The cheapest pay-as-you-go
Twitter / X API.
Every endpoint $0.0008 per call. Returns ~20 tweets per call, just $0.04 per 1,000 tweets. No subscriptions, no developer account needed.
per call, every endpoint.
tweets, 20 per call.
free credits at signup.
endpoints: 37 reads, 14 writes.
TwitterAPIs is a pay-per-call Twitter and X API. Each read call costs $0.0008 and returns about 20 tweets ($0.04 per 1,000). There are no subscriptions, no monthly minimums, and no X developer account required. New accounts get $0.50 in free credits, roughly 625 API calls, with no credit card.
We priced every read call at a flat $0.0008 (source: our published pricing), about 20 tweets each, so 1,000 tweets cost $0.04, versus the $5 to $10 the official X API charges for the same reads.
Endpoints
51 endpoints.
One bearer token. No developer account.
37 read endpoints and 14 write endpoints covering tweets, users, threads, timelines, and follower graphs. All at $0.0008 per call with JSON responses and standard HTTP auth.
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Advanced Tweet Search
Search by keyword, hashtag, user mention, date range, and more. The same advanced operators you use on X.com.
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User Profiles
Fetch full user info: bio, follower count, following, tweet count, and verified status by handle or ID.
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Thread Lookup
Expand any tweet into a full conversation thread. Great for AI summarisation, research, and content analysis.
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Timeline Access
Retrieve any user's recent tweets and replies. Paginate through history without hitting X's rate limits.
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│Follower Graph
List followers and following for any public account. Build social graphs, find influencers, map communities.
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MCP Server
Plug twitterapis.com into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent. Fetch Twitter data from your prompts.
Quickstart
Three steps to
your first tweet.
Reliability
No rate limits.
No caps. Just data.
A managed API that returns clean, structured Twitter data on demand. No official X developer app, no API tiers, no quota resets. You only pay for the calls you make.
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No platform rate limits
twitterapis.com imposes zero platform-level rate limits. Call any endpoint as often as your credits allow.
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Automatic failover
Built-in redundancy and automatic retries keep your data flowing, even under heavy load.
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No X developer account
Skip the official X developer application, approval queue, and app credentials. Sign up and call the API in minutes.
Pricing
The numbers speak
for themselves.
Build with
Works with your stack.
Instantly.
Standard REST + JSON means twitterapis.com slots into any language or framework. Plus a first-party MCP server and Postman collection so you can start in seconds.
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Fern Docs
Interactive Docs
Wire it into your agent over plain REST.
Every endpoint is one HTTP GET with a Bearer key, so your AI can fetch tweets, users, and threads directly from your prompts today. A native MCP server for Claude and Cursor is on the way.
View DocsPrivacy
Your credentials stay yours.
No stored passwords. Reads stay on public data with no login; write actions never persist your credentials. We keep it simple so you can trust it.
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No X credentials stored
We never ask for or store your Twitter/X login or password. Only your twitterapis.com API key is used.
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Most reads need no login
Most of the 37 read endpoints touch only public data with no credentials. Private reads and write actions use an X session you register, stored encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM until you replace it, or one you pass per request, which is never stored.
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HTTPS encryption
All API traffic travels over TLS 1.3. Your API key is transmitted only in encrypted request headers.
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Bearer token auth
Simple revocable bearer tokens. Lost or leaked? Generate a new key from your dashboard instantly.
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Public data only
twitterapis.com only accesses publicly visible tweets and profiles. Private accounts are never accessible.
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No data resale
We store only your email and API usage logs. We never sell, share, or train models on your request data.
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What we store
We store your email address, hashed password (if applicable), and per-call usage logs for billing. That is all. No tweet content, no X credentials, no browsing data. Read our Privacy Policy →
For developers
Integrate in under
5 minutes.
One endpoint, one header. Fetch tweets, users, and threads from any language. No OAuth dance, no rate-limit math, no developer account required.
No X developer account
Use twitterapis.com without managing official X developer app credentials or waiting for approval.
Per-call pricing
Pay only for what you use. No monthly minimums. $0.50 free credits to start, no card required.
Standard REST / JSON
Plain HTTP GET requests, JSON responses. Works with any language, framework, or AI agent.
SDK + Postman + MCP
Python package, npm package, Postman collection, Fern docs, and an MCP server for AI agents.
1export KEY="ta_your_api_key_here"23curl -s \4 -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEY" \5 "https://api.twitterapis.com/twitter/tweet/advanced_search?query=openai%20filter:verified&limit=20" \6 | jq '.tweets[].text'Frequently asked questions
What the API returns, what it costs, and what we do with your data.
TwitterAPIs gives you programmatic access to public X data: individual tweets, reply chains, full threads, user profiles, follower and following lists, and keyword search. Every supported route and its per-call price is listed on the TwitterAPIs Pricing page.
Billing is purely per call, with no monthly tier to commit to. Reads run $0.0008 a call and return roughly 20 tweets, which works out to $0.04 per 1,000 tweets; simple write actions run the same $0.0008 a call, and creating a tweet runs $0.0016. To project a real monthly figure for your workload, run the numbers through the Twitter API Cost Calculator or check the Twitter API Pricing Comparison.
Yes. Every new account starts with $0.50 in free credits, enough to make live calls right away, and we never ask for a card to begin testing.
For one-off scripts and quick experiments an unofficial Twitter API is fine, but anything you put in front of real users needs predictable uptime and a clear stance on platform policy. Weigh those tradeoffs in the Twitter unofficial API guide before you settle on a stack.
No. There are no X developer app credentials to apply for or maintain. Create an account, copy your key, and your first request can go out in minutes.
The Twitter API alternatives and X API alternatives page lays each option out side by side. Judge them on how they bill, how they treat rate limits, and how fast you can wire them into your code for the job you actually have.
No. There are no platform-imposed rate limits and no per-endpoint quotas; you can hit any route as fast as your remaining credits allow. The Twitter API Rate Limits Comparison shows how that differs from the throttling on the official X API.
The only personal details we keep are your email and name. Most routes are read-only against public data. For private reads and write actions such as like, retweet, bookmark, and follow, you either register an X session, which is stored encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM until you replace it, or pass one per request, which is never stored. Everything moves over encrypted HTTPS, and your data is never sold or shared. The full breakdown is on our Privacy & Data Handling page.
Start fetching Twitter data today.
$0.50 free credits on signup. No credit card. No developer account. Just an API key and your first call running in under 5 minutes.
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