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Twitter mentions timeline API & profile alerts
Retrieve one user’s X mentions timeline with cursor pagination, time windows, author fields, engagement metrics, and media. Costs 1 credit per tweet returned.
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Twitter mentions timeline API & profile alerts
Retrieve tweets that mention one profile. Store tweet IDs, authors, timestamps,
media, engagement counts, and pagination cursors.
This route returns tweets that mention one X account. Use it
for brand mentions, support inboxes, lead routing, and agent handoffs. The
route is
The Node.js and Python snippets write one JSON Lines row per mentioned tweet.
Store each row with the latest
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The normalized v1 response contract can return 424 when the read service is unavailable.
Requested result counts are upper bounds for paid authenticated calls. When remaining credits cannot cover the full page or ID list, Xquik returns fewer results. If zero paid results are affordable, it returns
402 insufficient_credits.1 credit per tweet returned · All plans from $0.00012/credit
GET /api/v1/x/users/{id}/mentions.
next_cursor before requesting the next page.
Direct mention handoff
UseGET /x/users/{id}/mentions when a support, community, brand monitoring,
lead routing, or agent workflow needs the newest tweets mentioning one account.
This mentions timeline endpoint accepts a username or numeric user ID. It
returns one JSON page at a time. Use mention_extractor
when you need a saved extraction, estimate, or CSV, JSON, or XLSX file export.
Store mentioned_user_id_or_username, tweet_id, text, tweet_url,
author_id, author_username, author_name, author_followers, author_verified,
author_profile_picture, created_at, conversation_id, reply context,
engagement counts, media URLs, page_cursor, has_next_page, and
next_cursor. Treat next_cursor as opaque and pass it back as cursor only
when has_next_page is true. Use sinceTime and untilTime to bound a poller
window. Zero affordable results return 402 insufficient_credits.
Build a mentions triage job
Use these checkpoints when a support inbox, lead queue, campaign report, or agent workflow needs mention pages for a fixed time window, with a cursor to resume.Resolve the target
Use a username when the handle is stable, or store a numeric user ID for
repeat jobs and warehouse joins.
Bound the window
Pass
sinceTime and untilTime when a poller, support queue, or campaign
report needs a closed mention window.Route the row
Store author fields, reply context,
conversation_id, engagement counts,
tweet_url, and media_urls for triage or scoring.Cursor checkpoint
Store
page_cursor, next_cursor, and has_next_page before requesting
another mentions page.Which timeline endpoint?
- Use
GET /api/v1/x/users/{id}/mentionsfor one user’s mentions timeline. - Use
GET /api/v1/x/users/{id}/tweetsfor one user’s profile timeline. - Use
GET /api/v1/x/tweets/searchfor keyword, operator, or advanced search. - Use
GET /api/v1/x/timelinefor the authenticated account’s home timeline.
Path parameters
string
required
User ID, username with or without
@, or URL-encoded profile URL, such as
x.com/nasa. See path IDs.Query parameters
string
Pagination cursor for the mentions timeline. Omit it for the first page, then
pass the
next_cursor value from the previous response to fetch the next
page.integer
Tweets per page. Range:
1-100. Defaults to 20.string
Unix timestamp in seconds. Only return mentions after this time when a poller,
support inbox, or campaign monitor needs a bounded window.
string
Unix timestamp in seconds. Only return mentions before this time. Pair with
sinceTime for closed reporting windows.Tweet result filters
These optional filters apply totweets[] returned by this route. They keep the
same mentions target. Xquik filters rows after it fetches each page. Selective
filters can return fewer rows than an unfiltered page.
string
Filter to posts from this username. The
@ prefix is optional.string
Filter to replies directed to this username.
string
Filter to posts that mention this username.
string
Only include posts with this language code.
string
Include posts created on or after this date or timestamp.
string
Include posts up to this date or timestamp. A date is a UTC day, inclusive, so its own posts count.
string
Use
images, videos, gifs, media, links, or none.integer
Require this minimum like count.
integer
Require this minimum repost count.
integer
Require this minimum reply count.
integer
Require this minimum quote count.
integer
Require this minimum view count.
integer
Require this minimum bookmark count.
integer
Allow this maximum like count. Missing counts pass.
integer
Allow this maximum repost count. Missing counts pass.
integer
Allow this maximum reply count. Missing counts pass.
integer
Allow this maximum quote count. Missing counts pass.
boolean
When
true, only return posts from Blue-verified authors.boolean
When
true, only return posts from verified authors.string
Use
include, exclude, or only for replies.
This setting overrides includeReplies when the endpoint supports both.string
Use
include, exclude, or only for reposts.string
Match this literal phrase, including any hyphens.
string
Exclude comma-separated or whitespace-separated terms.
string
Require at least 1 comma-separated or whitespace-separated term.
string
Match these hashtags. Separate values with commas or spaces.
string
Match these cashtags. Separate values with commas or spaces.
string
Use
include, exclude, or only for quote posts.string
URL substring or domain that must appear in tweet URL entities.
string
Filter to tweets in this conversation thread.
string
Only include replies to this tweet ID.
string
Filter to quote tweets of this tweet ID.
string
Filter to retweets of this tweet ID.
string
Return Tweets whose IDs exceed this ID.
string
Return Tweets at or below this ID.
boolean
When
true, only return native reposts.string
Match Tweets from this recent window, such as
90m or 7d. Use a whole number & s, m, h or d.Headers
string
Full account key. Sessions and OAuth also work.
string
Bearer xq_your_guest_key_here for paid_reads.Response
200 OK
object[]
Array of tweets mentioning the user.
Tweet object fields.
string
Tweet ID.
string
Tweet text.
string
Tweet type. Omitted if unavailable.
string
ISO 8601 creation timestamp.
boolean
Whether this is a Note Tweet. Omitted if unavailable.
boolean
Whether the author pinned this post to their profile. Omitted if unavailable.
number
Like count. Omitted if unavailable.
number
Retweet count. Omitted if unavailable.
number
Reply count. Omitted if unavailable.
number
Quote tweet count. Omitted if unavailable.
number
View count. Omitted if unavailable.
number
Bookmark count. Omitted if unavailable.
string
Permalink URL on X. Omitted if unavailable.
string
Tweet language code. Omitted if unavailable.
boolean
Whether the tweet is a reply. Omitted if unavailable.
string
Tweet ID being replied to. Omitted if not a reply.
string
User ID being replied to. Omitted if unavailable.
string
Username being replied to. Omitted if unavailable.
string
Conversation thread ID. Omitted if unavailable.
string
Client used to post the tweet. Omitted if unavailable.
number[]
Start and end offsets for rendered tweet text. Omitted if unavailable.
boolean
Whether replies are limited. Omitted if unavailable.
boolean
Whether this tweet quotes another tweet. Omitted if unavailable.
boolean
Whether this row is a retweet.
text carries the original post in full.object
Parsed entities. Omitted if unavailable.
object
Disclosure metadata for paid partnership and AI-generated media labels. Includes
advertising.isPaidPromotion and aiGenerated.hasAiGeneratedMedia when X returns them. Omitted if unavailable.object
Tweet author profile. Omitted if unavailable.
Author object fields.
string
Author user ID.
string
Author X username.
string
Author display name.
number
Follower count. Omitted if unavailable.
boolean
Whether the author is verified. Omitted if unavailable.
string
Profile picture URL. Omitted if unavailable.
object[]
object
Embedded quoted tweet. Omitted if not a quote tweet.
object
Original retweeted tweet. Omitted if not a retweet.
boolean
Whether more results are available.
string
Cursor for the next page.
400 Invalid user ID
404 User not found
401 Unauthenticated
Anonymous requests getWWW-Authenticate: Bearer and a guest wallet checkout action. This is not a Payment challenge.
402 Payment required
Account keys get account options. Guest keys get guest top-up only. No checkout starts automatically. Confirm any payment action.502 X API unavailable
429 Rate limit exceeded
Retry-After header before retrying.
424 Dependency failed
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