'Client' object has no attribute 'rewteet'
Author: cwnmediaCreated Jul 8, 2024Updated Jan 2, 2026
LabelsUnconfirmed Bug
Summary
Trying to use api.rewteet(tweet_id) and getting 'Client' object has no attribute 'rewteet' error
Reproduction Steps
We are running tweepy latest stable version and using the following code but are getting this error 'Client' object has no attribute 'rewteet'.
Is retweet apart of tweepy any more? Was it taken out? What are we doing wrong?
Minimal Reproducible Example
authenticator = tweepy.OAuthHandler(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
authenticator.set_access_token(oauth_token, oauth_token_secret)
api = tweepy.Client(authenticator, wait_on_rate_limit=True)
results = api.rewteet(tweet_id)Expected Results
We expected it to retweet the tweet.
Actual Results
Received this error "'Client' object has no attribute 'rewteet'"
Twitter API Access Plan
Basic
Tweepy Version
4.14.0
Checklist
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Additional Context
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Source: tweepy/tweepy