Send notifications to Twitter

This guide explains how to send the notifications of Casdoor to a Twitter (X) user.

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Learning outcomes

• Get the credentials of a Twitter app and the ID of the recipient.
• Add Twitter as a notification provider in Casdoor.

What you need

• A Twitter developer account
• Administrator access to the Casdoor admin console

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Get the credentials

1. Create a Twitter app and copy the API key, the API secret, the access token, and the access token secret. See API key and secret.

   

2. Find the numeric user ID of the recipient. Twitter doesn't show it in its UI. Use a lookup service such as TweeterID.

Add the provider in Casdoor

1. In the Casdoor admin console, go to Identity > Providers and add a provider.

2. Set Category to Notification and Type to Twitter.

3. Fill in the fields:

   Casdoor	Twitter
   Client ID	API Key
   Client secret	API Secret
   Client ID 2	Access Token
   Client secret 2	Access Token Secret
   Chat ID	Twitter ID

   

4. Click Send Testing Notification, and save the provider.

See also

• Notification providers