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API integrations are software components that automatically update data between clients and servers.
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Elon Musk has a goal for Twitter to generate consistent revenue to make it a profitable company.
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The Twitter API was used to provide third-party services that will now stop working if their creators don’t pay for API access.
It has been disclosed that the Twitter API will stop being free in the next few daysfree access will be restricted from February 9, this change could have a negative impact mainly on developers.
API
API stands for “application programming interface”. In the context of APIs, the word application refers to any software with a distinct function.
It is a mechanism that allows two software components to communicate with each other using a set of definitions and protocols.
The API present a unique opportunity for companies to meet the needs of their customers on different platforms
The changes of Twitter with Elon Musk
It is evident that Elon Musk seeks to recover part of the investment of 44 billion dollars what did you spend when buying TwitterWell, lately several similar changes have been seen, recently, the businessman announced that he will present a subscription on the platform so that users do not have to receive annoying ads, this would have an extra cost, likewise, it also caused controversy due to its idea of wanting to charge for obtaining the famous blue verification dove, this was absurd for many people.
Because of this, the businessman’s ideas have not been fully approved, as his tenure in the social network is questioned a lot, including the co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone I affirm that Elon Musk He didn’t seem like the right person to own the platform.
The Twitter API will stop being free in the next few days
Twitter plans to continue implementing new charges, this time, announced that on February 9 the API It will no longer be free and will have a cost that is unknown at the moment.
This would mainly harm the developers and even the Twitter service since there are several bots that add value to the platform.
This controversial change was reported this Thursday by the official Twitter account on said platform.
As of February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. Instead, a basic paid tier will be available.
Over the years, hundreds of millions of people have sent more than a trillion tweets, and billions more every week. Twitter data is among the most powerful data sets in the world. We are committed to allowing quick and comprehensive access so you can continue to build with us. We’ll be back with more details on what to expect next week, the official Twitter account noted.
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
Internet users did not react in the best way to this news, as they mentioned that since his tenure, Elon Musk He has not given a single good news.
The notice of this new policy gives developers one week to try to adapt to the changes; However, sufficient details are not yet offered about the functions that the Twitter API will now include, its price or different plans, it is expected that new announcements will appear in the coming days.
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