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Twitter Cards

API version 1API version 1.1
Updated on Tue, 2013-04-02 19:29

Introduction

Twitter cards make it possible for you to attach media experiences to Tweets that link to your content. Simply add a few lines of HTML to your webpages, and users who Tweet links to your content will have a "card" added to the Tweet that’s visible to all of their followers.

Three simple steps

  1. Review the documentation for the type of card you want to implement.
  2. Add the pertinent meta tags to your page.
  3. Run your URLs agains the validator tool to be approved.

Please note that auto-approval for Card types is not currently available for the Player Card, App Card, or Product Card at this time.

Cards

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A "summary" Twitter Card on twitter.com with content attribution.

There are 6 card types that can be attached to Tweets, each of which has a beautiful consumption experience built for Twitter's web and mobile clients:

  • Summary Card: Default card, including a title, description, thumbnail, and Twitter account attribution.
  • Photo Card: A Tweet sized photo card.
  • Gallery Card: A Tweet card geared toward highlighting a collection of photos.
  • App Card: A Tweet card for providing a profile of an application.
  • Player Card: A Tweet sized video/audio/media player card.
  • Product Card: A Tweet card to better represent product content.