Card Preview does not match Actual Tweet

[wajordan]

Our application builds redirection and landing page links that are sent to Twitter. The links from our application have been tested here: https://cards-dev.twitter.com/validator

The card previews are shown correctly on the validator site, but are not displayed the same when the link is actually included in a Tweet.

Please advise how to resolve this issue. This is a problem because our application also provides a preview of how the Tweet will be displayed. We need to be able to confirm the behavior/presentation of Twitter cards when a link from our application is included in a Tweet. I can provide a sample link from our application if necessary.

[andypiper]

We definitely need a sample URL in order to assist. There are a variety of experiments in play at any time that may produce variations in how cards may appear.

[wajordan]

redirection link: http://emcee.srm-integration.pp1.oraclecloud.com/sK7l

[andypiper]

You have a YouTube link included as a player card. This is correctly shown in the validator as a preview in the timeline (and appears the same on Twitter), and expands to a playable video in the Tweet detail view.

[wajordan]

Here’s a post using the same link that looks different from the preview in the validator: https://twitter.com/BobbyVitrue/status/766704107969052673

Does the post have to be made a certain way in order for the preview to appear as it does in the validator?

[andypiper]

That Tweet has an image attached to it. The image will always take precedence over the card at the URL you’re linking to.

[wajordan]

Ok thanks for the quick responses! I’ll check to see how we can send the tweet without the image attachment.

[system]

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