# 2497 X API B97fa218

> X API Reference

- Skill: `tools-only/2497-x-api-b97fa218` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
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- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/2497-x-api-b97fa218

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# X API Reference

## Authentication

Bearer token from env var `X_BEARER_TOKEN` or `XAI_API_KEY`.

```
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
```

## Search Endpoints

### Recent Search (last 7 days)
```
GET https://api.x.com/2/tweets/search/recent
```
Covers last 7 days. Max 100 results per request. Available to all developers.

### Full-Archive Search (all time, back to March 2006)
```
GET https://api.x.com/2/tweets/search/all
```
Searches the complete Post archive. Max 500 results per request. Available on
pay-per-use (same credits as recent search) and Enterprise. Same query operators,
same response format. 1,024-char query length (vs 512 for recent).

**Note:** This skill currently only uses recent search. Full-archive is available
on the same pay-per-use plan.

### Standard Query Params

```
tweet.fields=created_at,public_metrics,author_id,conversation_id,entities
expansions=author_id
user.fields=username,name,public_metrics
max_results=100
```

Add `sort_order=relevancy` for relevance ranking (default is recency).

Paginate with `next_token` from response `meta.next_token`.

### Search Operators

| Operator | Example | Notes |
|----------|---------|-------|
| keyword | `bun 2.0` | Implicit AND |
| `OR` | `bun OR deno` | Must be uppercase |
| `-` | `-is:retweet` | Negation |
| `()` | `(fast OR perf)` | Grouping |
| `from:` | `from:elonmusk` | Posts by user |
| `to:` | `to:elonmusk` | Replies to user |
| `#` | `#buildinpublic` | Hashtag |
| `$` | `$AAPL` | Cashtag |
| `lang:` | `lang:en` | BCP-47 language code |
| `is:retweet` | `-is:retweet` | Filter retweets |
| `is:reply` | `-is:reply` | Filter replies |
| `is:quote` | `is:quote` | Quote tweets |
| `has:media` | `has:media` | Contains media |
| `has:links` | `has:links` | Contains links |
| `url:` | `url:github.com` | Links to domain |
| `conversation_id:` | `conversation_id:123` | Thread by root tweet ID |
| `place_country:` | `place_country:US` | Country filter |

**Not available as search operators:** `min_likes`, `min_retweets`, `min_replies`.
Filter engagement post-hoc from `public_metrics`.

**Limits:** Max query length 512 chars for recent search, 1,024 for full-archive
(4,096 for Enterprise).

### Response Structure

```json
{
  "data": [{
    "id": "tweet_id",
    "text": "...",
    "author_id": "user_id",
    "created_at": "2026-...",
    "conversation_id": "root_tweet_id",
    "public_metrics": {
      "retweet_count": 0,
      "reply_count": 0,
      "like_count": 0,
      "quote_count": 0,
      "bookmark_count": 0,
      "impression_count": 0
    },
    "entities": {
      "urls": [{"expanded_url": "https://..."}],
      "mentions": [{"username": "..."}],
      "hashtags": [{"tag": "..."}]
    }
  }],
  "includes": {
    "users": [{"id": "user_id", "username": "handle", "name": "Display Name"}]
  },
  "meta": {"next_token": "...", "result_count": 100}
}
```

### Constructing Tweet URLs

```
https://x.com/{username}/status/{tweet_id}
```

Both values available from response data + user expansions.

### Linked Content

External URLs from tweets are in `entities.urls[].expanded_url`. Use WebFetch
to deep-dive into linked pages (GitHub READMEs, blog posts, docs, etc.).

### Rate Limits

With pay-per-use pricing, rate limits are primarily controlled by spending limits
you set in the Developer Console. If you hit a 429 error, the `x-rate-limit-reset`
header tells you when to retry.

The skill uses a 350ms delay between requests as a safety buffer.

### Cost (Pay-Per-Use)

X API uses pay-per-use pricing with prepaid credits. No subscriptions, no monthly caps.

**Per-resource costs:**
| Resource | Cost |
|----------|------|
| Post read | $0.005 |
| User lookup | $0.010 |
| Post create | $0.010 |

A typical research session: 5 queries x 100 tweets = 500 post reads = ~$2.50.

**24-hour deduplication:** Same post requested multiple times within a UTC day = 1 charge.

**Billing details:**
- Purchase credits upfront at console.x.com
- Set auto-recharge to avoid interruptions
- Set spending limits per billing cycle
- Failed requests are not billed

**Usage monitoring endpoint:**
```
GET https://api.x.com/2/usage/tweets
Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN
```
Returns daily post consumption counts per app. Use for budget tracking.

## Single Tweet Lookup

```
GET https://api.x.com/2/tweets/{id}
```

Same fields/expansions params. Use for fetching specific tweets by ID.