# x-api

Query posts, profiles, followers, and trends on X without OAuth handshakes or developer reviews. The skill routes requests through 15 pay-per-call GET endpoints.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3600 installs · ★ 2
- Author: fetcher-sh
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/x-api/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/x-api

## What it does

This skill integrates an alternative X data source hosted at `https://twitter.fetcher.sh`. It exposes 15 GET endpoints costing between $0.002 and $0.005 per call. Agents can run keyword searches with advanced query syntax (`from:`, `min_faves:`, `since:`, `-filter:replies`), look up profiles by handle, grab replies, and inspect List feeds or country trends.

Access bypasses the official developer application pipeline and tier limits. Calls authenticate either with a prepaid Bearer key in `FETCHER_API_KEY` or through the x402 payment protocol using USDC on chains like Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad, or Solana. Requests fail with HTTP 402 if neither payment method is present. A dedicated MCP interface is also served at `https://twitter.fetcher.sh/mcp`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills --skill x-api -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/x-api/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/x-api/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills --skill x-api -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/x-api/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills --skill x-api -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/x-api/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills x-api
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/x-api/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills --skill x-api -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills --path skills/x-api
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/x-api/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills --skill x-api -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/x-api/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- search X posts using advanced query operators
- scrape user profiles, follower lists, and followings by handle or ID
- retrieve individual posts along with replies and retweeters
- inspect trending topics partitioned by country

## Example prompts
- Search X for popular posts mentioning AI agents with `min_faves:500` via `x-api`
- Fetch the bio and about info for handle @nasa from `https://twitter.fetcher.sh`
- Get the follower list for user ID 11348282 using `/api/user/{id}/followers`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: x-api
description: >-
  An X API alternative and Twitter API alternative on fetcher.sh — pay-per-call
  in USDC via x402, or prepaid credits with a Bearer key, no OAuth and no
  developer application. Use when the user wants to search X posts by
  keyword, hashtag, or advanced operators (from:, to:, since:, until:,
  min_faves:, filter:), scrape an X/Twitter profile by handle, pull a user's
  posts, replies, followers, or followings, fetch a single post with its
  replies or reposters, read an X List's members or posts, check trending
  topics by country, or search for X accounts by name. Also covers building an
  X data pipeline, social listening, competitor monitoring, hashtag tracking,
  or follower export without the official X API's pricing tiers or
  app-review process.
keywords:
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  - twitter
  - x-api
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  - twitter-api-alternative
  - x-data-api
  - social-media
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  - x402
  - ai-agent
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# X (Twitter) Data API

A drop-in X data source for agents: search posts, resolve profiles, pull
timelines and followers, read Lists, and check trends — all as one plain HTTP
GET, paid per call. No developer account, no app review, no OAuth handshake,
and no waiting on X's own API tiers or rate-limit approvals. If your task
mentions an X search query, a handle, a post/tweet ID, or a list ID, this is
the skill.

Base URL: `https://twitter.fetcher.sh` — the API host is still named
`twitter` (it predates the rebrand and matches what agents already search
for); everything below is current X data.

Also published as [`twitter-api`](../twitter-api/SKILL.md) — identical
endpoints, indexed under the "Twitter" name too since both are still in
everyday use.

## Quick reference

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Base URL | `https://twitter.fetcher.sh` |
| Auth | `Authorization: Bearer bby_live_...` or x402 (USDC) |
| Price | $0.002–$0.005/call |
| Endpoints | 15, all `GET` |
| MCP | `https://twitter.fetcher.sh/mcp` |
| Machine-readable | `/openapi.json` · `/llms.txt` · `/skill.md` |

## Which endpoint do I need?

| I want to... | Call |
| --- | --- |
| Search posts by keyword or operator (`from:`, `since:`, `min_faves:`, ...) | `GET /api/search` |
| Search accounts by name | `GET /api/search/users` |
| Look up a profile by @handle | `GET /api/handle/{handle}` |
| Get a user's followers or followings | `GET /api/user/{id}/followers` or `/followings` |
| Get a single post by ID | `GET /api/tweet/{id}` |
| See who reposted a post | `GET /api/tweet/{id}/retweeters` |
| Read an X List's posts or members | `GET /api/list/{id}/tweets` or `/members` |
| Check trending topics for a country | `GET /api/trends` |

Full param details for every row: [`references/endpoints.md`](references/endpoints.md).

## Authentication

Two ways to pay, same data — full mechanics in the [`fetcher`
skill](../fetcher/SKILL.md):

```bash
# 1. Prepaid credits (recommended — get a key at https://fetcher.sh/topup
#    or via POST /api/credits/topup, see the fetcher skill)
export FETCHER_API_KEY="bby_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
````
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