X APIs

X (Twitter) APIs for public post data

Read public posts, profiles, timelines and replies on X with X’s own fields kept intact: views, quotes, bookmarks and retweets are separate fields, not one engagement number.

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X API catalog

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Post Stats 1 credit

Views, likes, replies, retweets, quotes and bookmarks for a public post on X.

/v1/x/stats Public URL Single object

InputPublic X post URL Charge1 credit a call

X (Twitter) Post Stats API Docs

Profile 1 credit

Follower, following and post counts for a public X account.

/v1/x/profile Public URL Single object

InputPublic X profile URL Charge1 credit a call

X (Twitter) Profile API Docs

Timeline 1 credit

A page of recent public posts from an X account, with a cursor.

/v1/x/posts Public URL List + cursor

InputPublic X profile URL Charge1 credit a call

X (Twitter) Timeline API Docs

Search 1 credit

Public posts on X matching a keyword, with a cursor.

/v1/x/search Keyword List + cursor

InputSearch keyword Charge1 credit a call

X (Twitter) Search API Docs

Replies 1 credit

A page of public replies to a post on X, with a cursor.

/v1/x/comments Public URL List + cursor

InputPublic X post URL Charge1 credit a call

X (Twitter) Replies API Docs

Trending 1 credit

From first request to production.

Pick the job

Choose the X endpoint by outcome: post stats, profile, timeline, search, replies or trending.
Send one clear input

Use a public URL, keyword, cursor or small parameter set. Each API page shows valid examples before you write code.
Check each response

Each response includes a fetch timestamp, its availability and the credits it billed, so you can match usage to your own records.

Use cases

Where X APIs fit.

Post performance reporting

Refresh public views, likes, replies, retweets, quotes and bookmarks on the same post URLs across the life of a campaign.

Account qualification

Check public follower, following and post counts, and whether the account carries a verified badge, before it moves into manual review.

Keyword and timeline monitoring

Page through public posts matching a keyword, or recent posts from a watched account, using the cursor each response returns.

Reply triage

Pull a page of public replies to a post to see what a launch or an announcement drew, without opening the thread by hand.

Platform caveats

X limits.

Protected accounts stay protected

A protected or suspended account returns an availability status. Sourcevine does not bypass platform access controls.

Replies are one level deep

The replies API returns public replies to a post, with a cursor. Unlike TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, X has no replies-to-a-reply route today, so a full conversation tree is not available.

Public counts, not X analytics

Responses carry the counts X shows publicly. They do not carry impression breakdowns, audience demographics, ad performance or anything from an account’s own analytics tab.

Free tools

Free X lookup tools.

All free tools

Check an X follower count Paste any public X (Twitter) profile link and see the follower count and how many posts the account has published. Free with a Sourcevine account. /v1/x/profile 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. /v1/x/stats Search public X posts Type a word or phrase and see public X posts that match, with the counts each one is carrying. Free with a Sourcevine account. /v1/x/search

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