line tool used for interacting with the Twitter API. It provides developers and users with a simple and powerful way to make requests and perform various operations on their Twitter accounts.

  1. Twurl allows users to post new tweets, reply to tweets, and retrieve tweets from their timeline.
  2. It can also be used to send direct messages to other Twitter users.
  3. Twurl supports different authentication methods, including OAuth 1.0a, which ensures secure and authorized access to the API.
  4. With Twurl, users can retrieve user profiles and get information about other users on Twitter.
  5. It supports the ability to follow and unfollow users, as well as block or unblock them.
  6. Twurl can be used to upload and share media files, such as photos and videos, on Twitter.
  7. Users can search and retrieve tweets based on specific keywords or hashtags.
  8. It provides support for streaming APIs, allowing users to track real-time tweets and receive continuous updates.
  9. Twurl is an open-source tool developed and maintained by the Twitter team.
  10. It is available as a gem for Ruby and can be easily installed and used in command line environments.

List of commands for twurl:

  • twurl:tldr:0ea25 twurl: Create an alias for a requested resource.
    $ twurl alias ${alias_name} ${resource}
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  • twurl:tldr:5a8d2 twurl: Make a POST request to an API endpoint.
    $ twurl -X POST -d '${endpoint_params}' ${twitter_api_endpoint}
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  • twurl:tldr:85753 twurl: Make a GET request to an API endpoint.
    $ twurl -X GET ${twitter_api_endpoint}
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  • twurl:tldr:a5cb8 twurl: Authorize `twurl` to access a Twitter account.
    $ twurl authorize --consumer-key ${twitter_api_key} --consumer-secret ${twitter_api_secret}
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  • twurl:tldr:cb97b twurl: Access a different Twitter API host.
    $ twurl -H ${twitter_api_url} -X GET ${twitter_api_endpoint}
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  • twurl:tldr:ef82c twurl: Upload media to Twitter.
    $ twurl -H "${twitter_upload_url}" -X POST "${twitter_upload_endpoint}" --file "${path-to-media-jpg}" --file-field "media"
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