# New/Edit ServiceService KindTwitter plug-in

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The Twitter plug-in is displayed when you choose Twitter in the Service Kind pop-up menu in the New / Edit Service window.

This plug-in is used by the default Twitter service. It enables you to monitor Twitter updates, direct messages, friends, followers, and more for changes and/or failures.

Default Source: Choose the type of Twitter information to check by default when adding a Twitter test. This is just the default; you can change it when adding the test.

This plug-in was written by Daniel Ellis .

## Related Topics

- Service Variables
- Twitter service
- Service Kind
- New / Edit Service window