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Hanitainment asked a question in Twitter on July 05, 2008 14:24:
Determining the status that a reply replied toI'd like some help as to which Api call to use to determine which status is replied to. For example, on the public_timeline, you would see a reply formatted as follows: @user, message, less than x seconds ago, in reply to @2nduser(is a url that points to originating status).
I'm interested in the api call that determines the originating status message. Can't quite figure it (have gone through the documentation but can't find it) out so any help is appreciated. And yes, this is a novice user. Thanks in advance. P.S am coding in python and am using the python-twitter api implementation. Thanks.-
mdy replied on July 05, 2008 03:41 to the question "Confused about DirectMessage and @reply in twitter" in Twitter:
Hello. Yes there is a difference.
@replies are replies that are addressed to a specific user but they are posted in your public timeline. Recipients can see @replies addressed to them in their http://twitter.com/replies tab. You can send @replies whether or not the addressee is following you.
In contrast, direct messages are private messages addressed to a specific user but which are not posted publicly. Recipients view their direct messages in the http://twitter.com/direct_messages page. You can only send direct msgs to people who are already following you.
See also:
- Twitter FAQ: What are @replies?
- Twitter FAQ: What are direct messages?
- 'How @replies work' (a blogpost on the Twitter blog) -
Hanitainment asked a question in Twitter on July 05, 2008 01:16:
Confused about DirectMessage and @reply in twitteris there a difference between a reply (@username) and a direct message? I am trying to use the python twitter api implementation to write a mashup. Thanks.
