Today, we are excited to announce the launch of the new manage mutes endpoints into Twitter API v2. Mute is a feature that allows you to remove an account’s Tweets from your timeline without unfollowing or blocking that account. With the manage mutes endpoints, you can build safer, more comfortable experiences for people on Twitter, by giving them more control over the content they see.
What’s available
The manage mutes endpoints enable you to mute or unmute a specific account on behalf of an authenticated user. There are two methods available for these endpoints: POST and DELETE. The POST method allows you to mute an account and the DELETE method will enable you to unmute.
Since these endpoints allow you to take action on behalf of a user, you must authenticate with OAuth 1.0a User Context and use the Access Tokens associated with the account. These can be generated using the 3-legged OAuth flow. With both endpoints, there is a rate limit of 50 requests per 15 minutes per endpoint.
Get started
Developers with access to the Standard Academic Research product track can begin using these endpoints right away but they are only available at our Basic access level. Be sure to check out our documentation for more information on how to get started.
For those of you already using the v1.1 mutes endpoints, we’ve created a migration guide to help ease your transition to the v2 endpoints. Your existing access to v1.1 endpoints will not be affected by using these new endpoints.
What’s next
We’re continuing to add new features and functionality to Twitter API v2. Be sure to keep an eye on our public roadmap for the latest. As always, we’d love to hear what you think. Please reach out with any questions or feedback on what you’d like to see in the future.
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