I now (successfully) perform a request for a request token (oauth_token and oauth_token_secret) and use the information to do a retweet request, but I still get the '401, unauthorized' message.
Base signature string: POST&http%3A%2F2Fapi.twitter.com%2F1%2Fstatuses%2Fretweet %2F22684354355.xml&oauth_consumer_key%3DI1yQDPyI7WUn2fN9JfFWww %26oauth_nonce%3DYpI%252BXuJWeZ%252BNGfx3QKd %252F1lrULHSIIf3C3ozOS0gjPP0%253D%26oauth_signature_method%3DHMAC- SHA1%26oauth_timestamp%3D1283766763%26oauth_token %3DkbTgqKDyvXJzdCnxAHnzkMgwzNFmDqQCAlGAEkPVgEs%26oauth_version%3D1.0 Sniffed nfo: POST /1/statuses/retweet/22684354355.xml HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded (or the utf-8 variant) User-Agent: RTL Netherlands OAuth Consumer Authorization: OAuth oauth_consumer_key="I1yQDPyI7WUn2fN9JfFWww", oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", oauth_timestamp="1283766763", oauth_nonce="YpI%2BXuJWeZ%2BNGfx3QKd%2F1lrULHSIIf3C3ozOS0gjPP0%3D", oauth_version="1.0", oauth_token="kbTgqKDyvXJzdCnxAHnzkMgwzNFmDqQCAlGAEkPVgEs", oauth_signature="oCixDUOAd9Y0boxNUkzILBqLe0Y%3D" Host: api.twitter.com HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:52:45 GMT Server: hi Status: 401 Unauthorized WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="Twitter API" X-Runtime: 0.00397 Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: 163 Cache-Control: no-cache, max-age=1800 Set-Cookie: k=217.118.160.30.1283766765938752; path=/; expires=Mon, 13- Sep-10 09:52:45 GMT; domain=.twitter.com Set-Cookie: guest_id=128376676594167272; path=/; expires=Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:52:45 GMT Set-Cookie: _twitter_sess=BAh7CDoPY3JlYXRlZF9hdGwrCHhJduYqAToHaWQiJTdhNjZkMWY4MjdmZjRi %250AYzNmNDNkZjM5MDhjMzg2YjU4IgpmbGFzaElDOidBY3Rpb25Db250cm9sbGVy %250AOjpGbGFzaDo6Rmxhc2hIYXNoewAGOgpAdXNlZHsA--082acbfa5c013b238dddedeb5869bb1707083b65; domain=.twitter.com; path=/ Expires: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:45 GMT Vary: Accept-Encoding Connection: close <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <hash> <request>/1/statuses/retweet/22684354355.xml</request> <error>Could not authenticate with OAuth.</error> </hash> On Sep 3, 5:00 pm, Tom van der Woerdt <i...@tvdw.eu> wrote: > I just noticed that you are not sending an oauth_token. You really need > it for this request ;-) > > Tom > > On 9/3/10 4:52 PM, Papa.Coen wrote: > > > Says here:http://dev.twitter.com/doc/post/statuses/retweet/:id > > It's on the internets, so it's true :) > > > I was toying around with oauth_... header parameters. I get the same > > message when leaving the callback out. I thought maybe that was the > > problem (not having a callback at first) > > > Base string: > > > POST&http%3A%2F%2Fapi.twitter.com%2F1%2Fstatuses%2Fretweet > > %2F2404341.xml&oauth_callback%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.rtl.nl > > %252Fexperience%252Frtlnl%252F%26oauth_consumer_key > > %3DI1yQDPyI7WUn2fN9JfFWww%26oauth_nonce > > %3DYmzNuZ4t6L1uYhzxFzvLjKWTyFoEVE9pyAz569zsX4g%253D > > %26oauth_signature_method%3DHMAC-SHA1%26oauth_timestamp > > %3D1283524907%26oauth_version%3D1.0 > > > Again, you can leave out the callback part. > > > On Sep 3, 4:46 pm, Tom van der Woerdt <i...@tvdw.eu> wrote: > >> I'm pretty sure that /1/statuses/retweetrequires authorization ;-) > > >> There's one thing I see: > >> * You are sending a oauth_callback where it's not needed. > > >> There's something I like to see: > >> * Your Base String to verify that you are sending the right stuff. > > >> Tom > > >> On 9/3/10 4:39 PM, Papa.Coen wrote: > > >>> ....Whilst the docs state no authorization is required. > > >>> I think I'm doing something wrong with the OAuth fields I send. But I > >>> have yet to find out exactly what and how to fix it. I've tried the > >>> 'text/xml; charset=utf-8' content-type, but this results in the same > >>> message. > > >>> Sniffed: > > >>> POST /1/statuses/retweet/22684354355.xml HTTP/1.1 > >>> Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded > >>> User-Agent: RTL Netherlands OAuth Consumer > >>> Authorization: OAuth oauth_callback="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rtl.nl > >>> %2Fexperience%2Frtlnl%2F", > >>> oauth_consumer_key="I1yQDPyI7WUn2fN9JfFWww", > >>> oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", oauth_timestamp="1283523528", > >>> oauth_nonce="uupiA1mAr22CmX3D3Lou73hDV7yIYP9G9YjsyuhGN%2FQ%3D", > >>> oauth_version="1.0", oauth_signature="9HWVDDiftaW%2BZaOxNB692zBop1k > >>> %3D" > >>> Host: api.twitter.com > > >>> HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized > >>> Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:18:49 GMT > >>> Server: hi > >>> Status: 401 Unauthorized > >>> WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="Twitter API" > >>> X-Runtime: 0.00591 > >>> Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8 > >>> Content-Length: 163 > >>> Cache-Control: no-cache, max-age=1800 > >>> Set-Cookie: k=217.118.160.30.1283523529311927; path=/; expires=Fri, 10- > >>> Sep-10 14:18:49 GMT; domain=.twitter.com > >>> Set-Cookie: guest_id=128352352931668878; path=/; expires=Sun, 03 Oct > >>> 2010 14:18:49 GMT > >>> Set-Cookie: > >>> _twitter_sess=BAh7CDoPY3JlYXRlZF9hdGwrCGjK9tcqAToHaWQiJTFiYTNiMDlmMzZmNzdi > >>> %250AODJjMWRiMmY2OTMyODQ4ZTU0IgpmbGFzaElDOidBY3Rpb25Db250cm9sbGVy > >>> %250AOjpGbGFzaDo6Rmxhc2hIYXNoewAGOgpAdXNlZHsA--53471a68a90cd817bfe9063a156fd56d031dbd4f; > >>> domain=.twitter.com; path=/ > >>> Expires: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:48:49 GMT > >>> Vary: Accept-Encoding > >>> Connection: close > >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > >>> <hash> > >>> <request>/1/statuses/retweet/22684354355.xml</request> > >>> <error>Could not authenticate with OAuth.</error> > >>> </hash> -- Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi Issues/Enhancements Tracker: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list Change your membership to this group: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk?hl=en
