Actor object

Actor object

The actor object contains Twitter User account metadata that describes the Twitter User which created the activity.

 

Data Dictionary

Attribute Type Description
objectType string

"objectType": "person"

id string

The string representation of the unique identifier for this author. Example:

"id:twitter.com:2244994945"
link   "http://www.twitter.com/TwitterDev
displayName String

The name of the user, as they’ve defined it. Not necessarily a person’s name. Typically capped at 50 characters, but subject to change. Example:


"displayName": "Twitter Dev"
preferredUsername string

The screen name, handle, or alias that this user identifies themselves with. Unique but subject to change. Use id as a user identifier whenever possible. Typically a maximum of 15 characters long, but some historical accounts may exist with longer names. Example:


"preferredUsername": "TwitterDev"
location object

        "location": {

          "objectType": "place",

          "displayName": "127.0.0.1"

        }

links array

Nullable . A URL provided by the user in association with their profile. Example:


       "links": [

          {

            "href": "https://developer.twitter.com/en/community",

            "rel": "me"

          }

        ]

summary string

Nullable . The user-defined UTF-8 string describing their account. Example:


"summary": "The voice of the #TwitterDev team..."
protected Boolean

When true, indicates that this user has chosen to protect their Tweets. See About Public and Protected Tweets . Example:

"protected": true
verified Boolean

When true, indicates that the user has a verified account. See Verified Accounts . Example:

"verified": false
followersCount Int

The number of followers this account currently has. Under certain conditions of duress, this field will temporarily indicate “0”. Example:

"followers_count": 21
friendsCount Int

The number of users this account is following (AKA their “followings”). Under certain conditions of duress, this field will temporarily indicate “0”. Example:

"friends_count": 32
listedCount Int

The number of public lists that this user is a member of. Example:

"listed_count": 9274
favoritesCount Int

The number of Tweets this user has liked in the account’s lifetime. British spelling used in the field name for historical reasons. Example:

"favourites_count": 13
statusesCount Int

The number of Tweets (including retweets) issued by the user. Example:

"statuses_count": 42
postedTime date

The UTC datetime that the user account was created on Twitter. Example:


"postedTime": "2013-12-14T04:35:55.036Z"
image string

A HTTPS-based URL pointing to the user’s profile image. Example:


"image": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1283786620521652229/lEODkLTh_normal.jpg"


No longer supported (deprecated) attributes

Field Type Description
utcOffset null Value will be set to null. Still available via GET account/settings
twitterTimeZone null Value will be set to null. Still available via GET account/settings as tzinfo_name
languages null Value will be set to null. Still available via GET account/settings as language


Examples:

            "actor": {
        "objectType": "person",
        "id": "id:twitter.com:2244994945",
        "link": "http://www.twitter.com/TwitterDev",
        "displayName": "Twitter Dev",
        "postedTime": "2013-12-14T04:35:55.036Z",
        "image": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1283786620521652229/lEODkLTh_normal.jpg",
        "summary": "The voice of the #TwitterDev team and your official source for updates, news, and events, related to the #TwitterAPI.",
        "friendsCount": 2039,
        "followersCount": 512197,
        "listedCount": 1662,
        "statusesCount": 3632,
        "twitterTimeZone": null,
        "verified": true,
        "utcOffset": null,
        "preferredUsername": "TwitterDev",
        "languages": [],
        "links": [
          {
            "href": "https://developer.twitter.com/en/community",
            "rel": "me"
          }
        ],
        "location": {
          "objectType": "place",
          "displayName": "127.0.0.1"
        },
        "favoritesCount": 2147
      }
    
      "actor": {
    "objectType": "person",
    "id": "id:twitter.com:6253282",
    "link": "http://www.twitter.com/TwitterAPI",
    "displayName": "Twitter API",
    "postedTime": "2007-05-23T06:01:13.000Z",
    "image": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/942858479592554497/BbazLO9L_normal.jpg",
    "summary": "Tweets about changes and service issues. Follow @TwitterDev for more.",
    "friendsCount": 39,
    "followersCount": 6054164,
    "listedCount": 12285,
    "statusesCount": 3689,
    "twitterTimeZone": null,
    "verified": true,
    "utcOffset": null,
    "preferredUsername": "TwitterAPI",
    "languages": [
      
    ],
    "links": [
      {
        "href": "https://developer.twitter.com",
        "rel": "me"
      }
    ],
    "favoritesCount": 4
  }