whenever I run my code I get this { errors: [ { code: 215, message: 'Bad Authentication data.' } ] }

tushar88

this is my code(bot.js) var Twit = require('twit'); var config = require('./config.js'); var T = new Twit(config);

T.post('statuses/update', { status: 'hello world!' }, function(err, data, response) { if(err){ console.log(data);} else { console.log("it worked"); } });

second file(config.js)- sorry cannot share below information

module.exports={ consumer_key:
consumer_secret:
access_token:
access_token_secret:
};

Note: I have tried everything, searched for answers on StackOverflow, deleted node_js modules and reinstalled it and also regenerated keys and tokens several times but failed every time and now it is getting frustrated. I am not able to post anything on twitter. can somebody help me?

kfrajer

Edit your post (gear icon in the top right corner of your post), select your code and hit ctrl+o to format your code. Make sure there is an empty line above and below your code.

Where are you getting your code from?

You can check Shiffman's repo about bots: https://github.com/Codingrainbow/Rainbow-Code/tree/master/bots

and the Twitter API: https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public

Kf

Chrisir

Bad Authentication data::

This means your authentication fails. Maybe you have a typo in your api key or formatted it wrong

tushar88

what do you mean by 'authentication failed' ?

koogs

you are effectively logging in using your credentials.

something is wrong, your 'username' and/or 'password' aren't what the server expects. so access is denied.

tushar88

hey man, I just made another twitter account, new application, new key, and tokens and rewritten entire code and it still did not work and I am getting the same error and my entire code for posting tweets is:

console.log('The bot is starting');

var Twit = require('twit');

var config = require('./config'); var T = new Twit(config);

var tweet = { status: '#codingrainbow from node.js' };

T.post('statuses/update', tweet, tweeted);

function tweeted(err, data, response) { if (err) { console.log("Something went wwrong!"); } else { console.log("It worked!"); } }

error which I am getting is:

{ Error: Bad Authentication data. at Object.exports.makeTwitError (C:\Users\welcome\Desktop\atom

projects\node_modules\twit\lib\helpers.js:74:13) at onRequestComplete (C:\Users\welcome\Desktop\atom

projects\node_modules\twit\lib\twitter.js:328:25) at Request. (C:\Users\welcome\Desktop\atom

projects\node_modules\twit\lib\twitter.js:348:7) at emitOne (events.js:101:20) at Request.emit (events.js:188:7) at Gunzip. (C:\Users\welcome\Desktop\atom

projects\node_modules\request\request.js:1091:12) at Gunzip.g (events.js:292:16) at emitNone (events.js:91:20) at Gunzip.emit (events.js:185:7) at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:974:12) at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:80:11) at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:104:9) message: 'Bad Authentication data.', code: 215, allErrors: [ { code: 215, message: 'Bad Authentication data.' } ], twitterReply: { errors: [ [Object] ] }, statusCode: 400 }

koogs

edit post, highlight code, press ctrl-o to format your post.

koogs

does this work with your config.js?

https://github.com/shiffman/A2Z-F16/blob/gh-pages/week4-twitter/02_basic_bot/bot.js

tushar88

hey man, I just made another twitter account, new application, new key, and tokens and rewritten entire code and it still did not work and I am getting the same error and my entire code for posting tweets is:

console.log('The bot is starting');

var Twit = require('twit');

var config = require('./config'); var T = new Twit(config);

var tweet = { status: '#codingrainbow from node.js' };

T.post('statuses/update', tweet, tweeted);

function tweeted(err, data, response) { if (err) { console.log("Something went wwrong!"); } else { console.log("It worked!"); } }

error which I am getting is:

{ Error: Bad Authentication data. at Object.exports.makeTwitError (C:\Users\welcome\Desktop\atom projects\node_modules\twit\lib\helpers.js:74:13) 
    at onRequestComplete (C:\Users\welcome\Desktop\atom projects\node_modules\twit\lib\twitter.js:328:25) 
    at Request. (C:\Users\welcome\Desktop\atom projects\node_modules\twit\lib\twitter.js:348:7) 
    at emitOne (events.js:101:20) at Request.emit (events.js:188:7) 
    at Gunzip. (C:\Users\welcome\Desktop\atom projects\node_modules\request\request.js:1091:12) 
    at Gunzip.g (events.js:292:16) 
    at emitNone (events.js:91:20) 
    at Gunzip.emit (events.js:185:7) 
    at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:974:12) 
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:80:11) 
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:104:9) message: 
    'Bad Authentication data.', code: 215, allErrors: [ { 
      code: 215, message: 'Bad Authentication data.' 
    } ], twitterReply: { errors: [ [Object] ] }, statusCode: 400 }

tushar88

I have copied and pasted the page which you have suggested and still, I am getting the same error.

koogs

it works here, using your code from two posts above this one.

i had to generate a new app here: https://apps.twitter.com/ which gave me the consumer values AND THEN generate access tokens which gave me the other two.

i ran the bot using

nodejs bot.js

from the command line. no Processing involved.

i used version 6.11.0 of node. linux.

tushar88

but It is still not working.

tushar88

Hey, man thanx for replying but why is it not working for me? I have tried almost everything what you have mentioned. What should I do? btw, This my another code for searching tweets and it is also showing some error-

        var Twitter = require('twitter');
        var config = require('./config.js');
        var T = new Twitter(config);

        T.get('search/tweets', { q: 'banana since:2011-07-11', count: 100 }, function(err, data, response) {
          console.log(err);
        });

this is showing following error- errors: [ { code: 89, message: 'Invalid or expired token.' } ] }

Do you think the problem might be in node_modules or package.JSON file or with OAuth authentication?

kfrajer

Can you post your package.json content?

Kf

koogs

I didn't even use a package.json file. Although doesn't it contain dependencies? Could be useful for debugging i guess.

I used the exact code you posted so it's not that. It could be the keys, operating system or node infrastructure. But all of that is off-topic on the processing forum and you might get more help somewhere more node-specific.

koogs

I assume the twit library is doing the oauth dance for you. I only used the exact code you posted, nothing else.

tushar88

Finally, the code ran. There was one 'shitty' character space between access token and end string. Thank you guys for responding. :):)

kfrajer

Great is working and thxs for commenting about your problem.

Kf