diff --git a/extra/twitter/twitter.factor b/extra/twitter/twitter.factor
index 92c5e37d77..e8afb9c7c2 100644
--- a/extra/twitter/twitter.factor
+++ b/extra/twitter/twitter.factor
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ PRIVATE>
 
 : tweet ( string -- ) (tweet) drop ;
 
+: verify-credentials ( -- foo )
+    "1.1/account/verify_credentials.json" twitter-url
+    <get-request> twitter-request json> ;
+
 ! Timelines
 <PRIVATE