X (Twitter) sharing
Automatically post to X (Twitter) when you rate something or marked as watched.
Since Twitter introduced a paid API with a "small plan" starting at $60,000 a year for Apps like Simkl (if we were to use our own key). So the best way to share your watched shows and movies after you rate or mark them as watched through Simkl is by creating your own free personal API key. Don't worry, it allows up to 1,500 requests per month, so you can still share your favorites with friends! 😊
At Simkl, we aim to enrich your multimedia experience by adding features that connect to your social media. One of the functionalities we offer is the ability to automatically share on Twitter what you are watching through our platform.
Why do we need you to create a Twitter Developer App?
The Twitter Developer App is a secure way to link your Twitter account with Simkl, enabling you to automatically post your watching activities on Twitter without manual intervention. Here's why this process is safe:
- 1.Strict Compliance with Twitter's Policies: Our system is built following Twitter's Developer Agreement and Policy, ensuring that the handling of your keys complies with Twitter's guidelines and industry best practices.
- 2.End-to-End Encryption: Your keys are encrypted using advanced encryption techniques during transfer to Twitter for authorization.
- 3.Limited Access: The keys are only used to post what you are watching on Twitter through Simkl. They don't give us access to other parts of your Twitter account like your password or direct messages.
- 4.Full Control: You have full control over the connection between Simkl and your Twitter account. You can revoke our access at any time from your Twitter settings or delete your dev app.
- 5.It's free if you don't select a paid plan for your app. And allows up to 1,500 requests per month.
If you don't already have a Twitter Developer account, you need to set one up.
It only takes a few minutes.
Twitter will ask you to briefly describe the use case of Twitter's API.
You can put something like this:
I will use Twitter's API to schedule and publish tweets, as well as replying to comments on my tweets. I will use data coming from Twitter's API to display analytics in regard to performance of my tweets, including impressions, engagement rate, link clicks, and similar metrics.
Click Submit.
In most cases, you will get access to Twitter's Developer portal immediately.
If you click the "Twitter API v2" project, you should see that you are on a Free account.
You will be able to publish up to 1500 tweets per month.
This covers watch history and review posting for most users.
If you watch and review more than 1500 episodes, and movies in a month, you will need to upgrade to their Basic plan, which cost $100/month.
You can read more about what's included in the different plans here:
https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/getting-started/about-twitter-api
Next, click the Projects & Apps menu.
You will see that a default project and a default app has been created for you. This is all we need.
Under User authentication settings, click the Set up button.
Set up user authentication as follows:
Under App permissions choose Read and write.
Under Type of App choose Web App, Automated App or Bot.
Finally, under App info add this URL in Callback URI / Redirect URL:
https://simkl.com/apps/twitter/authenticate-twitter
Under Website URL you can add a link to your own website or Twitter profile URL (do not use simkl.com as your website).
Then click Save.
You will now have a Client ID and a Client Secret.
Note these down (this is important!)
You can now add your "Twitter API Key" here.
Insert the Client ID and the Client Secret here and click Connect Twitter profile
Twitter will now ask you to authorize your new app.
And that's it!