Set Up Your Twitter App!
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The document outlines steps to configure a Twitter bot that can tweet on behalf of a user. It includes instructions on registering an app, obtaining consumer keys and access tokens, and setting up a Java API for interaction with Twitter. The document emphasizes the importance of securing the app credentials and provides a basic workflow for bot creation.
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Set Up Your Twitter App!
- 1. So dummy, I am going to configure you to “tweet” for me. I am going to set you up as a Hmmm … Can I generate Evil Tweets?
- 2. Go this set to register your app: First, pick a good name this is the name of the app, not of the bot!
- 3. The app behind @MetaphorMagnet is called: Also called CONSUMER keys
- 4. You will also get private access tokens: Keep these
- 5. Finally, configure the settings for your app: You want to:
- 6. Now, we will access our app via a Java API for Twitter called:
- 7. Now, let’s write some frickin’ Java: Import the API classes: Then, we need to Obtain an authorization URL from Twitter
- 9. Here’s the Authorization page, and here is the pin you receive:
- 10. Let’s use our keys to interact with Twitter, as a good bot should!