Error: Could not authenticate you when using retweet.

[amorino]

I don't know what I'm missing, when I use the endpoint 'https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/retweet/:id.json' with POST I get the error. When I use other POST method, the API return the correct result. I also checked the verify_credentials service, all good.

It's just that endpoint. The result:

{ "errors": [ { "code": 32, "message": "Could not authenticate you." } ] }

[Vinlock]

I'm getting this same error when using https://api.twitter.com/1.1/favorites/list.json 😢 help!

[pda87]

I just encountered this same problem when trying to Retweet. I noticed that when Tweeting normally (/statuses/update.json), this works fine. update.json is also a POST request. When I was posting a status update, I used this code:

$url = 'https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/update.json';
$requestMethod = 'POST';

$postfields = array(
    'status' => "$statusToPost"
);

$twitter = new TwitterAPIExchange($settings);
echo $twitter->buildOauth($url, $requestMethod)
->setPostfields($postfields)
->performRequest();

But, there are no $postfields to set when sending a Retweet request. There is one option that can be set: trim_user.

I've just tried this, using very similar code to the Update Status snippet above, but setting the $postfields array to this instead:

$postfields = array( 'trim_user' => "1" );

And the Retweet worked fine! Possibly a workaround?

[J7mbo]

Hey guys, I'm struggling to understand exactly what the issue is here? Retweets works, we have a test in tests/ that retweets successfully? Maybe take a look at that for a tweet example?

Not sure about the latest message here as well. If you guys still need help please comment and someone will try and help out, but I'm not seeing what the problem is. Are you forced to send $postfields or something?

[Thunder33345]

also another issue that may be related,

first call account/verify_credentials which returns success second call to statuses/update which returns code 32 subsequent calls account/verify_credentials seems to fail

somehow if i recreate a new instance for each calls only call to statuses/update fails see here for code and log https://gist.github.com/Thunder33345/5d98bc99f3d9a5a87151f4631116f4e5 using latest on master branch

[JulianBerger]

It works fine when I send postfields.

[J7mbo]

Closing this as no response. If this is not the case, please feel free to re-open / create a new issue. Having to create a new object each time is one problem that will be rectified soon (#213).