POST oauth/access_token
POST oauth/access_token
Allows a Consumer application to exchange the OAuth Request Token for an OAuth Access Token. This method fulfills Section 6.3 of the OAuth 1.0 authentication flow.
Resource URL¶
https://api.twitter.com/oauth/access_token
Resource Information¶
| Response formats | JSON |
| Requires authentication? | Yes |
| Rate limited? | Yes |
Parameters¶
| Name | Required | Description | Default Value | Example |
| oauth_token | required | The oauth_token here must be the same as the oauth_token returned in the request_token step. | ||
| oauth_verifier | required | If using the OAuth web-flow, set this parameter to the value of the oauth_verifier returned in the callback URL. If you are using out-of-band OAuth, set this value to the pin-code. For OAuth 1.0a compliance this parameter is required. OAuth 1.0a is strictly enforced and applications not using the oauth_verifier will fail to complete the OAuth flow. |
Example request¶
POST https://api.twitter.com/oauth/access_token?oauth_token=qLBVyoAAAAAAx72QAAATZxQWU6P&oauth_verifier=ghLM8lYmAxDbaqL912RZSRjCCEXKDIzx
From PIN-based
POST https://api.twitter.com/oauth/access_token?oauth_token=9Npq8AAAAAAAx72QBRABZ4DAfY9&oauth_verifier=4868795
Example response¶
oauth_token=6253282-eWudHldSbIaelX7swmsiHImEL4KinwaGloHANdrY&oauth_token_secret=2EEfA6BG5ly3sR3XjE0IBSnlQu4ZrUzPiYTmrkVU&user_id=6253282&screen_name=twitterapi