GET/user/info$0.0008 / call

User Info by Username

Resolve a username into the full user object: bio, follower and following counts, verification status, location, and avatar. The canonical entry point for profile lookups.

Request

curl "https://api.twitterapis.com/user/info?username=naval" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TWITTERAPIS_KEY"

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description

username

string

required

Handle without the leading @.

Example: naval

Response

Field	Type	Description
`user`	User	The resolved user object.
`status`	string	"success" on a normal response.

Example response

{
  "user": {
    "id": "745273",
    "username": "naval",
    "name": "Naval",
    "description": "Angel investor.",
    "followers_count": 2100000,
    "following_count": 421,
    "is_blue_verified": true,
    "profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/.../avatar.jpg"
  },
  "status": "success"
}

Pricing for this endpoint

user/info costs $0.0008 per call and returns ~20 tweets, so roughly $0.04 per 1,000 tweets. No subscriptions or minimum spend.

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Related endpoints

GETUser Info by ID→GETUser About→GETUser Media→GETUser Tweets→GETUser Tweets and Replies→GETUser Mentions→