This page contains some basic documentation for the Tweepy module.
-:mod:`tweepy` Module
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-TODO
+:mod:`tweepy.api` --- Twitter API wrapper
+=========================================
+
+.. class:: API([auth_handler], [host], [search_host], [cache], [secure], [api_root], [search_root], [retry_count], [retry_delay], [retry_errors])
+
+Document this class.
+
+
+Timeline methods
+----------------
+
+.. method:: API.public_timeline
+
+Returns the 20 most recent statuses from non-protected users who have
+set a custom user icon. The public timeline is cached for 60 seconds
+so requesting it more often than that is a waste of resources.
+
+Parameters: None
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.home_timeline
+
+Returns the 20 most recent statuses, including retweets, posted by the
+authenticating user and that user's friends. This is the equivalent of
+/timeline/home on the Web.
+
+Parameters: since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.friends_timeline
+
+Returns the 20 most recent statuses posted by the authenticating user
+and that user's friends.
+
+Parameters: since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.user_timeline
+
+Returns the 20 most recent statuses posted from the authenticating
+user. It's also possible to request another user's timeline via the id
+parameter.
+
+Parameters: (id or user_id or screen_name), since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.mentions
+
+Returns the 20 most recent mentions (status containing @username) for
+the authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.retweeted_by_me
+
+Returns the 20 most recent retweets posted by the authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.retweeted_to_me
+
+Returns the 20 most recent retweets posted by the authenticating
+user's friends.
+
+Parameters: since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.retweets_of_me
+
+Returns the 20 most recent tweets of the authenticated user that have
+been retweeted by others.
+
+Parameters: since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+Status methods
+--------------
+
+.. method:: API.get_status
+
+Returns a single status specified by the ID parameter.
+
+Parameters: id (Required)
+
+Returns: class:`Status` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.update_status
+
+Update the authenticated user's status. Statuses that are duplicates
+or too long will be silently ignored.
+
+Parameters: status (Required), in_reply_to_status_id, lat, long
+
+Returns: class:`Status` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.destroy_status
+
+Destroy the status specified by the id parameter. The authenticated
+user must be the author of the status to destroy.
+
+Parameters: id (Required)
+
+Returns: class:`Status` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.retweet
+
+Retweets a tweet. Requires the id of the tweet you are retweeting.
+
+Parameters: id (Required)
+
+Returns: class:`Status` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.retweets
+
+Returns up to 100 of the first retweets of the given tweet.
+
+Parameters: id (Required), count
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+User methods
+------------
+
+.. method:: API.get_user
+
+Returns information about the specified user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR id (One of these is Required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.me
+
+Returns the authenticated user's information.
+
+Parameters: None
+
+Returns: User object
+friends
+
+Returns an user's friends ordered in which they were added 100 at a time. If no user is specified by id/screen name, it defaults to the authenticated user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id, cursor
+
+Returns: list of User objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.followers
+
+Returns an user's followers ordered in which they were added 100 at a
+time. If no user is specified by id/screen name, it defaults to the
+authenticated user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id, cursor
+
+Returns: list of User objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.search_users
+
+Run a search for users similar to Find People button on Twitter.com;
+the same results returned by people search on Twitter.com will be
+returned by using this API (about being listed in the People
+Search). It is only possible to retrieve the first 1000 matches from
+this API.
+
+Parameters: q (Required. The query.), per_page, page
+
+Returns: list of User objects
+
+
+Direct Message Methods
+----------------------
+
+.. method:: API.direct_messages
+
+Returns direct messages sent to the authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of DirectMessage objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.sent_direct_messages
+
+Returns direct messages sent by the authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of DirectMessage objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.send_direct_message
+
+Sends a new direct message to the specified user from the
+authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: user (Required), text (Required)
+
+Returns: DirectMessage object
+
+
+.. method:: API.destroy_direct_message
+
+Destroy a direct message. Authenticating user must be the recipient of
+the direct message.
+
+Parameters: id (Required)
+
+Returns: DirectMessage object
+
+
+.. method:: API.create_friendship
+
+Create a new friendship with the specified user (aka follow).
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.destroy_friendship
+
+Destroy a friendship with the specified user (aka unfollow).
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.exists_friendship
+
+Checks if a friendship exists between two users. Will return True if
+user_a follows user_b, otherwise False.
+
+Parameters: user_a (Required), user_b (Required)
+
+Returns: True/False
+
+
+.. method:: API.show_friendship
+
+Returns detailed information about the relationship between two users.
+
+Parameters: source_id OR source_screen_name (One of these is required), target_id OR target_screen_name (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: Friendship object
+
+
+Friendship Methods
+------------------
+
+.. method:: API.friends_ids
+
+Returns an array containing the IDs of users being followed by the
+specified user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: list of Integers
+
+
+.. method:: API.followers_ids
+
+Returns an array containing the IDs of users following the specified
+user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: list of Integers
+
+
+Account Methods
+---------------
+
+.. method:: API.verify_credentials
+
+Verify the supplied user credentials are valid.
+
+Parameters: None
+
+Returns: User object if credentials are valid, otherwise False
+
+
+.. method:: API.rate_limit_status
+
+Returns the remaining number of API requests available to the
+requesting user before the API limit is reached for the current
+hour. Calls to rate_limit_status do not count against the rate
+limit. If authentication credentials are provided, the rate limit
+status for the authenticating user is returned. Otherwise, the rate
+limit status for the requester's IP address is returned.
+
+Parameters: None
+
+Returns: JSON object
+
+
+.. method:: API.set_delivery_device
+
+Sets which device Twitter delivers updates to for the authenticating
+user. Sending "none" as the device parameter will disable SMS updates.
+
+Parameters: device (Required. Valid values: sms OR none)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.update_profile_colors
+
+Sets one or more hex values that control the color scheme of the
+authenticating user's profile page on twitter.com.
+
+Parameters: profile_background_color, profile_text_color, profile_link_color, profile_sidebar_fill_color, profile_sidebar_border_color
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.update_profile_image
+
+Update the authenticating user's profile image. Valid formats: GIF,
+JPG, or PNG
+
+Parameters: filename (Path to image file. Required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.update_profile_background_image
+
+Update authenticating user's background image. Valid formats: GIF,
+JPG, or PNG
+
+Parameters: filename (Path to image file. Required), tile
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.update_profile
+
+Sets values that users are able to set under the "Account" tab of
+their settings page.
+
+Parameters: name, url, location, description
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+Favorite Methods
+----------------
+
+.. method:: API.favorites
+
+Returns the favorite statuses for the authenticating user or user
+specified by the ID parameter.
+
+Parameters: id, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.create_favorite
+
+Favorites the status specified in the ID parameter as the
+authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: id (Required)
+
+Returns: class:`Status` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.destroy_favorite
+
+Un-favorites the status specified in the ID parameter as the
+authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: id (Required)
+
+Returns: class:`Status` object
+
+
+Notification Methods
+--------------------
+
+.. method:: API.enable_notifications
+
+Enables device notifications for updates from the specified user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.disable_notifications
+
+Disables notifications for updates from the specified user to the
+authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+Block Methods
+-------------
+
+.. method:: API.create_block
+
+Blocks the user specified in the ID parameter as the authenticating
+user. Destroys a friendship to the blocked user if it exists.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.destroy_block
+
+Un-blocks the user specified in the ID parameter for the
+authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+.. method:: API.exists_block
+
+Checks if the authenticated user is blocking the specified user.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: True/False
+
+
+.. method:: API.blocks
+
+Returns an array of user objects that the authenticating user is
+blocking.
+
+Parameters: page
+
+Returns: list of User objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.blocks_ids
+
+Returns an array of numeric user ids the authenticating user is
+blocking.
+
+Parameters: None
+
+Returns: list of Integers
+
+
+Spam Reporting Methods
+----------------------
+
+.. method:: API.report_spam
+
+The user specified in the id is blocked by the authenticated user and
+reported as a spammer.
+
+Parameters: id OR screen_name OR user_id (One of these is required)
+
+Returns: User object
+
+
+Saved Searches Methods
+----------------------
+
+.. method:: API.saved_searches
+
+Returns the authenticated user's saved search queries.
+
+Parameters: None
+
+Returns: list of SavedSearch objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.get_saved_search
+
+Retrieve the data for a saved search owned by the authenticating user
+specified by the given id.
+
+Parameters: id (Required)
+
+Returns: SavedSearch object
+
+
+.. method:: API.create_saved_search
+
+Creates a saved search for the authenticated user.
+
+Parameters: query (Required)
+
+Returns: SavedSearch object
+
+
+.. method:: API.destroy_saved_search
+
+Destroys a saved search for the authenticated user. The search
+specified by id must be owned by the authenticating user.
+
+Parameters: id (Required)
+
+Returns: SavedSearch object
+
+
+Help Methods
+------------
+
+.. method:: API.test
+
+Invokes the test method in the Twitter API. Return True if successful,
+otherwise False.
+
+Parameters: None
+
+Returns: True/False
+
+
+.. method:: API.search
+
+Returns tweets that match a specified query.
+
+Parameters: q (Required. The search query string.), lang, locale, rpp, page, since_id, geocode, show_user
+
+Returns: list of SearchResult objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.trends
+
+Returns the top ten topics that are currently trending on Twitter. The
+response includes the time of the request, the name of each trend, and
+the url to the Twitter Search results page for that topic.
+
+Parameters: None
+
+Returns: JSON object
+
+
+.. method:: API.trends_current
+
+Returns the current top 10 trending topics on Twitter. The response
+includes the time of the request, the name of each trending topic, and
+query used on Twitter Search results page for that topic.
+
+Parameters: exclude
+
+Returns: JSON object
+
+
+.. method:: API.trends_daily
+
+Returns the top 20 trending topics for each hour in a given day.
+
+Parameters: date, exclude
+
+Returns: JSON object
+
+
+.. method:: API.trends_weekly
+
+Returns the top 30 trending topics for each day in a given week.
+
+Parameters: date, exclude
+
+Returns: JSON object
+
+
+List Methods
+------------
+
+.. method:: API.create_list
+
+Creates a new list for the authenticated user. Accounts are limited to
+20 lists.
+
+Parameters: name (Required), mode (public/private default: public)
+
+Returns: class:`List` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.destroy_list
+
+Deletes the specified list. Must be owned by the authenticated user.
+
+Parameters: slug (Required. May also be the list ID.)
+
+Returns: class:`List` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.update_list
+
+Updates the specified list. Note: this current throws a 500. Twitter
+is looking into the issue.
+
+Parameters: slug (Required. May also be the list ID.), name, mode (public/private)
+
+Returns: class:`List` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.lists
+
+List the lists of the specified user. Private lists will be included
+if the authenticated users is the same as the user who's lists are
+being returned.
+
+Parameters: cursor
+
+Returns: list of class:`List` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.lists_memberships
+
+List the lists the specified user has been added to.
+
+Parameters: cursor
+
+Returns: list of class:`List` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.lists_subscriptions
+
+List the lists the specified user follows.
+
+Parameters: cursor
+
+Returns: list of class:`List` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.list_timeline
+
+Show tweet timeline for members of the specified list.
+
+Parameters: owner (Required.), slug (Required. May also be the list ID.), since_id, max_id, count, page
+
+Returns: list of class:`Status` objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.get_list
+
+Show the specified list. Private lists will only be shown if the
+authenticated user owns the specified list.
+
+Parameters: owner (Required.), slug (Required. May also be the list ID.)
+
+Returns: class:`List` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.add_list_member
+
+Add a member to a list. The authenticated user must own the list to be
+able to add members to it. Lists are limited to having 500 members.
+
+Parameters: slug (Required. May also be the list ID.), id (Required. ID of user to add.)
+
+Returns: class:`List` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.remove_list_member
+
+Removes the specified member from the list. The authenticated user
+must be the list's owner to remove members from the list.
+
+Parameters: slug (Required. May also be the list ID.), id (Required. ID of user to remove.)
+
+Returns: class:`List` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.list_members
+
+Returns the members of the specified list.
+
+Parameters: owner (Required.), slug (Required. May also be list ID.), cursor
+
+Returns: list of User objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.is_list_member
+
+Check if a user is a member of the specified list.
+
+Parameters: owner (Required.), slug (Required. May also be list ID.), id (Required. User to check if is a member on the list or not.)
+
+Returns: User object if user is a member of list, otherwise False.
+
+
+.. method:: API.subscribe_list
+
+Make the authenticated user follow the specified list.
+
+Parameters: owner (Required.), slug (Required. May also be list ID.)
+
+Returns: class:`List` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.unsubscribe_list
+
+Unsubscribes the authenticated user form the specified list.
+
+Parameters: owner (Required.), slug (Required. May also be list ID.)
+
+Returns: class:`List` object
+
+
+.. method:: API.list_subscribers
+
+Returns the subscribers of the specified list.
+
+Parameters: owner (Required.), slug (Required. May also be list ID.), cursor
+
+Returns: list of User objects
+
+
+.. method:: API.is_subscribed_list
+
+Check if the specified user is a subscriber of the specified list.
+
+Parameters: owner (Required.), slug (Required. May also be list ID.), id (Required. User to check if subscribed to the list.)
+
+Returns: User object if user is subscribed to the list, otherwise False.
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