"statuses/update" posts tweet to account, but returns 403 Status is a duplicate as well

[MikeBarwick]

Can’t explain it. I’ve looked and tested if my code is being called/run twice. Can’t find the culprit.
Every time I post a tweet update, api return 403 “status is a duplicate” error.

Is this a known issue or has anyone experienced this before (or right now)?

[andypiper]

Really difficult to say without seeing a code snippet - I’ve just successfully posted a couple of Tweets using twurl and the API didn’t complain. It does sound likely you might have a loop or something that causes the call to happen twice.

[MikeBarwick]

Yeah, my initial reaction is that I always messed up first lol 9 times out of 10 that’s the case. The status/update calls are being run by a queue command (cronjob) to post scheduled updates, etc.

I tested another command and it’s running twice too. Agh. You’re off the hook Twitter. Time to gracefully restart mind now

[IamLizu]

The status/update calls are being run by a queue command (cronjob) to post scheduled updates

Look, Twitter won’t allow to cast same tweet every time. As you are posting scheduled tweets I think, the tweet that you have tweeted once matches the tweet that your program is trying to tweet! That’s why it’s showing 403 “status is a duplicate” error. This happens most of the time this error occurs when you try to tweet from a file. So, here’s what you can do (what seems to be the solution I think),

• You can delete the same tweet from your twitter timeline.
• You can change the line of the tweet from your file.

Note: If you are not tweeting form a file or something like that, let me know. Also let me know if this works.
Hope it helps. I’ll look forward to your reply.
God Bless.

[MikeBarwick]

Thanks, but as my last message stated I figured it out. Nothing to do with API. My cron workers were running twice. I reset them. All is well.

[MikeBarwick]

Secondly, I wouldn’t recommend what you’re suggesting. That doesn’t solve the issue. It’s a hack to get around finding/fixing the real issue at hand. A pretty ugly one at that.

[IamLizu]

I wouldn’t recommend what you’re suggesting. That doesn’t solve the issue. It’s a hack to get around finding/fixing the real issue at hand. A pretty ugly one at that.

Yeah I know, I suggested that as a temporary suggestion while I said what could be the possible reason. Anyways

[andypiper]