# Twitter

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes with Twitter.
- [Twitter](/integrations/nodes/n8n-nodes-base.twitter/)

## Prerequisites

Create a [Twitter developer account](https://developer.twitter.com/).

## Using OAuth

1. Access the [Twitter Developer](https://developer.twitter.com/en/portal/projects-and-apps) portal.
2. Fill out the questionnaire to gain essential access and click **Next** once done.
![Getting essential access to the Twitter API](/_images/integrations/credentials/twitter/essential-access.png)
3. Confirm the Developer agreement by checking the box and clicking **Submit** once done.
![The Twitter Developer Agreement](/_images/integrations/credentials/twitter/developer-agreement.png)
4. Twitter will now send you a confirmation email. Click the **Confirm your email** button in the email.
![Email Validation Email](/_images/integrations/credentials/twitter/email-validation.png)
5. After confirming your email, you are redirected to the [#Welcome to the Twitter Developer Platform](https://developer.twitter.com/en/portal/register/welcome) page. Enter a name for your Twitter application and click the **Get keys** button.
6. Copy the **API Key**, **API Key Secret** shown on the next page.
![API Keys provided by Twitter](/_images/integrations/credentials/twitter/api-keys.png)
7. Click the **Skip to dashboard** link at the bottom of the page and click the **Yes, I saved them** button.
8. Click the **Gear button** next to your newly created app to open it's **App settings**.
![The App settings button](/_images/integrations/credentials/twitter/app-settings-button.png)
9. In the Authentication settings sections, click **Edit**.
10. Turn on the **Enable 3-legged OAuth** switch and paste the URL shown in the **OAuth Redirect URL** of the n8n credentials screen into the **Callback URLs** field of your Twitter apps authentication settings.
11. Enter a valid Website URL in the respective field (for example https://n8n.io).
![The App settings button](/_images/integrations/credentials/twitter/oauth-settings.png)
12. Save your input by clicking the **Save** button at the bottom of the page.
13. Under App permissions, click **Edit** and choose the appropriate permissions for your app (pick **Read and write and Direct message** if you want to use all functions of the Twitter n8n in n8n) and click **Save** to confirm.
14. In the sidebar on the left, click on the Project your app has been created in (usually **Project 1**) and then on the **Apply for Elevated** button.
15. Fill out the questionnaire and confirm the inputs on each questionnaire page with a click on **Next** (**Submit** on the final page).
![Application process for elevated access to the Twitter API](/_images/integrations/credentials/twitter/elevated-access.png)
16. Once you receive confirmation that your application has been approved, you're ready to use the n8n Twitter node.
17. In the n8n credentials screen, paste your **API Key** from steps 6 above into the **Consumer Key** field, and your **API Key Secret** into the **Consumer Secret** field.
18. Click **Connect my account** and confirm the connection by clicking **Authorize app**.

## Further Reference

- [Application-only Authentication](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/authentication/oauth-2-0/application-only)