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This guide walks you through making your first Post lookup request using the X API v2.
PrerequisitesBefore you begin, you’ll need:
  • A developer account with an approved App
  • Your App’s Bearer Token (found in the Developer Console under “Keys and tokens”)
1

Find a Post ID

Every Post has a unique ID. You can find it in the Post’s URL:
https://x.com/XDevelopers/status/1228393702244134912
                                └── This is the Post ID
2

Make a request

cURL
curl "https://api.x.com/2/tweets/1228393702244134912" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN"
3

Review the response

The default response includes the Post’s id, text, and edit_history_tweet_ids:
{
  "data": {
    "id": "1228393702244134912",
    "text": "What did the developer write in their Valentine's card?\n\nwhile(true) {\n    I = Love(You);\n}",
    "edit_history_tweet_ids": ["1228393702244134912"]
  }
}
4

Request additional fields

Use query parameters to get more data:
cURL
curl "https://api.x.com/2/tweets/1228393702244134912?\
tweet.fields=created_at,public_metrics,author_id&\
expansions=author_id&\
user.fields=username,verified" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN"
Response:
{
  "data": {
    "id": "1228393702244134912",
    "text": "What did the developer write in their Valentine's card?...",
    "created_at": "2020-02-14T19:00:55.000Z",
    "author_id": "2244994945",
    "public_metrics": {
      "retweet_count": 156,
      "reply_count": 23,
      "like_count": 892,
      "quote_count": 12
    },
    "edit_history_tweet_ids": ["1228393702244134912"]
  },
  "includes": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": "2244994945",
        "username": "XDevelopers",
        "verified": true
      }
    ]
  }
}
5

Look up multiple Posts

Retrieve up to 100 Posts in a single request:
cURL
curl "https://api.x.com/2/tweets?\
ids=1228393702244134912,1227640996038684673,1199786642791452673&\
tweet.fields=created_at,author_id" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN"

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