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Swift3 / Twitter API v2 / Delete a Tweet

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    var success: Bool

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.authToken = "<access_token>"

    var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.quickRequest("DELETE", url: "https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets/:id")
    if http.lastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("\(resp!.statusCode.intValue)")
    print("\(resp!.bodyStr!)")
    resp = nil

}

Curl Command

curl -X DELETE
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets/:id

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Delete 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(':source_user_id')) {",
          "    return;",
          "}",
          "",
          "const [userId] = pm.environment.get('access_token').split('-');",
          "",
          "if (!userId) {",
          "    return;",
          "}",
          "",
          "const userIdIndex = pm.request.url.path.indexOf(':source_user_id');",
          "pm.request.url.path[userIdIndex] = userId;"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth1",
      "oauth1": [
        {
          "key": "tokenSecret",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "consumerSecret",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "consumerKey",
          "value": "",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "addParamsToHeader",
          "value": true,
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        {
          "key": "signatureMethod",
          "value": "HMAC-SHA1",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "version",
          "value": "1.0",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "key": "addEmptyParamsToSign",
          "value": false,
          "type": "boolean"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "DELETE",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets/:id",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "twitter",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "2",
        "tweets",
        ":id"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "value": null,
          "description": "ID to of the Tweet you wish to delete"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Allows an authenticated user to delete a Tweet.\n\nFor full details, see the [API reference](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/tweets/manage-tweets/api-reference/delete-tweet) for this endpoint.\n\n[Sign up](https://t.co/signup) for the Twitter API"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}