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#  Tag Archives: twitter

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/)
8:15 pm _on_ February 3, 2023     
Tags: [api ( 4 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/api/),
twitter   

# 󠀁[Twitter API Changes](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2023/02/03/twitter-api-changes/)󠁿

**tl;dr: Twitter will begin charging for APIAPI An API or Application Programming
Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each 
other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. access, possibly as early
as the 9th of February. If your pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing
a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality
or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in
the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can 
be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. integrates with the API (be it v1.1
or v2), PLEASE make sure you look into the changes and how they might impact you!**

Yesterday Twitter announced it will be charging for access to the API.

> Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API,
> both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead 🧵
> — Twitter Dev (@TwitterDev) [February 2, 2023](https://twitter.com/TwitterDev/status/1621026986784337922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Estimated cost is ~$100/month, with a requirement of a valid ID, however there is
no information yet as to how much traffic that entails. Since information is not
going to be provided until next week (giving everyone a whopping max 3 days to figure
this out), I wanted to make sure everyone was as notified as can be.

This will _likely_ impact:

 * Auto-posting
 * Login with Twitter
 * Analytics
 * Management Tools
 * Scripted Interactions (auto-blocking etc)

Access to search is already a pay-only service.

If your plugin (or the related service) does any of those, you will have to investigate
if this change impacts you. If you are impacted, you will need to update (or close)
your plugin accordingly. I know a lot of free plugins will have some hard choices
to make here.

For plugin users, if a plugin suddenly breaks on/around the 9th, please be generous
and kind to the developers. They really got blindsided by this, and it’s a lot to
sort out in a short amount of time.

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