Send-TwitterMedia
SYNOPSIS
Upload media to Twitter to use in a Tweet or direct message.
SYNTAX
Send-TwitterMedia [-Path] <String> [-Category] <String> [-AltImageText <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Upload media to Twitter to use in a Tweet or direct message.
You can only upload an image, video, or gif.
NOTE: This command currently returns the raw API response.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
PS > Send-TwitterMedia -Path .\PSFollowFriday_20210514.png -Category TweetImage -AltImageText 'Creating a PSFollowFriday via PowerShell module BluebirdPS.' -Verbose
VERBOSE: Reading file D:\GitHub\PSFollowFriday_20210514.png
VERBOSE: Beginning INIT phase - media size 17004, category tweet_image, type image/png
VERBOSE: Upload for media id 1396858342329524224 successfully initiated
VERBOSE: Beginning APPEND phase
VERBOSE: Beginning FINALIZE phase
VERBOSE: Adding AltImageText to media 1396858342329524224
VERBOSE: Alt image text successfully added to media
VERBOSE: Media upload complete
media_id : 1396858342329524224
media_id_string : 1396858342329524224
media_key : 3_1396858342329524224
size : 16974
expires_after_secs : 86400
image : @{image_type=image/png; w=873; h=185}
Upload the specified media file and set the ALT text for the media.
PARAMETERS
-Path
Specify the full path to the media file.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Category
Specifies the type and use for the uploaded media.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: TweetImage, TweetVideo, TweetGif, DMImage, DMVideo, DMGif
Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-AltImageText
Provide additional information about the images or GIFs.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
System.String
OUTPUTS
System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject
NOTES
RELATED LINKS
Api Reference - POST media/upload (INIT)
Api Reference - POST media/upload (APPEND)