Documentation

• Getting Started with the Twitter Platform
• Intro to the Platform (slides)
• Twitter API FAQ
• Counting Characters
• JSON Parsing & Tweet IDs
• Developer Console

Easily embed Twitter functionality, encourage your users to share content on Twitter, and increase your audience reach with Twitter for Websites.

• Tweet Button
• Follow Button
• Web Intents & Javascript callback events
• Share Bookmarklet
• @Anywhere

API terms of service and guidelines for use.

• Developer Rules of the Road
• Display Guidelines
• Geo Guidelines
• Broadcast Guidelines

• API Support
• Videos
• Twitter Libraries with OAuth
• Bird, Favorite, Reply, Retweet Icons & Sprites
• Developers for Hire
• @twitterapi on Twitter
• Developer Discussions
• Twitter Developer's Mailing List (soon to be "archive only")
• Security Best Practices

The REST API provides simple interfaces for most Twitter functionality.

• Comprehensive Resource Documentation
• Using the Twitter Search API and GET search
• Tweet Entities
• Things to know about the REST API
• History of the REST and Search APIs
• Rate Limiting & Rate Limiting FAQ
• Error Codes & Responses
• Explore the API with Tools & Consoles
• Finding Tweets about Places

The Streaming API is a family of powerful real-time APIs for Tweets and other social events.

• Streaming API Documentation
• User Streams
• Site Streams
• Partner Providers of Twitter Data

Learn how a user authorizes your application and how you securely communicate on their behalf.

• Which authorization path should I choose?
• OAuth 1.0a
• the Application Permission Model
• Single user OAuth with examples
• From Basic Auth to OAuth for Beginners
• Twitter Libraries with OAuth
• OAuth FAQ
• Sign in with Twitter Overview
• OAuth Echo