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Spec sheet

Purpose
The X API provides programmatic access to X’s public conversation to retrieve posts, analyze trends, build integrations, and create platform experiences.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Security
API requests must use HTTPS, and the security guidance says not to expose keys or tokens in client-side code, logs, or repositories.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Support
The developer overview directs users to the Developer Forum for help from the community and X team.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Analytics
The API provides public engagement metrics and private metrics such as impressions and clicks for your own posts.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
API version
X API v2 is the recommended current version; v1.1 is legacy and has limited support.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Incident reporting
X Developer Platform users must notify X within 48 hours after suspecting a security incident.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Other data
Available resources include users, Spaces, Direct Messages, Lists, and location-based trends.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Owned Reads
Eligible requests for the app owner’s own data cost $0.001 per resource when the authenticated user owns the developer app.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Post capabilities
The API can search, look up, stream, create, and delete posts, and access timelines, threads, and quote posts.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Rate limits
X API v2 has endpoint-specific limits, most limits reset every 15 minutes, and requests exceeding a limit receive a 429 response.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
SDKs
The developer overview lists official Python and TypeScript SDKs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Usage pricing
Pay-per-use pricing has no subscriptions, contracts, or minimum spend, and usage and costs can be monitored in the Developer Console.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
Use restrictions
The developer guidelines prohibit scraping or browser automation and state that X data may not be used to train AI or machine-learning models, except for Grok.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com

Plans and prices

X API — Enterprise Priced on request Custom enterprise agreement; pricing not stated on the page. High-volume endpoints · Dedicated account management · Custom rate limits Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com
X API — Pay-per-use Price not published Credits purchased upfront; usage is charged per resource or request. No subscription or minimum spend · Pay-per-use plans capped at 3 million Post reads per monthly billing cycle Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.x.com

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