Lua

X.com Create Post

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Causes the User to create a Post under the authorized account. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- Implements the following CURL command:

-- curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
-- -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-- -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-- -d '{"text":"Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."}'

-- Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
-- Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

-- Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Code to Create JSON

-- The following JSON is sent in the request body.

-- {
--   "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
-- }

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("text", "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API.")

-- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
-- Get our access token.
local jsonToken = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local success = jsonToken:load_file("qa_data/tokens/x.json")
if not success then
    print("Failed to load x.json")
    return
end

-- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
http.auth_token = jsonToken:string_of("access_token")

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
success = http:http_json("POST", "https://api.x.com/2/tweets", json, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

local sbResponseBody = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
resp:get_body_sb(sbResponseBody)

local jResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jResp:load_sb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.emit_compact = false

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp:emit())

local respStatusCode = resp.status_code
print("Response Status Code = " .. respStatusCode)
if respStatusCode >= 400 then
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header)
    print("Failed.")
    return
end

-- Sample JSON response:
-- (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

-- {
--   "data": {
--     "id": "1346889436626259968",
--     "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
--   }
-- }

-- Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
-- Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

local Id = jResp:string_of("data.id")
local Text = jResp:string_of("data.text")