Accessing a Twitter timeline via the Twitter REST API
This flow demonstrates the process of accessing a user timeline using the Twitter REST API. The README contained within the flow walks you through the process of generating a bearer token for accessing the API. Once the token is generated and configured within the flow, you can use the flow to issue Twitter API requests.
Usage: GET /getUserTweets?screen_name=any_twitter_screenname&count=10
Example:
GET /getUserTweets?screen_name=bsilverm_IoT&count=10
Parameters: ?screen_name - The screen name of the Twitter user ?count (optional) - The number of tweets to retrieve from the user
Example generated request: (for API usage see Twitter doc @ https://dev.twitter.com/rest/reference/get/statuses/user_timeline):
https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/user_timeline.json?screen_name=bsilverm_IoT&count=10
The authentication method used is "Application-Only". For more details, see:
https://dev.twitter.com/oauth/application-only
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