Re: [twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
Hey, We're tracking this issue on our bug tracker. In that thread there are a number of examples and solutions that have helped users, as well as an explanation of how the asynchronous processing affects what is happening. Im summary. the reason the old avatar profile image URL is being returned is because we haven't yet processed the uploaded image. This is because images which are uploaded are processed asynchronous instead of during the POST request. What this means is the profile image URL only gets updated when, and if, the image conversion is successful. For developers this means a few things: 1) A 200 OK from an image upload means we received the file, it doesn't mean the profile image was updated successfully. 2) To know if the image upload was successful developers need to either: a) query /1/users/profile_image/:screen_name and cache the URL you are redirected to (more details: http://dev.twitter.com/doc/get/users/profile_image/:screen_name) b) wait until the next time you call /1/account/verify_credentials In both cases if the image URL is different the profile image was successfully updated. 3) If the URL doesn't change the profile image update was unsuccessful. This isn't ideal we know. What I can tell you is we have engineers working on improving this and providing a more reliable way for you to find out if the image was successfully updated or not. Hope that explains the situation more clearly for you. As we have news we'll update the developer list as well as the public ticket on our Google Code project: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/detail?id=1745 Matt On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:38 AM, neil...@googlemail.com < neil...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Yep I am seeing same problem. API return OK, but no update is made. > Any movement on this, are twitter guys aware of the issue ? > > @MyAvatars > Neil Pepper > > Thanks > > On Jul 25, 12:24 pm, Bob wrote: > > We are also seeing that the issue withprofileimage updates returning > > a 200OK but not updating the image has returned. > > > > Please advise if you are aware of the problem / if you are working on > > it. > > > > Bob > > > > Founder > > Twibbon.com > > > > On Jul 23, 2:28 am, Ron wrote: > > > > > So it looks like the problem is back, and perhaps time sensitive. > > > Servers affected are a0, a1, and a3.twing.com. Problem is no response > > > from server. URLs all look ok, but a few perhaps very long (i.e. > http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/598514017/l_58bce087ff00416383ca2b...). > > > > > On Jul 22,e 6:36 pm, Ron wrote: > > > > > > Hi Taylor, > > > > > > Tried again this afternoon and operation appears normal, except for > an > > > > occasionalprofileimage not loading. I find about 1 out of 200. An > > > > example is "hiro07118". > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > On Jul 22, 10:42 am, Ron wrote: > > > > > > > Right now it all seems back to working normally again. I'll look > at > > > > > it again late this afternoon about the same time I saw the issue > > > > > yesterday. Perhaps it's time related. If it occurs again, I'll > take > > > > > some captures and send them along. > > > > > > > On Jul 22, 10:29 am, Taylor Singletary < > taylorsinglet...@twitter.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > If possible, can you send along member ids or screen names, and > if > > > > > > possible, an HTTP capture of the image download attempt? > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Taylor > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Ron > wrote: > > > > > > > Same problem seems to be back - slow/noprofileimage downloads. > > > > > > > > > On Jul 21, 3:14 pm, Ron wrote: > > > > > > >> Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. > > > > > > > > >> On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary < > taylorsinglet...@twitter.com> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > > > >> > We had some issues withprofileupdates and image uploads last > week > > > > > > >> > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time > period resulted > > > > > > >> > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed > for more > > > > > > >> > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved > while in > > > > > > >> > this state will likely remain in that state until they > re-upload their > > > > > > >> > image. > > > > > > > > >> > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to > missing/broken images? > > > > > > > > >> > Taylor > > > > > > > > >> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg < > luisfmgoncal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > >> > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > > > > > > >> > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is > not so slow as > > > > > > >> > > was a couple of weeks ago. > > > > > > > > >> > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > > > > > > >> > >> Anyone noticing problems loadingprofileimages (slow, no > image > > > > > > >> > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public > and Search > > > > > > >> > >> endpo
[twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
Yep I am seeing same problem. API return OK, but no update is made. Any movement on this, are twitter guys aware of the issue ? @MyAvatars Neil Pepper Thanks On Jul 25, 12:24 pm, Bob wrote: > We are also seeing that the issue withprofileimage updates returning > a 200OK but not updating the image has returned. > > Please advise if you are aware of the problem / if you are working on > it. > > Bob > > Founder > Twibbon.com > > On Jul 23, 2:28 am, Ron wrote: > > > So it looks like the problem is back, and perhaps time sensitive. > > Servers affected are a0, a1, and a3.twing.com. Problem is no response > > from server. URLs all look ok, but a few perhaps very long > > (i.e.http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/598514017/l_58bce087ff00416383ca2b...). > > > On Jul 22,e 6:36 pm, Ron wrote: > > > > Hi Taylor, > > > > Tried again this afternoon and operation appears normal, except for an > > > occasionalprofileimage not loading. I find about 1 out of 200. An > > > example is "hiro07118". > > > > Ron > > > > On Jul 22, 10:42 am, Ron wrote: > > > > > Right now it all seems back to working normally again. I'll look at > > > > it again late this afternoon about the same time I saw the issue > > > > yesterday. Perhaps it's time related. If it occurs again, I'll take > > > > some captures and send them along. > > > > > On Jul 22, 10:29 am, Taylor Singletary > > > > wrote: > > > > > > If possible, can you send along member ids or screen names, and if > > > > > possible, an HTTP capture of the image download attempt? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > Taylor > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Ron wrote: > > > > > > Same problem seems to be back - slow/noprofileimage downloads. > > > > > > > On Jul 21, 3:14 pm, Ron wrote: > > > > > >> Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. > > > > > > >> On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary > > > > > >> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > >> > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > >> > We had some issues withprofileupdates and image uploads last week > > > > > >> > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period > > > > > >> > resulted > > > > > >> > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for > > > > > >> > more > > > > > >> > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while > > > > > >> > in > > > > > >> > this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload > > > > > >> > their > > > > > >> > image. > > > > > > >> > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to > > > > > >> > missing/broken images? > > > > > > >> > Taylor > > > > > > >> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > >> > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > > > > > >> > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so > > > > > >> > > slow as > > > > > >> > > was a couple of weeks ago. > > > > > > >> > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > > > > > >> > >> Anyone noticing problems loadingprofileimages (slow, no image > > > > > >> > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and > > > > > >> > >> Search > > > > > >> > >> endpoints. > >
[twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
We are also seeing that the issue with profile image updates returning a 200OK but not updating the image has returned. Please advise if you are aware of the problem / if you are working on it. Bob Founder Twibbon.com On Jul 23, 2:28 am, Ron wrote: > So it looks like the problem is back, and perhaps time sensitive. > Servers affected are a0, a1, and a3.twing.com. Problem is no response > from server. URLs all look ok, but a few perhaps very long > (i.e.http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/598514017/l_58bce087ff00416383ca2b...). > > On Jul 22,e 6:36 pm, Ron wrote: > > > Hi Taylor, > > > Tried again this afternoon and operation appears normal, except for an > > occasionalprofileimage not loading. I find about 1 out of 200. An > > example is "hiro07118". > > > Ron > > > On Jul 22, 10:42 am, Ron wrote: > > > > Right now it all seems back to working normally again. I'll look at > > > it again late this afternoon about the same time I saw the issue > > > yesterday. Perhaps it's time related. If it occurs again, I'll take > > > some captures and send them along. > > > > On Jul 22, 10:29 am, Taylor Singletary > > > wrote: > > > > > If possible, can you send along member ids or screen names, and if > > > > possible, an HTTP capture of the image download attempt? > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Taylor > > > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Ron wrote: > > > > > Same problem seems to be back - slow/noprofileimage downloads. > > > > > > On Jul 21, 3:14 pm, Ron wrote: > > > > >> Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. > > > > > >> On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >> > Hi Everyone, > > > > > >> > We had some issues withprofileupdates and image uploads last week > > > > >> > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period > > > > >> > resulted > > > > >> > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for > > > > >> > more > > > > >> > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while in > > > > >> > this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload > > > > >> > their > > > > >> > image. > > > > > >> > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to > > > > >> > missing/broken images? > > > > > >> > Taylor > > > > > >> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > >> > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > > > > >> > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so > > > > >> > > slow as > > > > >> > > was a couple of weeks ago. > > > > > >> > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > > > > >> > >> Anyone noticing problems loadingprofileimages (slow, no image > > > > >> > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and > > > > >> > >> Search > > > > >> > >> endpoints.
[twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
So it looks like the problem is back, and perhaps time sensitive. Servers affected are a0, a1, and a3.twing.com. Problem is no response from server. URLs all look ok, but a few perhaps very long (i.e. http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/598514017/l_58bce087ff00416383ca2b5595036c90_normal.jpg). On Jul 22, 6:36 pm, Ron wrote: > Hi Taylor, > > Tried again this afternoon and operation appears normal, except for an > occasional profile image not loading. I find about 1 out of 200. An > example is "hiro07118". > > Ron > > On Jul 22, 10:42 am, Ron wrote: > > > Right now it all seems back to working normally again. I'll look at > > it again late this afternoon about the same time I saw the issue > > yesterday. Perhaps it's time related. If it occurs again, I'll take > > some captures and send them along. > > > On Jul 22, 10:29 am, Taylor Singletary > > wrote: > > > > If possible, can you send along member ids or screen names, and if > > > possible, an HTTP capture of the image download attempt? > > > > Thanks! > > > Taylor > > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Ron wrote: > > > > Same problem seems to be back - slow/no profile image downloads. > > > > > On Jul 21, 3:14 pm, Ron wrote: > > > >> Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. > > > > >> On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > Hi Everyone, > > > > >> > We had some issues with profile updates and image uploads last week > > > >> > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period > > > >> > resulted > > > >> > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for more > > > >> > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while in > > > >> > this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload > > > >> > their > > > >> > image. > > > > >> > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to missing/broken > > > >> > images? > > > > >> > Taylor > > > > >> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg > > > >> > wrote: > > > >> > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > > > >> > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so > > > >> > > slow as > > > >> > > was a couple of weeks ago. > > > > >> > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > > > >> > >> Anyone noticing problems loading profile images (slow, no image > > > >> > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and > > > >> > >> Search > > > >> > >> endpoints.
[twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
Hi Taylor, Tried again this afternoon and operation appears normal, except for an occasional profile image not loading. I find about 1 out of 200. An example is "hiro07118". Ron On Jul 22, 10:42 am, Ron wrote: > Right now it all seems back to working normally again. I'll look at > it again late this afternoon about the same time I saw the issue > yesterday. Perhaps it's time related. If it occurs again, I'll take > some captures and send them along. > > On Jul 22, 10:29 am, Taylor Singletary > wrote: > > > If possible, can you send along member ids or screen names, and if > > possible, an HTTP capture of the image download attempt? > > > Thanks! > > Taylor > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Ron wrote: > > > Same problem seems to be back - slow/no profile image downloads. > > > > On Jul 21, 3:14 pm, Ron wrote: > > >> Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. > > > >> On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary > > >> wrote: > > > >> > Hi Everyone, > > > >> > We had some issues with profile updates and image uploads last week > > >> > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period resulted > > >> > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for more > > >> > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while in > > >> > this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload their > > >> > image. > > > >> > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to missing/broken > > >> > images? > > > >> > Taylor > > > >> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > > >> > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so slow > > >> > > as > > >> > > was a couple of weeks ago. > > > >> > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > > >> > >> Anyone noticing problems loading profile images (slow, no image > > >> > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and Search > > >> > >> endpoints.
[twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
Right now it all seems back to working normally again. I'll look at it again late this afternoon about the same time I saw the issue yesterday. Perhaps it's time related. If it occurs again, I'll take some captures and send them along. On Jul 22, 10:29 am, Taylor Singletary wrote: > If possible, can you send along member ids or screen names, and if > possible, an HTTP capture of the image download attempt? > > Thanks! > Taylor > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Ron wrote: > > Same problem seems to be back - slow/no profile image downloads. > > > On Jul 21, 3:14 pm, Ron wrote: > >> Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. > > >> On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary > >> wrote: > > >> > Hi Everyone, > > >> > We had some issues with profile updates and image uploads last week > >> > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period resulted > >> > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for more > >> > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while in > >> > this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload their > >> > image. > > >> > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to missing/broken > >> > images? > > >> > Taylor > > >> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg wrote: > >> > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > >> > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so slow as > >> > > was a couple of weeks ago. > > >> > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > >> > >> Anyone noticing problems loading profile images (slow, no image > >> > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and Search > >> > >> endpoints.
Re: [twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
If possible, can you send along member ids or screen names, and if possible, an HTTP capture of the image download attempt? Thanks! Taylor On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Ron wrote: > Same problem seems to be back - slow/no profile image downloads. > > On Jul 21, 3:14 pm, Ron wrote: >> Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. >> >> On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary >> wrote: >> >> > Hi Everyone, >> >> > We had some issues with profile updates and image uploads last week >> > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period resulted >> > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for more >> > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while in >> > this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload their >> > image. >> >> > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to missing/broken >> > images? >> >> > Taylor >> >> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg wrote: >> > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. >> > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so slow as >> > > was a couple of weeks ago. >> >> > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: >> > >> Anyone noticing problems loading profile images (slow, no image >> > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and Search >> > >> endpoints. >
[twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
Same problem seems to be back - slow/no profile image downloads. On Jul 21, 3:14 pm, Ron wrote: > Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. > > On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary > wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > We had some issues with profile updates and image uploads last week > > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period resulted > > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for more > > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while in > > this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload their > > image. > > > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to missing/broken images? > > > Taylor > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg wrote: > > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so slow as > > > was a couple of weeks ago. > > > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > > >> Anyone noticing problems loading profile images (slow, no image > > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and Search > > >> endpoints.
[twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
Not seen it happen at all anymore since corrections were made. On Jul 21, 2:08 pm, Taylor Singletary wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > We had some issues with profile updates and image uploads last week > and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period resulted > in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for more > recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while in > this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload their > image. > > What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to missing/broken images? > > Taylor > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg wrote: > > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so slow as > > was a couple of weeks ago. > > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > >> Anyone noticing problems loading profile images (slow, no image > >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and Search > >> endpoints.
Re: [twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
Hi Everyone, We had some issues with profile updates and image uploads last week and early this week. Some images uploaded in that time period resulted in incorrect image URLs, and while this should now be fixed for more recently updated/created images, those with avatars saved while in this state will likely remain in that state until they re-upload their image. What kind of percentages are you seeing in regards to missing/broken images? Taylor On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM, luisg wrote: > I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. > Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so slow as > was a couple of weeks ago. > > On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: >> Anyone noticing problems loading profile images (slow, no image >> returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and Search >> endpoints. >
[twitter-dev] Re: Problems Loading Profile Images
I'm having the same problem too... But just sometimes. Anyway, looks like Twitter is better now... At least is not so slow as was a couple of weeks ago. On Jul 21, 4:59 am, Ron wrote: > Anyone noticing problems loading profile images (slow, no image > returned, hanging...)? Seems to show up mostly on Public and Search > endpoints.
