The new API includes three access levels: basic (that is, free), enhanced, and customizable. Previously, Twitter’s API was separated into three different platforms, allowing developers to transfer APIs as their product grew. Such a transfer will not be necessary under the new system, the blog post said.
Another new feature is three new product tracks. Most developers will use the standard track, Twitter said, including “those who are just getting started, building something for fun, for a good cause, and to learn or learn.” There are also academic research and business tracks.
The update is indeed another approach to what Twitter has done regarding third-party developers in the past, such as its move to 2018 to end support for developer tools. It is still unclear if developers will gain the ability to send push notifications and update users’ feeds. But Twitter seems to keep the API friendlier for developers in the future – there are even two avenues created for third-party developers to learn about what’s next for Twitter’s API: its Manual for the future and public roadmap.
