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Twitter Tweet with an Image
Example to post a status update with an associated image/photo (or video).This example is deprecated and no longer valid.
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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"
$success = $false
# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# This initial setup, which involves setting the OAuth1 properties and connecting
# to api.twitter.com, is only required once at the beginning. Once connected, the same
# object instance may be re-used, and if necessary, it will automatically reconnect
# as needed.
# Assume we've previously obtained an access token and saved it to a JSON file..
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/twitter.json")
$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest
$oauth1 = New-Object Chilkat.OAuth1
$oauth1.ConsumerKey = "TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY"
$oauth1.ConsumerSecret = "TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET"
$oauth1.Token = $json.StringOf("oauth_token")
$oauth1.TokenSecret = $json.StringOf("oauth_token_secret")
$oauth1.SignatureMethod = "HMAC-SHA1"
$oauth1.GenNonce(16)
$rest.SetAuthOAuth1($oauth1,$false)
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("api.twitter.com",443,$true,$bAutoReconnect)
if ($success -ne $true) {
$($rest.LastErrorText)
exit
}
# This ends the initial setup...
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
$tweetContent = "This is a test tweet with an image."
# Send a tweet...
$rest.ClearAllQueryParams()
$rest.AddQueryParam("status",$tweetContent)
# Add list of media_ids to associate with the Tweet.
# You may include up to 4 photos or 1 animated GIF or 1 video in a Tweet.
# The image needs to have been previously uploaded. The upload response gave us
# the media ID we'll use to associate this tweet with the image (or video)
# See Twitter Upload Media for sample code.
# This example will add just a single image/photo.
$rest.AddQueryParam("media_ids","793137045996646400")
$resp = $rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/1.1/statuses/update.json")
if ($rest.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
$($rest.LastErrorText)
exit
}
$jsonResponse = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResponse.EmitCompact = $false
$jsonResponse.Load($resp)
if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 200) {
$($jsonResponse.Emit())
exit
}
# Show the successful response:
$($jsonResponse.Emit())
$("Success.")
# A successful JSON response looks like this:
# {
# "created_at": "Mon Oct 31 20:25:17 +0000 2016",
# "id": 793187104528347136,
# "id_str": "793187104528347136",
# "text": "This is a test tweet with an image. https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
# "truncated": false,
# "entities": {
# "hashtags": [
# ],
# "symbols": [
# ],
# "user_mentions": [
# ],
# "urls": [
# ],
# "media": [
# {
# "id": 793137045996646400,
# "id_str": "793137045996646400",
# "indices": [
# 36,
# 59
# ],
# "media_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
# "media_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
# "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
# "display_url": "pic.twitter.com\/4mcCL0k36x",
# "expanded_url": "https:\/\/twitter.com\/chilkatsoft\/status\/793187104528347136\/photo\/1",
# "type": "photo",
# "sizes": {
# "large": {
# "w": 120,
# "h": 120,
# "resize": "fit"
# },
# "medium": {
# "w": 120,
# "h": 120,
# "resize": "fit"
# },
# "thumb": {
# "w": 120,
# "h": 120,
# "resize": "crop"
# },
# "small": {
# "w": 120,
# "h": 120,
# "resize": "fit"
# }
# }
# }
# ]
# },
# "extended_entities": {
# "media": [
# {
# "id": 793137045996646400,
# "id_str": "793137045996646400",
# "indices": [
# 36,
# 59
# ],
# "media_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
# "media_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
# "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
# "display_url": "pic.twitter.com\/4mcCL0k36x",
# "expanded_url": "https:\/\/twitter.com\/chilkatsoft\/status\/793187104528347136\/photo\/1",
# "type": "photo",
# "sizes": {
# "large": {
# "w": 120,
# "h": 120,
# "resize": "fit"
# },
# "medium": {
# "w": 120,
# "h": 120,
# "resize": "fit"
# },
# "thumb": {
# "w": 120,
# "h": 120,
# "resize": "crop"
# },
# "small": {
# "w": 120,
# "h": 120,
# "resize": "fit"
# }
# }
# }
# ]
# },
# "source": "\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chilkatsoft.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChilkatTestApp\u003c\/a\u003e",
# "in_reply_to_status_id": null,
# "in_reply_to_status_id_str": null,
# "in_reply_to_user_id": null,
# "in_reply_to_user_id_str": null,
# "in_reply_to_screen_name": null,
# "user": {
# "id": 85647455,
# "id_str": "85647455",
# "name": "Chilkat Software",
# "screen_name": "chilkatsoft",
# "location": "",
# "description": "",
# "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/hSTR4sOuis",
# "entities": {
# "url": {
# "urls": [
# {
# "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/hSTR4sOuis",
# "expanded_url": "http:\/\/www.chilkatsoft.com",
# "display_url": "chilkatsoft.com",
# "indices": [
# 0,
# 23
# ]
# }
# ]
# },
# "description": {
# "urls": [
# ]
# }
# },
# "protected": false,
# "followers_count": 41,
# "friends_count": 0,
# "listed_count": 4,
# "created_at": "Tue Oct 27 19:56:13 +0000 2009",
# "favourites_count": 0,
# "utc_offset": null,
# "time_zone": null,
# "geo_enabled": false,
# "verified": false,
# "statuses_count": 16,
# "lang": "en",
# "contributors_enabled": false,
# "is_translator": false,
# "is_translation_enabled": false,
# "profile_background_color": "C0DEED",
# "profile_background_image_url": "http:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png",
# "profile_background_image_url_https": "https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png",
# "profile_background_tile": false,
# "profile_image_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/785893001012744195\/clLweDSg_normal.jpg",
# "profile_image_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/785893001012744195\/clLweDSg_normal.jpg",
# "profile_link_color": "0084B4",
# "profile_sidebar_border_color": "C0DEED",
# "profile_sidebar_fill_color": "DDEEF6",
# "profile_text_color": "333333",
# "profile_use_background_image": true,
# "has_extended_profile": false,
# "default_profile": true,
# "default_profile_image": false,
# "following": false,
# "follow_request_sent": false,
# "notifications": false,
# "translator_type": "none"
# },
# "geo": null,
# "coordinates": null,
# "place": null,
# "contributors": null,
# "is_quote_status": false,
# "retweet_count": 0,
# "favorite_count": 0,
# "favorited": false,
# "retweeted": false,
# "possibly_sensitive": false,
# "lang": "en"
# }
#