twitter-demo

Setup

1. npm i
2. cp .env.example .env
3. set Twitter credentials in .env file (see below)
4. get Access and Refresh tokens (see below)

Twitter project and application setup

You need to obtain Twitter application ID and secret. We recommend to try the demo with dedicated testing Twitter account.

• go to https://developer.twitter.com/ and either sign up for a new account or sign in with existing one
• sign up for Essential access; you will need to verify a phone number for your Twitter account
• create a project and application (Essential account is limited to a single project and application)
• in application settings
  • generate OAuth 2.0 Client ID and Client Secret and paste them into .env file; mind that you cannot view the secret again later, only regenerate it
  • add callback URL to http://localhost:3000/auth/twitter/callback (you can change the port and address if you also adjust BASE_URL in .env accordingly)

Obtaining Access and Refresh tokens

This repository contains an HTTP server which implements OAuth authorization flow. Upon successful authorization, it will output the tokens in a JSON string, stored in tokens.json file:

1. Run npm start
2. Visit http://localhost:3000
3. Authorize application to access your account
4. The tokens.json file should be created

Alternatively run get-tokens.js script and paste the generated JSON manually.

Run demo scripts

node scripts/publishing-profiles.js # get publishing profiles (Twitter user profile)

node scripts/followers.js 1466796521412771840 # get followers - pass profileId as parameter

node scripts/find-posts-by-hashtag.js apis # find posts by hashtag - pass hashtag as parameter

node scripts/find-posts-by-mention.js 1466796521412771840 # find posts by mention - pass profileId as parameter

node scripts/publish-post.js "your tweet text" # publish post (tweet)