Database Reference
In-Depth Information
DataSift™
12
- provides access to past data as well as streaming data
GNIP™
13
- provides access to streaming data only
Topsy™
14
- provides access to past data only
2.8
Further Reading
Full documentation of v1.1 of the Twitter API can be found at [
1
]. It also contains
the most up-to-date and detailed information on the rate limits applicable to
individual APIs. Twitter HTTP Error Codes & Responses [
2
] contains a list of HTTP
error codes returned by the Twitter APIs. It is a useful resource while debugging
applications. The REST API for search accepts several different parameters to
facilitate the construction of complex queries. A full list of these along with
examples can be found in [
4
]. The article further clarifies on what is possible
using the Search API and explains the best practices for accessing the API. Various
libraries exist in most popular programming languages, which encapsulate the
complexity of accessing the Twitter API by providing convenient methods. A full
list of all available libraries can be found in [
3
]. Twitter has also released an open
source library of their own called the Hosebird, which has been tested to handle
firehose streams.
References
1. Twitter. Twitter API v1.1 Documentation.
https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1
,
2013. [Online;
accessed 19-March-2013].
2. Twitter. Twitter HTTP Error Codes & Responses.
https://dev.twitter.com/docs/error-codes-
3. Twitter. Twitter Libraries.
https://dev.twitter.com/docs/twitter-libraries
,
2013. [Online; accessed
9-July-2013].
4. Twitter. Using the Twitter Search API.
https://dev.twitter.com/docs/using-search
,
2013. [Online;
accessed 9-July-2013].
