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# Read routes
All routes use `https://xquik.com/api/v1` and the `x-api-key` header. `{id}`
accepts a username without `@` or a numeric user ID unless noted. Tweet IDs are
numeric strings.
## Request example
Send reads through the Python `get_json` helper from [Retries](#retries).
```python
page = get_json(
"/x/tweets/search",
{"q": "climate policy", "sinceDate": "2026-09-01", "limit": 100},
)
```
## Tweets
| Route | Key parameters |
| --- | --- |
| `GET /x/tweets/search` | `q` (required), `queryType` (`Latest` default, or `Top`), `limit` (1 to 10,000, default 20), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}` | Tweet ID |
| `GET /x/tweets?ids=` | Up to 100 comma-separated tweet IDs |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/replies` | `pageSize` (1 to 300), `sort` (`relevance`, `latest`, `oldest`, `likes`), `excludeOriginalAuthor`, `includeOriginalPost`, `hasMediaOnly`, `scope`, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/quotes` | `pageSize` (1 to 300), `sinceTime`, `untilTime`, `includeReplies`, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/thread` | Visible posts in the conversation thread, from any author. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/retweeters` | `pageSize` (1 to 200), profile filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/favoriters` | `pageSize` (1 to 200), profile filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/articles/{tweetId}` | Full X Article content |
| `GET /x/tweets/top` | X's top tweets. Takes `metric` (`likes` default, `replies`, `quotes`, `bookmarks`, `shares`, `views`), `window` (`day` default, `week`, `month`), `country` or `language`, `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor`. The list ends at 100 |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/hidden-replies` | Replies the author hid, oldest first. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 100), tweet filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/retweeter-ids` | Reposter user IDs only. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 200), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/retweeters/check` | `user` (required) takes an ID, username, or profile URL. Returns `isRetweeted`, `retweetedAt`, and `complete` |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/insights` | Engagements per hour, per view, and per follower of the author |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/translation` | `language` (required), such as `en` or `pt-br`. Returns X's own translation |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/subtitles` | Caption tracks of the tweet's videos, with language, timed cues, and full text |
| `GET /x/tweets/{id}/embed` | Embed HTML. Takes `theme` (`light` or `dark`), `hideMedia`, `hideThread`, `omitScript` |
Search, replies, quotes, thread, and user timelines accept the same tweet
filters as named query parameters. Send only the ones the user asked for.
- Authors and targets use `fromUser`, `toUser`, `mentioning`, `verifiedOnly`,
`blueVerifiedOnly`
- Text uses `exactPhrase`, `anyWords`, `excludeWords`, `hashtags`, `cashtags`, `url`
- Time uses `sinceDate` and `untilDate` (`YYYY-MM-DD`), `sinceTime` (ISO,
inclusive) and `untilTime` (ISO, exclusive, so end 2023 with
`2024-01-01T00:00:00Z`), `withinTime` (such as `7d`)
- Language uses `language` (such as `en`)
- Media uses `mediaType` (`images`, `videos`, `gifs`, `media`, `links`, `none`)
- Engagement uses `minLikes`, `minRetweets`, `minReplies`, `minQuotes`,
`minViews`, `minBookmarks`, `maxFaves`, `maxRetweets`, `maxReplies`
- Post types use `replies`, `retweets`, `quotes`, each `include`, `exclude`, or `only`
- Conversation uses `conversationId`, `inReplyToTweetId`, `quotesOfTweetId`
- Raw operators use `advancedQuery` for a known X search operator string, on search only
Tweet responses hold `tweets`, `has_next_page`, and `next_cursor`. Each tweet
has `id`, `text`, `createdAt`, `lang`, `likeCount`, `retweetCount`,
`replyCount`, `quoteCount`, `viewCount`, `bookmarkCount`, `media`, and
`author` with `id`, `username`, and `name`. Optional fields are omitted when X
does not return them. A filtered page can be empty and still have a next page.
## Users
Use the user timeline for an account's latest posts. Its path accepts a
username or numeric ID.
| Route | Key parameters |
| --- | --- |
| `GET /x/users/{id}` | Profile with `followers`, `following`, `description` (bio), `verified`, `isVerified`, `isBlueVerified`, `verifiedType`, `statusesCount`, `location`, `createdAt` |
| `GET /x/users/search` | `q` (required), `pageSize` (1 to 100), profile filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/batch` | `ids` (comma-separated user IDs), profile filters |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/tweets` | `pageSize` (1 to 300, default 20), `sinceTime`, `untilTime`, `includeReplies` (default `false`), tweet filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/replies` | With Replies timeline. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 300), `sinceTime`, `untilTime`, tweet filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/media` | `pageSize` (1 to 100), tweet filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/mentions` | `pageSize` (1 to 100), `sinceTime`, `untilTime`, tweet filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/likes` | `pageSize` (1 to 100), tweet filters, `cursor`. Needs a connected X account for the owner's likes |
| `GET /x/users/batch/tweets` | Newest posts of up to 20 users. Takes `ids` or `usernames` (comma-separated, send 1 of the 2), `pageSize` (1 to 20) |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/articles` | Posts on the Articles tab, newest first. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 100), tweet filters, `cursor`. Read the full text with `GET /x/articles/{tweetId}` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/highlights` | Posts on the Highlights tab. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 100), tweet filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/insights` | Engagement rate, averages per post, and posting rate, from the last 20 posts |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/translation` | `language` (required). Returns X's own translation of the bio |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/live` | Whether the user broadcasts live video now, with the latest broadcast |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/lists` | Public Lists the user created. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/list-memberships` | Public Lists that include the user. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor` |
For verification, `isBlueVerified` means X shows the blue badge. `isVerified` and
`verified` mean X marks the profile as verified. `verifiedType` names the kind,
such as `Business`. Report only the values the response returns.
## Relationships
| Route | Key parameters |
| --- | --- |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/followers` | `pageSize` (1 to 300), `cursor`, profile filters |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/following` | Same as followers |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/verified-followers` | Same as followers |
| `GET /x/followers/check` | `source` and `target` usernames. Returns `isFollowing` and `isFollowedBy` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/follower-ids` | Follower user IDs only, newest first. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 5,000), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/following-ids` | User IDs of the accounts the user follows. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 5,000), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/similar` | Accounts X lists as similar. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 200), profile filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/affiliates` | Accounts an organization lists as affiliates. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 200), profile filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/users/{id}/subscriptions` | Creators the user subscribes to. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 200), profile filters, `cursor` |
Profile filters, applied before billing, are `minFollowers`, `maxFollowers`,
`minFollowing`, `maxFollowing`, `minStatuses`, `maxStatuses`,
`minAccountAgeDays`, `verifiedOnly`, `hasWebsite`, `hasLocation`,
`bioContains` (any comma-separated term, ignoring case), `locationContains`,
`usernameContains`. Profile pages return
`users`, `has_next_page`, and `next_cursor`. Use a `follower_explorer`
extraction for a complete follower list.
## Lists and communities
| Route | Notes |
| --- | --- |
| `GET /x/lists/search` | Find public Lists with `q` (required), `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/lists/{id}` | Name, description, counts, and owner. Takes a List ID or a URL-encoded List URL |
| `GET /x/lists/{id}/members`, `/followers`, `/tweets` | List ID |
| `GET /x/communities/find` | Find communities by keyword with `q` (required), `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/communities/topics` | Topics and subtopics X groups communities under. Takes `limit` |
| `GET /x/communities/popular` | Top communities of a topic. Takes `topicId` or `topic`, `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/communities/suggested` | Communities X suggests to join. Takes `limit` |
| `GET /x/communities/{id}/info`, `/members`, `/moderators`, `/tweets` | Community ID |
| `GET /x/communities/{id}/media` | Posts with photos or videos on the Media tab, newest first. Takes `pageSize` (1 to 100), tweet filters, `cursor` |
| `GET /x/communities/{id}/members/search` | Find members by name or username with `q` (required) |
| `GET /x/communities/search` | Search posts inside a community |
| `GET /x/communities/tweets` | Search posts in 1 community with `communityId`, or in every community without it. Takes `q` (required), `queryType`, `pageSize` (1 to 100), tweet filters, `cursor` |
## Spaces, broadcasts, and jobs
| Route | Notes |
| --- | --- |
| `GET /x/spaces/search` | `q` (required) takes words, hashtags, or operators such as `from:solana`. `queryType`, `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/spaces/{id}` | Title, state, times, audience, host, and speakers. Takes a Space ID or a URL-encoded Space URL |
| `GET /x/spaces/{id}/replay` | HLS playback URL of an ended Space. A live or scheduled Space answers `409` |
| `GET /x/broadcasts/{id}` | Title, state, times, watch counts, and host of a live video broadcast |
| `GET /x/jobs/search` | `q` (required), `location` or `locationId`, `locationType`, `seniority`, `employmentType`, `company`, `pageSize` (1 to 100), `cursor` |
| `GET /x/jobs/locations` | `q` (required). Returns the location IDs that job search takes |
| `GET /x/jobs/{id}` | 1 job listing with its description, salary, company, and apply link |
Use the `space_explorer` extraction for a Space's participants.
## Trends and search helpers
| Route | Notes |
| --- | --- |
| `GET /x/trends` | Pick the place by `woeid` (default 1, worldwide), `country`, or `location`. `count` (1 to 50, default 30) |
| `GET /x/trends/locations` | Places X offers trends for. Takes `country`, `placeType`, `q`, `limit`. Pass a location's `woeid` to `/x/trends` |
| `GET /radar` | Trending topics from curated sources. Takes `category`, `region`, `hours`, `limit` |
| `GET /x/search/autocomplete` | Suggestions for a partial query. Takes `q` (required), `types` (comma-separated `users`, `topics`, `hashtags`, `cashtags`), `limit` (1 to 100, default 20) |
| `GET /x/places/search` | `q` (required), `limit`. Pass a place `id` as `place` to tweet search |
| `GET /x/hashflags` | Custom emoji X shows after hashtags. Takes `q`, `activeOnly` (default `true`), `limit` |
| `GET /x/links/resolve` | `urls` (required) takes 1 to 100 `https://t.co/` links, comma-separated. Returns each `resolvedUrl` |
A trends request bills 1 credit, however many trends it returns. `woeid` wins
when a request also names a `country` or `location`. The table lists common
WOEIDs.
| Region | WOEID | Region | WOEID |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Worldwide | 1 | France | 23424819 |
| United States | 23424977 | Japan | 23424856 |
| United Kingdom | 23424975 | India | 23424848 |
| Turkey | 23424969 | Brazil | 23424768 |
| Spain | 23424950 | Canada | 23424775 |
| Germany | 23424829 | Mexico | 23424900 |
`GET /x/trends/locations` lists every other place.
Lookups, checks, insights, translations, and embeds bill 1 credit per call.
Lists of IDs, Lists, communities, topics, Spaces, jobs, places, locations,
hashflags, suggestions, and resolved links bill 1 credit per returned item.
Subtitles bill 1 credit only when a caption track returns.
[Pricing](compare-faq.md#pricing-facts) lists every rate.
## Media
`POST /x/media/download` with JSON `{"tweetInput": "<tweet URL or ID>"}` for
one tweet, or `{"tweetIds": ["<id>", "..."]}` for up to 50 tweets.
- One tweet returns `tweetId`, `galleryUrl`, and `cacheHit`.
- Several tweets return `galleryUrl`, `totalTweets`, and `totalMedia`.
- `galleryUrl` is the page where the user saves the files.
- A tweet without media returns `400 no_media`.
A download grants no reuse rights. Tell the user to confirm permission before
using the media in their own work.
## AI analysis
These routes read posts and answer questions about each one with AI. Send a
JSON body with `POST`. Each analyzed post bills 2 credits, read included.
| Route | Answers |
| --- | --- |
| `POST /x/analysis/sentiment` | `sentiment`, `intensity`, `sarcasm` |
| `POST /x/analysis/brand` | `relevance`, `sentiment`, `experience` for the brand in `analysis.targets` |
| `POST /x/analysis/news` | `format`, `attribution`, `relevance` for the topic in `analysis.targets` |
| `POST /x/analysis/market-signals` | `stance`, `content`, `conviction`, `relevance`, plus bullish & bearish counts per cashtag |
| `POST /x/analysis/viral-score` | 8 wording traits, `viralScore` from 0 to 100 & `viralVerdict` |
| `POST /x/analysis/classify` | 1 to 8 questions you write in `analysis.questions` |
Send exactly 1 source.
- `tweetIds` takes up to 100 post IDs or URLs.
- `texts` takes up to 100 texts of the user's, such as drafts. Nothing is read
from X.
- A search takes `query`, `username`, `listId`, `quotesOf`, or `repliesTo`,
alone or together, with `sinceTime`, `untilTime`, `queryType`, `limit` (1 to
100, default 20), and `cursor`.
`analysis` is optional. It takes `targets` (names with `aliases`), `context`,
`questions`, or a `preset`. Question IDs and category names are lower case
with underscores.
Send each analysis once with the helpers from [Retries](#retries). A refused
call bills nothing. Ask the user before sending it again.
```python
response = requests.post(
f"{BASE}/x/analysis/brand",
headers=HEADERS,
json={"username": "Sony", "limit": 50, "analysis": {"targets": [{"name": "Sony"}]}},
timeout=60,
allow_redirects=False,
)
page = read_body(response)
if not 200 <= response.status_code < 300 or isinstance(page, str):
raise XquikError(f"{response.status_code}: {page}", response.status_code, page)
```
The response holds `results` (each post with its `answers`), `unanalyzed`
(free, with a `reason`), `analysisSummary` (totals per question, target and
cashtag), `has_next_page`, and `next_cursor`. Answers describe what posts say.
They do not verify claims or give investment advice.
## Private reads
These need a connected X account.
- In `GET /x/dm/{userId}/history?account=<connected handle>`, `userId` is the
other person's numeric ID. Resolve it with `GET /x/users/{username}`. It
bills 1 credit per returned message and has no page size, so the last page
can go past a message target. Give the cost per message, not a hard cap.
- `GET /x/bookmarks`, `GET /x/bookmarks/folders`, `GET /x/notifications`,
`GET /x/timeline`
- `GET /x/accounts` lists connected accounts.
## Pagination and errors
- Follow `next_cursor` while `has_next_page` is true. Stop at the user's bound.
Never build or decode a cursor.
- On `409 coverage_cursor_unavailable`, wait the exact `Retry-After` seconds,
then retry the same cursor. The helper below does this.
- On `410 coverage_cursor_gone` or `400 invalid_coverage_cursor`, restart once
without a cursor and deduplicate by ID. The paging loop below catches
`XquikError` from the helper and restarts with the remaining budget.
- Generated paging code keeps one result budget across the entire run. Count
every returned row before deduplication, including refetched rows after a
restart. Lower later page sizes to the remaining budget. Persist IDs
already appended across cron runs. An empty page can still have a cursor.
- On `429`, `5xx`, and failed connections, retry as [Retries](#retries) shows.
## Retries
- Retry `GET` on `429`, `409 coverage_cursor_unavailable` with `Retry-After`, `5xx`, and
connection failures, such as a refused or reset connection or a timeout.
- Wait `Retry-After` when the response has it. Otherwise back off
exponentially from about 1 second, cap each wait at 30 seconds, and add
jitter. Stop after about 5 minutes and report the last error.
- Retry the same URL and cursor, so pages are not skipped or repeated.
- Set a request timeout, such as 30 seconds, so a stalled connection cannot
hang a run.
- Do not retry other `4xx` errors. Fix the request, or handle the cursor
errors above.
- Parse bodies safely. An outage can return an HTML page, even with a `2xx`
status, so parsing it as JSON throws. Retry that case.
- Never retry `POST`, `PATCH`, or `DELETE` automatically. See
[writes](writes.md#responses-and-retries).
In JavaScript, `fetch` rejects on a refused or reset connection, so catch that
as a retryable failure. Read `await response.text()` and parse it inside
`try`.
```python
import os
import random
import time
from email.utils import parsedate_to_datetime
import requests
BASE = "https://xquik.com/api/v1"
API_KEY = os.environ.get("XQUIK_API_KEY", "").strip()
if not API_KEY or not API_KEY.isascii() or not API_KEY.isprintable():
raise ValueError("Set XQUIK_API_KEY to a valid API key.")
HEADERS = {"x-api-key": API_KEY}
NETWORK_ERRORS = (
requests.ConnectionError,
requests.Timeout,
requests.exceptions.ChunkedEncodingError,
requests.exceptions.ContentDecodingError,
)
class XquikError(Exception):
def __init__(self, message, status=None, body=None):
super().__init__(message)
self.status, self.body = status, body
def redact(value):
"""Replace the API key in text, lists, and dictionary keys and values."""
if isinstance(value, str):
return value.replace(API_KEY, "[redacted]")
if isinstance(value, dict):
return {redact(key): redact(item) for key, item in value.items()}
if isinstance(value, list):
return [redact(item) for item in value]
return value
def retry_after(response):
value = response.headers.get("Retry-After", "")
if value.isdigit():
return float(value)
try:
return max(0.0, parsedate_to_datetime(value).timestamp() - time.time())
except (TypeError, ValueError):
return None
def read_body(response):
"""Return redacted JSON, or up to 200 characters of a redacted non-JSON body."""
try:
return redact(response.json())
except ValueError:
return redact(response.text)[:200]
def get_json(path, params=None, budget_s=300):
"""GET with retries for reads only. Never use it for POST, PATCH, or DELETE."""
deadline = time.monotonic() + budget_s
attempt = 0
while True:
wait, status, body = None, None, None
try:
response = requests.get(
f"{BASE}{path}", headers=HEADERS, params=params,
timeout=30, allow_redirects=False,
)
except NETWORK_ERRORS as exc:
problem = redact(f"connection failed: {exc}")
else:
status, body = response.status_code, read_body(response)
if 200 <= status < 300 and not isinstance(body, str):
return body
wait = retry_after(response)
problem = f"{status}: {body}"
busy_cursor = (
status == 409
and isinstance(body, dict)
and body.get("error") == "coverage_cursor_unavailable"
and wait is not None
)
if not (200 <= status < 300 or status >= 500 or status == 429 or busy_cursor):
raise XquikError(problem, status, body)
if wait is None:
wait = min(30.0, 2.0**attempt) * random.uniform(0.5, 1.0)
attempt += 1
if time.monotonic() + wait > deadline:
raise XquikError(
f"Gave up after {attempt} attempts. Last: {problem}", status, body
)
time.sleep(wait)
```
A paging loop on that helper. It restarts once on a gone or invalid cursor.
It counts every returned tweet toward the user's number, refetched ones
included, so the bill never passes that cap. Load `seen_ids` from earlier
output, and make `append_row` save each row before it returns.
```python
def append_search_tweets(q, cap, seen_ids, append_row):
billed, cursor, restarted, cursors = 0, None, False, set()
while billed < cap:
params = {"q": q, "limit": cap - billed}
if cursor:
params["cursor"] = cursor
try:
page = get_json("/x/tweets/search", params)
except XquikError as err:
code = err.body.get("error") if isinstance(err.body, dict) else None
restartable = (err.status, code) in (
(410, "coverage_cursor_gone"),
(400, "invalid_coverage_cursor"),
)
if restarted or not restartable:
raise
cursor, restarted = None, True
cursors.clear()
continue
billed += len(page["tweets"])
for tweet in page["tweets"]:
if tweet["id"] not in seen_ids:
append_row(tweet)
seen_ids.add(tweet["id"])
if not page["has_next_page"] or billed >= cap:
break
cursor = page["next_cursor"]
if not isinstance(cursor, str) or not cursor or cursor in cursors:
raise XquikError("Invalid or repeated search cursor")
cursors.add(cursor)
return billed
```