Real time Twitter followers banner

How to setup for your Twitter

Just fill in your API keys which you'll need to apply for a Twitter developer account. It usually get's approved within 5 minutes.

const TWITTER_HANDLE = 'Asmit_2952'
const twitterClient = new client.TwitterClient({
  apiKey: "YOUR CONSUMER API KEY"
  apiSecret: "YOUR CONSUMER API SECRET" 
  accessToken: "YOUR ACCESS TOKEN"
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR ACCESS TOKEN SECRET"
});

Run the script

Install dependencies:

npm install

Start the app:

node index.js

or

npm start

Keep it running or deploy it on heroku for free and have fun!

How the script works

Summary:

1. Fetch your recent 3 followers using Twitter API. (Rate limit: 180 requests per 15 mins)
2. Download the profile image of the recent 3 followers.
3. Use Jimp to add it on banner
4. Update your profile banner using Twitter API. (Rate limit: 30 requests per 15 mins)

The delay between follow and banner update is between 6s to 15s.

Feel free to contribute to this project, would love to have you as a contributor. Just fork the project, create an issue, and then create a pull request!

P.S. Special thanks to Devesh RB, this project is inspired by his idea of Twitter banner! Check out his repository here.