# CircuitPython Twitter Viewer Using the Twitter API ## Overview Danger: The Twitter (now X) API is now a moving target and no longer has the general availability it used to have. ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/078/226/medium800/circuitpython_twitter_photo.jpg?1563298355) This guide shows how to use the Twitter API to get tweets from a specific user (but there's a lot more you can do with it). As a concrete example, it will be used to regularly fetch the the latest tweet from @codewisdom, a feed that tweets quotes from the software industry. We'll take those tweets and display them on a PyPortal. ### Adafruit PyPortal - CircuitPython Powered Internet Display [Adafruit PyPortal - CircuitPython Powered Internet Display](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4116) **PyPortal** , our easy-to-use IoT device that allows you to create all the things for the “Internet of Things” in minutes. 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No Longer Stocked [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3731) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3731/guides) ## Related Guides - [Adafruit PyPortal - IoT for CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pyportal.md) - [PyPortal Halloween Countdown](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-halloween-countdown.md) - [Electronic History of the Day with PyPortal](https://learn.adafruit.com/electronic-history-of-the-day-with-pyportal.md) - [PyPortal Tides Viewer](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-tides-viewer.md) - [IoT Power Outlet with CircuitPython and Adafruit IO](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-io-a-c-power-relay.md) - [PyPortal Oblique Strategies](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-oblique-strategies.md) - [Using Dashblock to Create Custom APIs for PyPortal](https://learn.adafruit.com/using-dashblock-to-create-custom-apis-for-pyportal.md) - [Karel The Robot In CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/karel-the-robot-in-circuitpython.md) - [PyPortal New New New Product Viewer](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-new-new-new-product-viewer.md) - [Pathfinder Robot Companion](https://learn.adafruit.com/pathfinder.md) - [Using LittlevGL with Adafruit Displays](https://learn.adafruit.com/using-littlevgl-with-adafruit-displays.md) - [PyPortal Retro Cases](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-retro-compys.md) - [PyPortal Reddit Stats Trophy](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-reddit-stats-trophy.md) - [PyPortal MQTT Sensor Node/Control Pad for Home Assistant](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyportal-mqtt-sensor-node-control-pad-home-assistant.md) - [Quickstart: Adafruit IO WipperSnapper ](https://learn.adafruit.com/quickstart-adafruit-io-wippersnapper.md) - [PyPortal IoT Plant Monitor with Microsoft Azure IoT and CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/using-microsoft-azure-iot-with-circuitpython.md)