Delete Tweet with X (Twitter) API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Delete Tweet with the X (Twitter) API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Delete Tweet action
1. Connect your X (Twitter) account
2. Configure Tweet ID
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Delete Tweet on X (Twitter)

Description:Remove a posted tweet. [See the documentation](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/tweets/manage-tweets/api-reference/delete-tweets-id)

Version:2.0.8

Key:twitter-delete-tweet

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Code#

import common from "../../common/appValidation.mjs";
import { ACTION_ERROR_MESSAGE } from "../../common/errorMessage.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
const DOCS_LINK = "https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/tweets/manage-tweets/api-reference/delete-tweets-id";
export default defineAction({
    ...common,
    key: "twitter-delete-tweet",
    name: "Delete Tweet",
    description: `Remove a posted tweet. [See the documentation](${DOCS_LINK})`,
    version: "2.0.8",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        ...common.props,
        tweetId: {
            propDefinition: [
                common.props.app,
                "tweetId",
            ],
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const { tweetId } = this;
        const params = {
            $,
            tweetId,
            fallbackError: ACTION_ERROR_MESSAGE,
        };
        const response = await this.app.deleteTweet(params);
        $.export("$summary", `Successfully deleted tweet (ID ${tweetId})`);
        return response;
    },
});

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
X (Twitter)	`app`	`app`	This component uses the X (Twitter) app.
Tweet ID	`tweetId`	`string`	The numerical ID of the tweet.

Authentication#

X (Twitter) uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your X (Twitter) account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into X (Twitter) and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any X (Twitter) API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account: