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workshop-twitter-bot

Twitter bot using twitter API and Python

Creating a Twitter developer account

  • Go to dev.twitter.com
  • Sign In with your twitter account.
  • Now go to apps.twitter.com.
  • Click on "Create New App" to create a new twitter application.
  • Fill the Application details:
    • Name: Choose a unique name for your application like "twitterbot_username".
    • Description: A twitter bot for personal use.
    • Website: http://adsauiuc.com
    • Callback URL: Ignore this field for now. Its used when we authenticate a user login through our twitter application.
  • Now go to Key and Access Token tab and click on "Generate Access Token".
  • You are ready to build your own twitter bot.