URL link to Twitter user with ID, not name

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Twitter Problem Overview

I want to have a link to my twitter page that references it with my twitter ID and not twitter name. This is because I want to build the link into an app and the twitter name for the account may change in future.

Twitter Solutions

Solution 1 - Twitter

After struggling with this issue for a while, found a solution which works on mobile:

https://twitter.com/intent/user?user_id=XXX

Source: https://dev.twitter.com/discussions/3386

Solution 2 - Twitter

UPDATE: This answer doesnt work after 2013 (Read the official response in twitter's forum). For an alternate method see quarkon's answer.

Original Answer:

Use ID in the end of this url, like:

https://twitter.com/account/redirect_by_id/783214

Solution 3 - Twitter

You can use new URL structure: https://twitter.com/i/user/50988711

Note: At the point of referral to mobile application is not yet stable.

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QuestionMattView Question on Stackoverflow
Solution 1 - TwitterSaša Tomislav MataićView Answer on Stackoverflow
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Solution 3 - TwitterMert S. KaplanView Answer on Stackoverflow