Introducing a new and improved Twitter API.webarchive
We planned to launch the new Twitter API on July 16, 2020. But given the security incidentwe discovered on July 15, 2020, the timing of our launch no longer made sense or felt right.
We updated this post on August 12, 2020 to include additional details below to support the official launch of the new Twitter API.
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Today, we’re introducing the new Twitter API. Rebuilt from the ground up to deliver new features faster, today’s release includes the first set of new endpoints and features we’re launching so developers can help the world connect to the public conversation happening on Twitter. If you can’t wait to check it out, visit the new developer portal. If you can, then read on for more about what we’re building, what’s new about the Twitter API v2, what’s launching first, and what’s coming next.
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Your feedback has been essential in helping us define our vision and roadmap for the new Twitter API. From Tweets to focus groups, you have shared a ton of feedback with us over the past few years about what you need out of the Twitter API and what we can do better. We also learned a lot through Twitter Developer Labs where you’ve been sharing real-time feedback on the new API features we’ve tested in the open.
We’ve always known that our developer ecosystem is diverse, but our API has long taken a one-size-fits-all approach. Your feedback helped us see the importance of making the new Twitter API more flexible and scalable to fit your needs. With the new API, we are building new elevated access options and new product tracks, so more developers can find options to meet their needs. More on that below. We also know it’s important to be able to plan ahead, and we want to do a better job of sharing our plans with you in advance. Going forward, we’ll share more of what’s coming next on our public roadmap (updates coming soon). We’re also sharing a Guide to the future of the Twitter API for more about what to expect as we roll out the new API. We have a lot planned, and it will evolve and improve as we continue to hear from you.
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A new foundation - The new API is built on a completely new foundation — rebuilt for the first time since 2012 — and includes new features so you can get more out of the public conversation. That new foundation allows us to add new functionality faster and better than we’ve done in the past, so expect more new features from Twitter to show up in the API.
With this new foundation, developers can expect to see:
New access levels - With the new Twitter API, we’re building multiple access levels to make it easier for developers to get started and to grow what they build. In the past, the Twitter API was separated into three different platforms and experiences: standard (free), premium (self-serve paid), and enterprise (custom paid). As a developer’s needs expanded, it required tedious migration to each API. In the future, all developers — from academic researchers to makers to businesses — will have options to get elevated access and grow on the same API.