Creating and registering the TrackMyWalks app with the Twitter Developer Portal

In this section, we will begin by applying for a Twitter Developer account, and then move on to creating and registering the TrackMyWalks application by creating an AppID within the Twitter Developer Portal that we can associate our app with. Doing this, we can then communicate with Twitter using the Twitter APIs.

Let's take a look at how we can achieve this by performing the following steps:

1. First, open your browser, type in https://developer.twitter.com/en/apply-for-access, and click on the Apply for a developer account button:

Applying for a Twitter Developer Account

2. Next, you will be prompted to log into Twitter using your Twitter credentials. Once you have done that, you will be presented with the Account / Getting Started screen.
3. Then, click on the Create an app button that is located under the Getting Started heading, as shown in the following screenshot:

Creating/Registering a new app within the Twitter Portal...