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GET /v1/twitter/user/tweets

Twitter/X User Tweets API

Returns an account's most recent tweets in descending order, with full text, like, retweet, reply, bookmark and view counts, media, and creation time. Around 20 tweets per page.

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curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/twitter/user/tweets?handle=elonmusk" \
-H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
200 OKJSON
{
"success": true,
"platform": "twitter",
"endpoint": "/v1/twitter/user/tweets",
"schema_version": "2",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "<string>",
"url": "<string | null>",
"kind": "<string | null>",
"content": {
"text": "<string | null>",
"media_urls": "<array | null>",
"thumbnail_url": "<string | null>",
"duration_seconds": "<number | null>"
},
"author": {
"id": "<string | null>",
"username": "<string | null>",
"display_name": "<string | null>",
"avatar_url": "<string | null>",
"verified": "<boolean | null>"
},
"engagement": {
"views": "<integer | null>",
"likes": "<integer | null>",
"comments": "<integer | null>",
"shares": "<integer | null>",
"saves": "<integer | null>"
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": "<boolean | null>",
"spoiler": "<boolean | null>",
"pinned": "<boolean | null>",
"deleted": "<boolean>",
"likes_hidden": "<boolean | null>",
"comments_hidden": "<boolean | null>",
"shares_hidden": "<boolean | null>",
"views_hidden": "<boolean | null>",
"saves_hidden": "<boolean | null>"
},
"published_at": "<string | null>",
"language": "<string | null>",
"ext": "<object | null>"
}
}
]
},
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "<string | null>",
"has_more": "<boolean>"
},
"unavailable": [],
"credits_used": "<integer>"
}

When to use it

Use it to read a timeline: pages come newest first, retweets and self-threads included, and you can page deeper by sending pagination.next_cursor back as cursor.

Parameters

Query parameters for GET /v1/twitter/user/tweets. Send your key in the x-api-key header.

NameRequiredDescription
handleYesTwitter username without the @ symbol
sinceNoOnly tweets published on or after this date: YYYY-MM-DD (midnight UTC) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Older tweets are left off the page, and the page that reaches one ends the walk: next_cursor is not returned and pagination.stopped_at is since. Pinned tweets sit out of date order and never end the walk. The page still costs what a page costs, so a daily poll pays for the pages it walks and no more.
stop_at_idNoThe id (post.id) or URL (post.url) of the newest tweet you already hold. The page stops just before it: that tweet and everything after it are left off, next_cursor is not returned, and pagination.stopped_at is known_id. A pinned tweet never counts as the stop point. If it is not on this page the page is returned in full with its cursor, so keep walking. pagination.stopped_at is end when the list ran out first and null while there is more to walk.
trimNoAccepted for backwards compatibility and ignored. It shrank the raw payload, which the canonical response never exposed, so it changed nothing you can see
cursorNoCursor from the previous response's pagination.next_cursor to fetch the next page

Response fields

The same unified schema every platform returns, so code written for Twitter/X works on the other eight. A field the platform did not provide is null and listed in unavailable.

FieldTypeNotes
idstringAn identifier, always a string. Never parse it as a number: several platforms use ids above 2^53.
urlstring | null
kindstring | nullThe format of the post. Format words only, never a platform name. short = short-form vertical video (a reel, a TikTok, a YouTube Short).
content.textstring | null
content.media_urlsarray | null
content.thumbnail_urlstring | null
content.duration_secondsnumber | null
author.idstring | null
author.usernamestring | null
author.display_namestring | null
author.avatar_urlstring | null
author.verifiedboolean | null
engagement.viewsinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
engagement.likesinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
engagement.commentsinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
engagement.sharesinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
engagement.savesinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
flags.nsfwboolean | null
flags.spoilerboolean | null
flags.pinnedboolean | null
flags.deletedboolean
flags.likes_hiddenboolean | null
flags.comments_hiddenboolean | null
flags.shares_hiddenboolean | null
flags.views_hiddenboolean | null
flags.saves_hiddenboolean | null
published_atstring | nullISO-8601 timestamp in UTC, ending in Z.
languagestring | nullThe content's language as the platform states it, e.g. en, pt-BR. Detected languages come later (§7.1).
extobject | nullPlatform-specific fields, snake_case.

Every field, error and example is in the Twitter/X User Tweets API reference.

How much does the Twitter/X User Tweets API cost?

10 credits per successful call.

  • Failed calls are free

    A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits.

  • Know the price first

    Add dry_run=1 and the response quotes the call without making it. Nothing is charged.

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    API calls and Chrome extension exports share the same credits, on the free plan too.

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Twitter/X User Tweets API: frequently asked questions

Send GET /v1/twitter/user/tweets with the handle parameter and your key in the x-api-key header. Returns an account's most recent tweets in descending order, with full text, like, retweet, reply, bookmark and view counts, media, and creation time. Around 20 tweets per page.

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