#1

media expansion works with the tweetid from the docs page:

endpoint:
api_twitter_com/2/tweets
parameters:
ids=1260294888811347969&tweet.fields=attachments,author_id,created_at,public_metrics&expansions=attachments.media_keys&media.fields=public_metrics,preview_image_url

but when I switch to another tweet id does not expand to give metrics or url:
endpoint:
api_twitter_com/2/tweets
parameters: ids=1420972569855934464&tweet.fields=attachments,author_id,created_at,public_metrics&expansions=attachments.media_keys&media.fields=public_metrics,preview_image_url

Appreciate if anyone can help me.

#2

How are you making these calls? Using what library / language?

i tried:

twurl "/2/tweets?ids=1260294888811347969&tweet.fields=attachments,author_id,created_at,public_metrics&expansions=attachments.media_keys&media.fields=public_metrics,preview_image_url"

and got:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "author_id": "783214",
      "id": "1260294888811347969",
      "attachments": {
        "media_keys": [
          "13_1260294804770041858"
        ]
      },
      "text": "Don’t miss the Tweets about your Tweet. \n\nNow on iOS, you can see Retweets with comments all in one place. https://t.co/oanjZfzC6y",
      "public_metrics": {
        "retweet_count": 4867,
        "reply_count": 1691,
        "like_count": 15862,
        "quote_count": 3210
      },
      "created_at": "2020-05-12T19:44:51.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "includes": {
    "media": [
      {
        "media_key": "13_1260294804770041858",
        "preview_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EX13hQKXQAIPJZc.jpg",
        "public_metrics": {
          "view_count": 1590078
        },
        "type": "video"
      }
    ]
  }
}

twurl "/2/tweets?ids=1420972569855934464&tweet.fields=attachments,author_id,created_at,public_metrics&expansions=attachments.media_keys&media.fields=public_metrics,preview_image_url"

and i got back:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "created_at": "2021-07-30T05:00:35.000Z",
      "author_id": "263874598",
      "public_metrics": {
        "retweet_count": 325,
        "reply_count": 21,
        "like_count": 571,
        "quote_count": 55
      },
      "text": "After looking over the @CDCgov slide set released by @washingtonpost, this slide really sets the stage. We are dealing with a strain that is in a class of its own now. It’s one of the most transmissible respiratory viruses we have ever seen…in history. 🧵 https://t.co/MvggUZCVmZ",
      "attachments": {
        "media_keys": [
          "3_1420972565204439044"
        ]
      },
      "id": "1420972569855934464"
    }
  ],
  "includes": {
    "media": [
      {
        "media_key": "3_1420972565204439044",
        "type": "photo"
      }
    ]
  }
}

which is all the expected fields - which ones are you missing? (there are no urls returned for videos btw, this is an API limitation currently)

#3

thanks for the quick reply. I’m using postman.

The second query for id: 1420972569855934464

Is not expanding the preview url and that is working as expected? It definitely is an image and not a video.

“includes”: {
“media”: [
{
“media_key”: “3_1420972565204439044”,
“type”: “photo”
}

#4

ah ok - i think i see what you mean - preview_image_url only works for videos as far as i can tell.

To get the Image url, it’s url in media.fields too:

twurl "/2/tweets?ids=1420972569855934464&tweet.fields=attachments,author_id,created_at,public_metrics&expansions=attachments.media_keys&media.fields=public_metrics,preview_image_url,url" | jq

...

  "includes": {
    "media": [
      {
        "media_key": "3_1420972565204439044",
        "type": "photo",
        "url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7hPBPiWEAQQFQa.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
...
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#5

Thank you! Appreciate your help.

I did not see the “url” field as an option in the api docs.

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#6

Yeah, now that you mention it, it is missing in the docs Media object | Docs | Twitter Developer Platform there was a previous older version of the docs that listed them all, and i think i had everything here: twarc/expansions.py at main · DocNow/twarc · GitHub (the private ones will only work with the media uploader’s access token)