Start by checking Twitter's API health page: https://dev.twitter.com/status https://dev.twitter.com/status Which links to, e.g., what looks like big problems

Start by checking Twitter's API health page: https://dev.twitter.com/status https://dev.twitter.com/status Which links to, e.g., what looks like big problems with the home timline: https://status.io.watchmouse.com/7617/125017//statuses/home_timeline-(OAuth-1.0a) https://status.io.watchmouse.com/7617/125017//statuses/home_... I realise that I do a lot of Twitter and other API development, and so it's easy for me to say, but I don't think it's too crazy to suggest you should be looking in their general direction for answers first.