Direct Message post with media returns code 131 (Internal server error)

[yfilyk]

HI Twitter, how are you today?

I’ve been trying to send a direct message with an image attachment as per guidelines here
and here.

Unfortunately sending message with attached media id does not work. Without media - works just fine.
This is my request (Ruby):

    response = Faraday.post do |req|
      req.url('https://api.twitter.com/1.1/direct_messages/events/new.json')
      req.headers['Authorization'] = auth_header.oauth_auth_header.to_s
      req.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
      req.body = message_data.to_json
    end

This is my message_data.to_json json (ids changed on purpose):

{
   "event":{
      "type":"message_create",
      "message_create":{
         "target":{
            "recipient_id":"105891411"
         },
         "message_data":{
            "text":"gogogo image attachment ggg",
            "attachment":{
               "type":"media",
               "media":{
                  "id":"920608989016133555"
               }
            }
         }
      }
   }
}

response: "{\"errors\":[{\"message\":\"Internal error\",\"code\":131}]}"
Have to remind that same request without attachment part works perfectly fine.
Could someone please help me here?

Many Thanks in advance

[andypiper]

When you uploaded the media, were you able to confirm that it succeeded using the STATUS command, before moving on to send the Direct Message?

[yfilyk]

Thanks Andy, that’s a very good shout. I haven’t confirmed the status actually.
Will add STATUS ensuring block and come back here with some results!

Thanks again

[yfilyk]

While performing STATUS check stumbled upon another blocker.

After performing the INIT phase as per above I got the media_id:

[4] pry(#<Attachment>)> media_id = JSON.parse(response.body)['media_id_string']
=> "920638646432272385"

when I submit the same id to status check:

    response = Faraday.get do |req|
      req.url("https://upload.twitter.com/1.1/media/upload.json?command=STATUS&media_id=#{media_id}")
      req.headers['Authorization'] = auth_header.oauth_auth_header.to_s
    end

I get {"request":"\/1.1\/media\/upload.json","error":"Invalid mediaId."}.

Please note that url is correct:

[1] pry(#<Attachment>)> response
=> #<Faraday::Response:0x007fd2b70db8a8
 @env=
  #<struct Faraday::Env
   method=:get,
   body="{\"request\":\"\\/1.1\\/media\\/upload.json\",\"error\":\"Invalid mediaId.\"}",
   url=#<URI::HTTPS https://upload.twitter.com/1.1/media/upload.json?command=STATUS&media_id=920638646432272385>,

Also upload hasn’t expired yet because STATUS request is made in just few seconds after INIT request.
I guess this is why I’m getting 131 on the first place, but how is this possible that media_id is missing seconds after INIT phase?

Going through this Invalid media Id for now

[yfilyk]

Ha, apparently I overthought all this stuff. Using plain old upload endpoint (not multi-chunk upload) works like a charm. And it doesn’t require all the INIT, APPEND, STATUS checks, will go with that for now.

Thanks again Andy.