[outages] Twitter API problems Fri/13

[Bill Woodcock]

…and apparently some have just been reinstated.

                                -Bill



> On Jan 16, 2023, at 12:58 AM, Tom Hek via Outages <outages at outages.org> wrote:
> 
> I am hearing from some of my customers who develop Twitter clients their API access was revoked, and Twitter is not responding to questions why their access was revoked.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Tom
> 
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2023, at 00:55, Jay R. Ashworth via Outages wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Jay R. Ashworth via Outages" <outages at outages.org>
>> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 9:49:32 PM
>> 
>> > From @intelwire:
>> >
>> > """
>> > Just to clarify, because I'm seeing a lot of bad info out there, the Twitter
>> > API is not down. Credentials appear to have been revoked for some apps,
>> > including the biggest alternative Twitter clients. As far as I can tell,
>> > the API is still working if your credentials are working.
>> > """
>> >
>> > Tweetcaster/Android worked ok just now.
>> 
>> Update: if you had a little birdie sitting on your shoulder telling you this
>> was not an accident...
>> 
>> you may be right (he may be crazy):
>> 
>> https://www.engadget.com/twitter-may-have-deliberately-cut-off-tweetbot-and-other-third-party-clients-165048001.html
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> -- jra
>> --
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