First off, thank you all for your patience as we work through the growing list of developer applications.
I do want to address a few questions in here that I believe add value to the conversation.
How do we know if the review process has started yet?
Once you’ve verified your email address, you have been added to our queue.
What do we look at when we review your applications?
We review all of the information that you submit, but take a very close look at your use case. If your use case does not include enough detail, we will reach out to you via email when we get to your application and ask for clarification. If your use case looks to be against our policies, then we will deny your application.
How long does it typically take to receive an approval?
The best thing you can do to assist us in reviewing your application quickly is to include a clear, specific explanation of how you intend to use Twitter APIs. If it is easy to recognize that your use case follows the terms described within our policy, you will see a quicker approval. If your use case is more complicated or opaque, it may take up to a couple weeks to be approved for the near future. We are actively working to improve wait times even more.
Is this a manual process?
Yes this is. The best way for us to know that we are protecting the Twitter platform is to have human eyes on applications. We have a team of people working through this as quickly as possible and are actively working to improve wait times.
In what order are you processing applications?
We are responding to applications in the order in which they were received. Posting to the forums will not speed up the approval of your applications. Please be patient as we work through the queue.
We understand that this is not the ideal situation, but do want you to know that it is extremely important to us that we protect our platform, and the recent changes to the application management process is the first step in this process.
