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friends_timeline API call suddenly requires auth
Hi,
I've been using friends_timeline for a long time now, and today I've noticed it's asking me to enter my username and password for the API.
http://www.twitter.com/statuses/frien...
Whereas before, regardless of whether I was logged in, or if I wanted to change the username to al3x, I would be able to see the timeline.
What's suddenly changed?? Or more importantly - why?!? I can see the documentation said it required authentication, but the actual API request didn't - so there's functionality built around that feature.
Please, please consider removing this downgrade.
Thank you,
Remy Sharp.
I've been using friends_timeline for a long time now, and today I've noticed it's asking me to enter my username and password for the API.
http://www.twitter.com/statuses/frien...
Whereas before, regardless of whether I was logged in, or if I wanted to change the username to al3x, I would be able to see the timeline.
What's suddenly changed?? Or more importantly - why?!? I can see the documentation said it required authentication, but the actual API request didn't - so there's functionality built around that feature.
Please, please consider removing this downgrade.
Thank you,
Remy Sharp.
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Inappropriate?This prevents my friends' updates from showing up in Google Reader. I hope this was an unintentional change that will be reversed. Thanks!
-Graham
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?Oh yeah!. and I noticed even if you pass basic auth (username/password) for friends_timeline it still does not work. It says "Could not authenticate you."
I’m sad
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Inappropriate?I was relying on this for having a web badge for a "twitter group" showing mobile updates on the frontpage of a website.
How can I do it now?
edit: found an answer from twitter:
http://status.twitter.com/post/372170...
I’m confused
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Inappropriate?In the absence of an actual fix, a workaround would be to run your feed through freemyfeed.com. They'll take the URL and your login info and give you a new URL for an unauthenticated version of the feed. Take this with the usual caveats regarding giving your password out to random sites, but it does work at least.
-Graham
I’m satisfied enough to be getting on with life now
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Inappropriate?I came up with a solution that works for me for the moment: http://perpetualtypewriter.com/2009/0...
Please, someone, let me know where there are better solutions as well as if there are any updates on Twitter's Friends_Timeline policy.
Thanks!
I’m excited to see what happens next.
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Inappropriate?I've had luck using http://username:password@twitter.com/statuses/friends_timeline/xxxxxxxx.rss
password in cleartext is icky, but it's only twitter...
