Downloading DM attached images

c_oreills · 2014-01-09T17:01:36.000Z

Is it possible to download images attached to DMs over the API? A user can’t view the urls given in the entities.media dict unless they are logged in to the account the DM has been sent to. We want to display images to people who aren’t logged in using their API keys.

episod · 2014-01-09T17:14:22.000Z

Using OAuth 1.0A and the recipient or sending user’s access token (or an session-authenticated webview) is the only way.

The images are not meant to be displayed to any other user besides the sender or recipient and should generally not be used for other purposes.

c_oreills · 2014-01-10T14:13:19.000Z

Thanks for this, I’ll have a look at doing that. =)

LavleenSharma1 · 2014-06-24T10:08:31.000Z

Can you please explain me how to download images attached to DMs over the API?

jbulava · 2016-04-01T18:34:56.051Z

To point people in the right direction if they find this post.

Download Media From Direct Message

Hi @cadu_bressan, media within direct messages will always require user authentication. Obviously, a user can view this media with an authenticated Twitter.com session. In order for your application to display this media on behalf of the user, you will need to request the media by signing an OAuth request with the user’s access token.

jbulava · 2016-04-01T18:34:59.101Z