X (Twitter) API: Get post

Get an X post by ID, including its text, engagement counts, author, and available quoted or reposted post. An unknown ID returns data: null.

1 credit / requestBilled only on success

Authorization

ApiKeyAuth

x-api-key<token>

In: header

Query Parameters

tweet_id*string

Numeric post ID from a timeline response or x.com status URL. Full status URLs are accepted.

Lengthlength <= 300

curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/x/tweet?tweet_id=1978472698594644405" \  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{  "data": {    "id": "1978472698594644405",    "text": "There's space for everybody. ✨",    "is_long_post": false,    "created_at": "Wed Oct 15 18:32:11 +0000 2025",    "lang": "en",    "conversation_id": "1978472698594644405",    "reply_to_tweet_id": null,    "reply_to_handle": null,    "like_count": 2341,    "retweet_count": 412,    "reply_count": 88,    "quote_count": 17,    "bookmark_count": 231,    "view_count": 54752,    "possibly_sensitive": false,    "entities": null,    "author": {      "id": "11348282",      "handle": "NASA",      "name": "NASA",      "verified": false,      "is_blue_verified": true,      "followers_count": 92304095,      "profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1321163587679784960/0ZxKlEKB_normal.jpg"    },    "is_retweet": false,    "is_quote": false,    "retweeted_tweet": {},    "quoted_tweet": {},    "requested_tweet_id": "1978472698594644405",    "usage_note": "On a repost, `text` may be truncated; `retweeted_tweet` contains the original post when available."  }}