request_token

POST oauth/request_token

Allows a Consumer application to obtain an OAuth Request Token to request user authorization. This method fulfills Section 6.1 of the OAuth 1.0 authentication flow.

We require you use HTTPS for all OAuth authorization steps.

Usage Note: Only ASCII values are accepted for the oauth_nonce

Resource URL¶

https://api.twitter.com/oauth/request_token

Resource Information¶

Response formats	JSON
Requires authentication?	No
Rate limited?	Yes

Parameters¶

Name Required Description Example

oauth_callback

required

Name	Required	Description	Example
oauth_callback	required	For OAuth 1.0a compliance this parameter is required . The value you specify here will be used as the URL a user is redirected to should they approve your application's access to their account. Set this to `oob` for out-of-band pin mode. This is also how you specify custom callbacks for use in desktop/mobile applications. Always send an `oauth_callback` on this step, regardless of a pre-registered callback. We require that any callback URL used with this endpoint will have to be configured within the App’s settings on developer.twitter.com*	`http://themattharris.local/auth.php` `twitterclient://callback`
x_auth_access_type	optional	Overrides the access level an application requests to a users account. Supported values are `read` or `write` . This parameter is intended to allow a developer to register a read/write application but also request read only access when appropriate.

For OAuth 1.0a compliance this parameter is required . The value you specify here will be used as the URL a user is redirected to should they approve your application's access to their account. Set this to oob for out-of-band pin mode. This is also how you specify custom callbacks for use in desktop/mobile applications. Always send an oauth_callback on this step, regardless of a pre-registered callback.

We require that any callback URL used with this endpoint will have to be configured within the App’s settings on developer.twitter.com*

http://themattharris.local/auth.php twitterclient://callback

x_auth_access_type optional Overrides the access level an application requests to a users account. Supported values are read or write . This parameter is intended to allow a developer to register a read/write application but also request read only access when appropriate.

Learn more about how to approve your callback URLs on this page.

Please note - You can view and edit your existing Twitter apps via the Twitter app dashboard if you are logged into your Twitter account on developer.twitter.com.

Example request¶

Request URL: POST https://api.twitter.com/oauth/request_token

Request POST Body: N/A

Authorization Header: OAuth oauth_nonce="K7ny27JTpKVsTgdyLdDfmQQWVLERj2zAK5BslRsqyw", oauth_callback="http%3A%2F%2Fmyapp.com%3A3005%2Ftwitter%2Fprocess_callback", oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", oauth_timestamp="1300228849", oauth_consumer_key="OqEqJeafRSF11jBMStrZz", oauth_signature="Pc%2BMLdv028fxCErFyi8KXFM%2BddU%3D", oauth_version="1.0"

Response: oauth_token=Z6eEdO8MOmk394WozF5oKyuAv855l4Mlqo7hhlSLik&oauth_token_secret=Kd75W4OQfb2oJTV0vzGzeXftVAwgMnEK9MumzYcM&oauth_callback_confirmed=true