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# 14. Twitter Configuration

Through Twitter integration, key information from the social media site can be Indexed for further analysis.

To utilise the built-in Twitter API, there are a number of configuration steps:

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## Creating the Consumer Key

The Consumer Key is required to access and extract the data held by Twitter.

Navigate to the \[System Settings]\(doc:Technical Documentation.CXAIR.Administration Guide.Status Monitoring.System Settings.WebHome) screen by clicking **Setup**, **System** then **Settings**. Click the \[Third-Party Settings]\(doc:Technical Documentation.CXAIR.Administration Guide.Status Monitoring.System Settings.WebHome||anchor="Third-Party") tab to access the **Twitter Consumer Key** and **Twitter Consumer Key Secret** options.

Navigate to the [Twitter Application Management](https://apps.twitter.com/) page and log in use the relevant Twitter credentials to generate the required keys. Once the application has been created, ensure that it is setup with **Read and Write** permissions in the relevant Twitter **Settings** tab.

Enter the generated keys into the **Twitter Consumer Key** and **Twitter Consumer Key Secret** textboxes.
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## Creating the Twitter User

Now the Twitter API has the required keys, a \[CXAIR]\(doc:Technical Documentation.CXAIR.WebHome) user must be created that will be used to perform the Indexing tasks.

Navigate to the Twitter Accounts screen by clicking **Setup**, **Security** then **Twitter**.

Click **New** to configure a new user. Use the **Account Type** radio buttons to specify the type of user that is created. If no Twitter accounts have been configured yet, only the **Both** option is available. A **Pool Account** is used to perform Index builds, and a **User Account** are used to update Twitter directly, such as creating followers, for example.

Once an **Account Type** has been specified, click **Authorise on Twitter** to open a new tab in the internet browser. Enter the Twitter account login credentials to authorise the account.
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Now the configuration is complete, please refer to the \[Twitter options]\(doc:Technical Documentation.CXAIR.Administration Guide.4. Manual Index Creation.a. Creating a Data Source.WebHome||anchor="TwitterDS") in the \[Creating a Data Source]\(doc:Technical Documentation.CXAIR.Administration Guide.4. Manual Index Creation.a. Creating a Data Source.WebHome) Chapter to setup the required Indexes.