Re: [oauth] Getting the user name

2010-05-16 Thread Vasu Srinivasan
All of those return user name in some form. It's not a standard APi. If user has 2 accounts they simply have to sign out and sign in as different user in the host system. I worked on GetSatisfaction oauth where I had to make a separate custom API call just to get the user details. On May 16, 201

Re: [oauth] Getting the user name

2010-05-16 Thread Lukas Rosenstock
Hi! Twitter returns the screenname and user id with almost any API call, and also along with the Access Token. For other services you have to check which API call can give you an account name. There is no standardized way in OAuth to do this. Regards, Lukas PS: Anyone thinks this should be standa

[oauth] Getting the user name

2010-05-16 Thread hank williams
I am an Oauth Noob, and so I have a basic question. My company is intending to support Twitter, Google apps, and Yahoo apps access via Oauth. I know that part of the purpose of Oauth is to prevent the application developer from seeing the account name/password. But I am wondering if it is indeed