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X (Twitter) Profile API. Send a handle or profile link.

Exact follower counts, bio and verification. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

X (Twitter) Profile API at a glance

Returns a public X (formerly Twitter) profile from a username, link or ID: exact follower, following and post counts, bio, links and verification. It also has the website, location, join date, full-size profile picture and header, which check the account has (blue, business or government), its affiliate badge and professional category, whether its posts are protected, its pinned posts, and X's counts of the account's media, likes and lists.

GET /v1/x/profile

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  • 19 typed fields null when unknown
  • handle is all it needs, e.g. NASA
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$ npm install socialtap
handle = NASA
GET /v1/x/profileTry in
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  handle: "NASA",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/x/profile?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/x/profileDocs

One schema on 27 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

  • Null means unknown

    A field X doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.

  • What it accepts

    X account: a username with or without the @ (NASA, @NASA), a numeric user ID (11348282), or a profile link (x.com/NASA or twitter.com/NASA, with or without a tab such as /media or /with_replies, mobile.twitter.com, x.com/i/user/11348282, a Follow-button or intent link such as x.com/intent/user?screen_name=NASA or ?user_id=11348282, with any query such as ?s=20).

  • Write one parser

    X, TikTok, Instagram and 24 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring
Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring
Platform-native account ID (string; YouTube UC…, Reddit t2_…).
usernamestring
Handle without the @; null when the account has none.
display_namestring
Display name, channel title or page name; null when empty or not exposed.
urlstring
Canonical profile URL.
typestring
Coarse account kind, as the platform labels it; unknown when it does not (TikTok labels organizations only). New values may be added; treat unknown values as unknown.
biostring
Profile bio, channel description or page about text; null when empty or not exposed.
avatar_urlstring
Profile picture URL (largest available). Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

What teams build with the X (Twitter) Profile API.

  • Track follower growth of brands and creators

  • Vet influencers before a campaign

  • Enrich lead lists with websites and bios

  • Resolve a post author to a full profile

  • Check which verification an account has

Good to know before you build.

  • Protected accounts return their profile with is_private true, with the name, bio, links and counts X shows logged out.
  • is_verified is true for any check X shows. platform_specific.x says which: is_blue_verified for X Premium, verified_type business (gold) or government (grey).
  • type is organization for accounts X verifies as a business or government, and unknown otherwise, because X doesn't label people.
  • metrics.total_like_count, metrics.total_view_count and country_code are always null: X doesn't show them logged out. platform_specific.x.like_count counts the posts the account liked.
  • bio has X's t.co short links written out, and external_links lists the website first, then each link in the bio.
  • When X's account API fails, the profile comes from its page: media, like and list counts, identity verification and withheld countries are then null or listed in unknown_fields, as are a protected account's pinned posts.
  • Unknown and suspended accounts return not_found. Accounts X withholds for another reason return private_or_unavailable.

1 credit per request. Failed requests are free.

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SourcePrice per successful requestPer 1,000 requests
Any source1 credit$0.75–$1.97
  • Cache hits are free.
  • Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
  • A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
  • Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
  • Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.

Questions about the X (Twitter) Profile API.

More in the API reference.

Are the follower counts exact?
Yes. Follower, following and post counts are exact, not the rounded figures X's profile page shows.
Can I look up a Twitter user by ID?
Yes. Send the numeric user ID or an x.com/i/user/ link and you get the account under its current username. A number no account has as its ID is looked up as a username, and @ before digits always means a username.
How much does the X (Twitter) Profile API cost?
A request costs 1 credit. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.

Try it on an account you know.

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