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A Ruby interface to the X API.

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x 1.0.0: one letter, one major version. A Ruby interface to the X API with objects, streaming, media uploads, and types. gem install x github.com/sferik/x-ruby/rel…

Release v1.0.0 · sferik/x-ruby

See UPGRADING.md for the changes that code written for 0.19 needs. Added Split the gem into five gems released in lockstep: x-core, x-uploads, x-streams, x-resources, and x x-core is the HTTP cli...

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Be sure to update to the latest gem version (0.15.2) to ensure media upload will work after April 30.
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@XDevelopers24 Mar 2025
In Jan 2025, we launched new X API v2 media upload endpoints. Based on feedback from the developer community, we're working on additional improvements, and will be extending the migration timeline to Apr 30, 2025. Check out the post below for details 👇 devcommunity.x.com/t/extende…

Extended deadline for v1.1 media upload endpoints

In January 2025, we launched the new media upload endpoints in the X API v2 that allow developers to programmatically upload images, gif and videos to X. Based on internal and external developer...

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Version 0.13.0 has been released with a new X::RateLimit object that is returned when an X::TooManyRequests error occurs. Many thanks to @GuirecCorbel for the patch! github.com/sferik/x-ruby/pul…

Add information about all rate limits in TooManyRequests error by GCorbel · Pull Request #17 ·...

Some endpoints have different kind of limits as DMs and Likes. I found no official list of headers, but I saw x-user-limit-24hour-limit and x-app-limit-24hour-limit. For example, when the 15 minute...

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Thanks to @IFTTT for sponsoring the X Ruby gem! sferik.github.io/x-ruby/#spo…

x-ruby

A Ruby interface to the X API.

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Version 0.12.0 released! Now all API errors (e.g. X::NotFound) subclass X::HTTPError and have a #code attribute that returns the HTTP status code (e.g. "404"). github.com/sferik/x-ruby/blo…
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Version 0.11.0 released! This is the best version of the X gem yet. Full changelog here: github.com/sferik/x-ruby/blo…
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The X Ruby Gem retweeted
Erik Berlin
@sferik23 Oct 2023
Boom! github.com/sferik/x-ruby/com…

Rename methods to be more consistent · sferik/x-ruby@5b8c655

Names based on the results of this poll: https://x.com/sferik/status/1713974205765828843

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Erik Berlin
@sferik16 Oct 2023
Programming naming poll: Say you have a ResponseHandler class that has one main method that takes an HTTP response object and parses the body into an object. Don’t get hung up on details of this example—I’m asking about your general approach. What would you name that method?
30%handle_response(response)
52%handle(response)
12%process/run/execute/main
6%Other (please reply)
33 votes • Final results
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As of today, the Twitter gem is no longer maintained. Please use the X gem instead. sferik.github.io/x-ruby/

x-ruby

A Ruby interface to the X API.

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Replying to @XDevelopers
@XDevelopers @API @AdsAPI Could I get a link added to the Ruby section of “Community tools and libraries for v2” page (developer.twitter.com/en/doc…)? This library is a completely rewrite of the Twitter Ruby gem, which fully supports API v2 and the Ads API. sferik.github.io/x-ruby/

X Developer Platform - X

Build, analyze, and innovate with X's real-time global data. Access posts, users, trends, and more through modern APIs with flexible pay-per-usage pricing.

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Would it also be possible to add a Crystal section for this library I just published? github.com/sferik/x-crystal

GitHub - sferik/x-crystal: A Crystal interface to the X API.

A Crystal interface to the X API. Contribute to sferik/x-crystal development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Twitter is now X github.com/sferik/x

GitHub - sferik/x-ruby: A Ruby interface to the X API.

A Ruby interface to the X API. Contribute to sferik/x-ruby development by creating an account on GitHub.

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@XDevelopers6 Apr 2017
1/ Today we’re sharing our vision for the future of the Twitter API platform! xitter.cf/cards/18ce…
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@sferik4 Nov 2015
It looks like Twitter won’t be renaming their API resources from “favorites” to “likes”: dev.twitter.com/rest/referen….
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Need a gem to access the Twitter Ads API? Be sure to check out github.com/twitterdev/twitte… and follow @AdsAPI for updates.

GitHub - xdevplatform/twitter-ruby-ads-sdk: A Twitter supported and maintained Ads API SDK for Ruby.

A Twitter supported and maintained Ads API SDK for Ruby. - xdevplatform/twitter-ruby-ads-sdk

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Version 5.15.0 will be the last release in the 5.x series. The next planned release will be version 6, which will drop Ruby 1.8.7 support.
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Released version 5.15.0, which adds methods to access quoted tweets and new mime_types for multi-part uploads. github.com/sferik/twitter/bl…
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Just passed 2 million downloads on RubyGems.org! Thanks for installing!
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Released version 5.14.0, which properly handles videos and animated GIFs. Details at: github.com/sferik/twitter/bl…
This tweet should be threaded to the previous one. If so, it closes github.com/sferik/twitter/is….
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