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lianja / Twitter API v2 / Like a Tweet

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

loSbRequestBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSbRequestBody.Append("// Replace tweet-id-you-want-to-like with the ID you wish to like" + Chr(10))
loSbRequestBody.Append("{" + Chr(10))
loSbRequestBody.Append('    "tweet_id": "tweet-id-you-want-to-like\Chr(10))
loSbRequestBody.Append("}")

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

loResp = loHttp.PTextSb("POST","https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/likes",loSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/text",.F.,.F.)
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loSbRequestBody
    return
endif

? str(loResp.StatusCode)
? loResp.BodyStr
release loResp


release loHttp
release loSbRequestBody

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '// Replace tweet-id-you-want-to-like with the ID you wish to like
{
    "tweet_id": "tweet-id-you-want-to-like"
}'
https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/likes

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Like a Tweet",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "prerequest",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "// This script extracts the ID of the authenticating user, so you do not have to pass it yourself.",
          "if (!pm.environment.get('access_token') || !pm.request.url.path.includes(':id')) {",
          "    return;",
          "}",
          "",
          "const [userId] = pm.environment.get('access_token').split('-');",
          "",
          "if (!userId) {",
          "    return;",
          "}",
          "",
          "const userIdIndex = pm.request.url.path.indexOf(':id');",
          "pm.request.url.path[userIdIndex] = userId;"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "// Replace tweet-id-you-want-to-like with the ID you wish to like\n{\n    \"tweet_id\": \"tweet-id-you-want-to-like\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/likes",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "twitter",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "2",
        "users",
        ":id",
        "likes"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "value": "",
          "description": "The ID of the user who wishes to like a Tweet. The ID must belong to the authenticating user.\n"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Allows an authenticated user to like a Tweet.\n\nFor full details, see the [API reference](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/tweets/likes/api-reference/post-users-user_id-likes) for this endpoint.\n\n[Sign up](https://t.co/signup) for the Twitter API"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}