
From Zero to Auto-Tweet: Building a Twitter Bot for Game Platform Updates
A complete walkthrough of creating a Twitter Bot for automated posting, from developer account setup to API integration.
Recently while building the automation system for my online game platform, I added a small but powerful feature: whenever a new game goes live, the system automatically generates and posts a tweet with the title, description, and link to our Twitter account. The entire process is fully automated—no manual intervention required.
This post documents the complete journey from registering a developer account to generating API keys and finally getting the bot to send its first tweet.
1. Register for Twitter Developer Account
First, head over to developer.twitter.com and apply for a Developer Account. This account is the gateway to all Twitter API permissions.
After landing on the page, it will ask you about your "intended use case." Here's what I wrote:
"Personal automation to post new browser games updates from my website. The goal is to make it easier for users to discover free online games."
You can use GPT to generate this. Note: Must be at least 250 characters.
2. Choose Basic (Free) Plan
Next, you'll be prompted to select a plan. No hesitation needed here—click on "Sign up for Free Account" at the bottom.
The free plan (Basic Tier) includes:
- 200 tweets per month (more than enough)
- Access to standard v2 API
- No payment required for personal projects
For my use case of posting 3-5 game updates per day, this is perfect.
3. Create Project & App
After successful registration, you'll enter the Developer Portal. The system automatically creates a default project and app for you, like:
- Project: xxx_games
- App ID: 3********3
Now we need to grant this App the "write tweets" permission.
4. Enable User Authentication
On the left sidebar, click:
Projects & Apps → [Your App Name] → Settings
Scroll down to find:
User authentication settings
By default it shows "not set up." Click Set up and configure as follows:
Field | Value |
---|---|
App permissions | ✅ Read and Write |
Type of App | Web App, Automated App or Bot |
Callback URL | https://xxxxx.com |
Website URL | https://xxxxx.com |
After saving, the system will generate a new Client ID / Client Secret (OAuth 2.0)—you can ignore these for now. Continue to the next step.
5. Generate Four Key Credentials (The Ones You Actually Need)
At the top, switch to:
Keys and tokens
Scroll down to the Authentication Tokens section and click Generate:
Name | Purpose |
---|---|
API Key | Application identifier |
API Key Secret | Application secret |
Access Token | Account authorization credential |
Access Token Secret | Account authorization key |
These are shown only once—make sure to copy and save them immediately!
In my project's .env
file, I stored them like this:
TWITTER_API_KEY=xxxx
TWITTER_API_SECRET=xxxx
TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=xxxx
TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET=xxxx
6. Verify Permissions
After generation, open the "Keys and tokens" page again and you should see:
Access level: Read and write
This confirms your App now has tweet posting permissions ✅.
7. Send Your First Automated Tweet
In my project, I'm using the official SDK:
npm install twitter-api-v2
Test code:
import { TwitterApi } from 'twitter-api-v2';
const client = new TwitterApi({
appKey: process.env.TWITTER_API_KEY,
appSecret: process.env.TWITTER_API_SECRET,
accessToken: process.env.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN,
accessSecret: process.env.TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET,
});
await client.v2.tweet({
text: '🎮 New Game: Wacky Nursery 2\nPlay now: https://your-domain.com/wacky-nursery-2\n#Indie #SinglePlayer #PointandClick',
});
Run this, and within seconds you'll see the tweet automatically posted to your account.
8. Integrate into Business Workflow
In my game platform's automated collection logic, I trigger this right after database insertion:
await saveGameToDatabase(gameData);
await publishToTwitter(gameData);
await sendTelegramNotify(gameData);
This way, new games appear simultaneously in the database, Telegram, and Twitter. The workflow is clean and doesn't interrupt scheduled tasks or require additional queues.
Summary
That's it—a fully automated "new game → Twitter post → Telegram notification" pipeline is now live.
Step | Details |
---|---|
Register developer account | developer.twitter.com |
Choose Basic free plan | 200 tweets/month |
Set permissions | Read and Write |
Generate API Keys & Access Tokens | 4 credentials total |
Use twitter-api-v2 to post tweets | Code integration |
Integrate with database logic | Auto-post on success |
This process might seem lengthy, but once set up, it's fully reusable. If you have your own product, blog, or website, you can make it "post its own updates" just like I did.
You don't need to be online 24/7—but your content can be.
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