getUser {twitteR} | R Documentation |
These functions allow you interact with information about a Twitter user - retrieving their base information, list of friends, list of followers, and an up to date timeline.
getUser(user, session = getCurlHandle(), ...) userFriends(user, session = getCurlHandle(), ...) userFollowers(user, session = getCurlHandle(), ...)
user |
The Twitter user to detail, can be character or
an user object. |
session |
A session object from initSession |
... |
Optional arguments to be passed to getURL |
These functions will only return fully formed objects if the authenticated user is allowed to see the requested user. If that person has a private account and has not allowed you to see them, you will not be able to extract that information.
The getUser
function returns an object of class
user
.
The functions userFriends
and userFollowers
return lists
of class user
objects.
Jeff Gentry
## Not run: sess <- initSession('myuser', 'mypass') tuser <- getUser('twitter', sess) tfriends <- userFriends(tuser, sess) tfollowers <- userFollowers(tuser, sess) ttimeline <- userTimeline(tuser, sess) ## End(Not run)