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Is it possible to get a Twitter access token with OAuth 2.0? I came along this thread but I don't understand it. Do they support OAuth 2.0 or are they still using OAuth 1.0A?

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Twitter offers applications the ability to issue authenticated requests on behalf of the application itself (as opposed to on behalf of a specific user). Twitter's implementation is based on the Client Credentials Grant flow of the OAuth 2 specification. Note that OAuth 1.0a is still required to issue requests on behalf of users.

Therefore, no they do not fully support OAuth 2.

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Note that OAuth 1.0a is still required to issue requests on behalf of users What kind of requests are they meaning? I would like to let users post to their feed through my app. Do I need to use OAuth 1.0A for this? –  Matt Jun 5 at 14:10
 
Yes in order for your app to post tweets, or perform any other action on behalf of a user, you will need to use OAuth 1.0a. –  Jonny S Jun 5 at 14:26

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