# Twitter gem question - Rails application

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/twitter-gem-question-rails-application/168931>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 27, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/twitter-gem-question-rails-application/168931 "2009-05-27T14:06:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hemali\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/59ef9b/32.png) [@Hemali\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hemali_C)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/twitter-gem-question-rails-application/168931/1 "2009-05-27T14:06:13Z")

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Hi

I am using Twitter authentication in my rails application.Update on  
twitter  
timeline is working fine but I am not able to delete particular twit  
using  
status\_id

I have tried with \*Client.status(@message.statusid).destroy but it  
returns  
nil. \*Is there any other way to do the same?

–  
Hemali C.

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**Author:** ![Hemali\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/59ef9b/32.png) [@Hemali\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hemali_C)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/twitter-gem-question-rails-application/168931/2 "2009-05-27T16:15:44Z")

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On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 5:04 AM, Hemali C.  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote:

> Hemali C.

Hermali, should it be Client.status(@message.status\_id).destroy or did  
you  
make a typo in the above?

-Conrad

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**Author:** ![Hemali\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/59ef9b/32.png) [@Hemali\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hemali_C)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/twitter-gem-question-rails-application/168931/3 "2009-05-27T19:03:04Z")

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Hi Conrad,  
Thanks for your response.

basically statusid is my database field in which I am storing id  
(status\_id  
of a particular twit) which is uniquely given by [Twitter.com](http://Twitter.com).

so statusid OR status\_id…whatever…I have checked  
_Client.status(@message.statusid)  
returns me corresponding message detail but still destroy doesn’t work._  
\*\*  
awating for the response  
\*\*  
Thanks,

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Conrad T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> > returns nil. \*Is there any other way to do the same?
> 
> > 
> 
> >

–  
Hemali C.  
Complitech Solutions  
([www.complitech.net](http://www.complitech.net))