Thanks for pointing this one. Does anybody can comment on using requests to the Twitter website (not the API part) as a API. That would be a workaround to the issue. Does it break the usage licence or any other Twitter's policy?
Regards, Daniel 2009/1/30 cjmartin <cjmar...@gmail.com> > > This api call has been requested and accepted (although with a low > priority and milestone of V2, whenever that is) at > > http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/detail?id=8&q=label:Type-Enhancement&colspec=ID%20Stars%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Owner%20Summary%20Opened%20Milestone > > Everyone else that wants it should go star it to remind them that it's > important to us. > > On Jan 17, 1:03 am, Abraham Williams <4bra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Was the flow previously that by following someone you where approving > them > > to follow you? Or has it always been the way it currently is? > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 02:18, Daniel Kwiecinski < > > > > > > > > daniel.kwiecin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > OK, that's answers my question - it is not possible to establish a > relation > > > between 2 users via API in order to allow sending direct messages. > > > > > It arises question number two: > > > Is it prohibited to pretend web GUI so my app will using pure HTTP > will > > > accept "follow request" ? > > > > > Thank you, > > > Daniello > > > > > 2009/1/15 Damon Clinkscales <sca...@pobox.com> > > > > >> Until the "follow request" is approved by user A, B is not really > > >> following A. Therefore A can't send a DM to B. > > > > >> AFAIK, there's not a way to do the follow approval process step via > > >> the API. That step is done in the Twitter UI. > > > > >> -damon > > > > >> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Daniel Kwiecinski > > >> <daniel.kwiecin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > Following your advice I executed: > > > > >> > 3.) > > > > >> > curl -u user_a:pass_a -d "" > > >> >http://twitter.com/friendships/create/user_b.json > > > > >> > {"description":"","screen_name":"user_b","url":null,"name":"user_b","protec > ted":false,"profile_image_url":"http:\/\/ > > >> static.twitter.com > > >> > \/images\/default_profile_normal.png","location":"","id":xxx,"followers_cou > nt":1} > > > > >> > but I can not send direct messages from user_a to user_b ;( > > > > >> > 4.) > > > > >> > curl -u user_a:pass_a -d "user=user_b&text=bla" > > >> >http://twitter.com/direct_messages/new.json > > >> > {"request":"\/direct_messages\/new.json","error":"You cannot send > > >> messages > > >> > to users who are not following you."} > > > > -- > > | Abraham Williams |http://the.hackerconundrum.com > > | Web608 | Community Evangelist |http://web608.org > > | gg&d | betaGeek |http://girlsgeeksanddating.com > > | Micro-email:http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/38822 > > | This email is: [] blogable [x] ask first [] private >
