X API
Real-time access to the global conversation, right at your fingertips.
Tap into the core elements of X to build what's next
Posts
Tap into millions of Posts to understand the public conversation; or create your own to engage with the conversation.
Users
Manage or look up X users to analyze networks, understand your audience, or foster positive online relationships.
Direct Messages
Send and receive Direct Messages to triage customer issues, send welcome messages, or create positive human interaction.
Lists
Curate and manage lists of accounts to keep a pulse on industry experts, powerful voices, or organize who you follow.
Trends
Identify geographic trends first to pinpoint industry movement, discover hot topics, or stay ahead of the latest fad.
Media
Upload media objects to share your creative energy, create interactive experiences, or build accessibility tools.
Places
Search for places to understand what’s happening in your neighborhood and around the world.
Spaces
Look up and search X Spaces to help people find interesting and relevant audio conversations.
The X API v2 is here
With a modern foundation, new features and endpoints, and even more, the X API v2 makes it easier than ever to help improve the health of the public conversation, uncover insights, help people express themselves, and build what’s next.
Find the right access for you
Free
For write-only use cases and testing the X API
- Rate-limited access to v2 post posting and media upload endpoints
- 500 posts per month - posting limit at the user level
- 500 Posts per month - posting limit at the app level
- 100 reads per month
- 1 app ID
- Login with X
- Access to Ads API
- Free
Basic
For hobbyists or prototypes
- Rate-limited access to suite of v2 endpoints
- 3,000 posts per month - posting limit at the user level
- 50,000 posts per month - posting limit at the app level
- 10,000 posts per month - read-limit at the app level
- 2 app IDs
- Login with X
- Access to Ads API
- $200 per month
- $175 per month with annual subscription ($2,100 total)
- 2 Top-ups allowed
Pro
For startups scaling their business
- Rate-limited access to suite of v2 endpoints, including search and filtered stream
- 288,000 posts per month - posting limit at the user level
300,000 posts per month - posting limit at the app level
1,000,000 posts per month - read limit at the app level
3 app IDs
Login with X
- Access to Ads API
$5,000 per month
$4.500 per month with annual subscription ($54,000 total)
2 Top-ups allowed
Enterprise
For businesses and scaled commercial projects
- Commercial-level access that meets your and your customer's specific needs
- Managed services by a dedicated account team
- Complete streams: replay, engagement metrics, backfill, and more features
- Monthly subscription tiers
Take the next step
Begin using the X API right away with one of our access plans.