Twitter API (X API)
Access Twitter/X data including tweets, user profiles, trends, and real-time streams. Post tweets, search content, and build social media integrations.
Verified
2026-02-03
At a glance
Essential information
About
Twitter API (now X API) provides programmatic access to one of the world's largest social networks. Post tweets, search content, access user data, stream real-time tweets, and build social media tools and analytics.
What you can build
- Social media management tools
- Tweet scheduling applications
- Sentiment analysis platforms
- Brand monitoring dashboards
- Social listening tools
- Trend analysis applications
- Bot accounts and automation
- Social media analytics
Pricing
View Pricing| Free tier | Yes |
| Starting from | Free (limited) |
| Notes | Free tier very limited (1,500 tweets/month). Basic $100/month, Pro $5,000/month, Enterprise custom pricing. |
Last updated: 2026-02-03. Please refer to the official pricing page as pricing may have changed.
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Authentication & Limits
View Docs- Auth type
- oauth2
- Rate limits
- Varies by tier. Free - 1,500 tweets/month, Basic - 10K tweets/month, Pro - 1M tweets/month.
FAQ
Limited free tier exists (1,500 tweets/month post only). Most features require paid plans starting at $100/month.
