You could try ordering your request parameters. I know that isn't required for the oauth spec, but I remember having to do that with a problem I was facing when making oauth requests where I'd get a 401: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/browse_thread/thread/7301cc9b210f585a/9cd5a6d47477ecc4.
On Apr 22, 3:45 pm, colin gray <cgswts...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > I'm trying to post to the twitter update status api using oauth and > I'm getting a 401 without any other error information. I'm posting > tohttp://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/update.xmlwith a parameter of > status="testing twitter!" and a access token and access secret > generated by twitter/oauth. I've tried generating new tokens both for > the twitter application and the twitter user account. I feel > everything is valid, any ideas? > > "<?xml version => "1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <hash> > <request>/1/statuses/update.xml</request> > <error>Could not authenticate you.</error> > </hash>" > > http request is: > "HTTP request => POST /1/statuses/update.xml > Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded > User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1 > Host: api.twitter.com > Content-Length: 277 > > status=testing%20Twitter > %21&oauth_token=sWtx2nmAyBaFLzh5WbR6gGRHV9KjF7TFnioJCt87ubs&oauth_consumer_key=Xc8W0rJuwkLPdfTngewBg&oauth_signature_method=HMAC- > SHA1&oauth_timestamp=1271968710&oauth_nonce=162012765462908&oauth_version=1.0&oauth_signature=KrLsQjVHUKoZHVPgAaKCqSXLdDI > %3D" > > response is: > "HTTP response => HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized > Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:38:33 GMT > Server: hi > Status: 401 Unauthorized > WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="Twitter API" > X-Runtime: 0.00163 > Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8 > Content-Length: 143 > Cache-Control: no-cache, max-age=1800 > Set-Cookie: guest_id=127196871321167215; path=/; expires=Sat, 22 May > 2010 20:38:33 GMT > Set-Cookie: > _twitter_sess=BAh7CDoPY3JlYXRlZF9hdGwrCPxJPicoAToHaWQiJTg1ZjE0YzNmYjMyZjFm > %250AZjM3MTdmNDM3MTAxNGEyODI5IgpmbGFzaElDOidBY3Rpb25Db250cm9sbGVy > %250AOjpGbGFzaDo6Rmxhc2hIYXNoewAGOgpAdXNlZHsA--4b722ac7a438e73c757947649e1d189f1fc9f29a; > domain=.twitter.com; path=/ > Expires: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:08:33 GMT > Vary: Accept-Encoding > Connection: close > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <hash> > <request>/1/statuses/update.xml</request> > <error>Could not authenticate you.</error> > </hash> > " > > -- > Subscription > settings:http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/subscribe?hl=en
