> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.x.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Manage Likes
> This guide walks you through liking and unliking Posts using the X API. Reference for the X API v2 standard tier covering quickstart.
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This guide walks you through liking and unliking Posts using the X API.
**Prerequisites**
Before you begin, you'll need:
* A [developer account](https://developer.x.com/en/portal/petition/essential/basic-info) with an approved App
* User Access Token (OAuth 1.0a or OAuth 2.0 PKCE)
***
## Like a Post
You need your authenticated user's ID. You can find it using the [user lookup endpoint](/x-api/users/lookup/introduction) or from your Access Token (the numeric part is your user ID).
Find the Post ID in the URL when viewing a Post:
```
https://x.com/XDevelopers/status/1228393702244134912
└── This is the Post ID
```
```bash cURL theme={null}
curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/users/123456789/likes" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"tweet_id": "1228393702244134912"}'
```
```python Python SDK theme={null}
from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1
oauth1 = OAuth1(
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)
client = Client(auth=oauth1)
# Like a Post
response = client.posts.like(
user_id="123456789",
tweet_id="1228393702244134912"
)
print(f"Liked: {response.data.liked}")
```
```javascript JavaScript SDK theme={null}
import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";
const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});
const client = new Client({ oauth1 });
// Like a Post
const response = await client.posts.like("123456789", {
tweetId: "1228393702244134912",
});
console.log(`Liked: ${response.data?.liked}`);
```
```json theme={null}
{
"data": {
"liked": true
}
}
```
***
## Unlike a Post
Remove a like from a Post:
```bash cURL theme={null}
curl -X DELETE "https://api.x.com/2/users/123456789/likes/1228393702244134912" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN"
```
```python Python SDK theme={null}
from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1
oauth1 = OAuth1(
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)
client = Client(auth=oauth1)
# Unlike a Post
response = client.posts.unlike(
user_id="123456789",
tweet_id="1228393702244134912"
)
print(f"Liked: {response.data.liked}")
```
```javascript JavaScript SDK theme={null}
import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";
const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});
const client = new Client({ oauth1 });
// Unlike a Post
const response = await client.posts.unlike("123456789", "1228393702244134912");
console.log(`Liked: ${response.data?.liked}`);
```
**Response:**
```json theme={null}
{
"data": {
"liked": false
}
}
```
***
## Next steps
Get users who liked a Post
Full endpoint documentation