How do I get the user info of a twitter user using javascript?

Question

Using jquery's $.ajax function, I'm not able to parse the results. For example, I used it like this

$.ajax({

    url : "http://api.twitter.com/1/users/show.json?screen_name=techcrunch",
    dataType : "json",
    success : function(data)
    {
        // parse the JSON here
    },
    error : function()
    {
        alert("Failure!");
    },

});

This doesn't work. Do I need a callback function?

Please define "doesn't work". What result do you get and what result do you expect to get? — Matt Asbury, Jan 04 '11 at 16:38
sorry, should've been more clear. If I just execute the URL in the browser, http://api.twitter.com/1/users/show.json?screen_name=techcrunch, I get back the JSON data. But with the above code, I don't get any data back - Firebug shows nothing in the response. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. — , Jan 04 '11 at 16:42

Jonathon Bolster · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-04T16:58:38.200

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As metnioned, this is due to the Same Origin Policy. To get around this, you should set your datatype to jsonp.

$.ajax({

    url : "http://api.twitter.com/1/users/show.json?screen_name=techcrunch",
    dataType : "jsonp",
    success : function(data)
    {
        console.log(data);
    },
    error : function()
    {
        alert("Failure!");
    },

});

Example: http://jsfiddle.net/jonathon/bpnbj/

edited Jan 04 '11 at 16:58

answered Jan 04 '11 at 16:53

Jonathon Bolster

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Awesome, that worked. I didn't know what JSONP is, thank you. – Jan 04 '11 at 17:06
this wont handle the error situation when an error occurs. jquery cannot handle jsonp error situation , it simply hides it !! see the below fiddle -- http://jsfiddle.net/zrvPy – Tito Apr 16 '12 at 18:39

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

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You can't make an ajax call to an external url due to Same Origin Policy. You can see more info in Call external url through $.ajax in wordpres theme thread.

edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

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answered Jan 04 '11 at 16:49

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How do I get the user info of a twitter user using javascript?

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