X · free lookup

Check the stats on an X post

Paste a public X (Twitter) post link and see views, likes, replies and reposts, plus whether the post is still online. Free with a Sourcevine account.

Public URLs only 1 credit a run Read time shown

Check several links at once (up to 10)

1 credit per run, from your own balance. Sourcevine account required, no X login. No account? Get 100 free credits, once →

How it works

From URL to result

Paste a public X video URL

The lookup accepts a public URL and resolves the platform id for you.
Read the public counts

Views, likes, comments and platform-specific fields are returned when the platform publishes them.
Check freshness

Every successful lookup includes the time Sourcevine read the public page.

Recorded example

What a real one looked like

recorded https://x.com/X/status/2093829017128374366

Likes: 0
Views: 53,858
Quotes: 0
Replies: 0
Retweets: 365

A real response from /v1/x/stats, kept so this page can show something true without spending anyone’s credits. Run the tool above for a live read of your own link.

Why Sourcevine

What to know about this lookup

One URL per lookup

No browser extension, no spreadsheet formula and no platform login are needed for a quick public check.

Views are published on the post

X shows a public view count on a post, which most platforms keep for the author alone. Reposts and quotes are counted separately rather than lumped together.

Clear unavailable states

Private, deleted and unsupported URLs return a status instead of a stale-looking success.

Use cases

Where this lookup fits

Newsrooms and monitoring

Capture what a post drew, with the time it was read, before it is edited or deleted.
Creator ops

Compare public engagement across shortlists without opening every platform tab by hand.
Analysts

Validate whether a public link still exists before adding it to a report or dataset.

Boundaries

What this tool will not return

Public data only
Private accounts and restricted content are not accessed. Deleted resources return an availability status.
No contact fields
Bios, emails, phone numbers, addresses and messenger handles are outside this product boundary.
No impressions breakdown
Impressions by source, profile visits and follower change live in the author's own analytics tab, behind their login. They are not public and are not returned.

Questions

Before you run it

What counts as a view?

The public view count X shows on the post. We pass through what the platform publishes and never estimate a number it does not.

What if the post was deleted?

You get a plain answer saying so instead of a stale number. The lookup is charged like any other; a lookup that fails on our side is not.

What does this not show me?

Private or restricted content, bios and contact details are not returned. A platform may show a sign-in prompt for public content; the scope is public data, not whether the platform presents a login screen. If an account is private, the tool says so.

Do I need an account?

Yes, a free Sourcevine account; you never log in to the platform itself. Signing up gives you 100 credits once, no card, and they do not renew. A lookup spends one or two of them, and you can see every run in your dashboard. When they are gone, a prepaid pack tops the balance up and never expires.

API

Checking many X links?

Move from one-off checks to a repeatable API call with the same timestamps and availability metadata.

/v1/x/stats

Public stats by URL
A fetch timestamp on every success
Typed status for dead or private links

Get an API key See the API