TwitterAPI.io
Pay-per-use REST API for public X/Twitter data: tweets, profiles, followers, search, and real-time streams, no developer-portal approval
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TwitterAPI.io is the clearest choice for developers and AI agents that need cheap, high-volume read access to public X data without waiting weeks for official API approval. The pay-per-use model is genuinely transparent, but the service offers no write access beyond basic tweet and like actions, which puts it behind the official X API for anyone building posting or DM workflows. Teams that need guaranteed compliance, full write access, or X's own data-accuracy guarantees should stay on the official platform.
What is TwitterAPI.io?
TwitterAPI.io is a third-party REST API providing read access to public X (Twitter) data for developers and AI agents. It covers tweet search with full archive access (14+ years of history), user profile lookups, followers and following lists, follower IDs, trends, real-time account streaming via webhook, and a hosted MCP server compatible with Claude and Cursor. The service requires no developer-portal approval and can be set up in under five minutes.
Pricing is pay-per-use with no monthly minimum: $0.15 per 1,000 tweets and volume-tiered rates for follower and profile endpoints. An optional Business subscription multiplies effective credit purchasing power. New accounts receive $0.10 in starter credits without a credit card. The platform is used primarily by independent developers, AI researchers, and teams building social data pipelines who find the official X API too expensive or slow to access.
How we scored TwitterAPI.io
Capability scores 20 because the 75+ endpoint catalog, full 14-year archive access, volume-tiered bulk endpoints, and hosted MCP server give it genuine depth for a read-only data API, but the hard wall on write access (no DMs, no ads, no account management) is a real feature gap versus the official X API for any team that needs to act on the platform. Ease of use scores 21 because Google sign-in, sub-5-minute setup, free starter credits with no card, and a credit calculator on the pricing page all reduce friction substantially, though the two-part Business subscription bonus formula and the separate streaming product pricing add cognitive overhead. Value scores 20 because $0.15 per 1,000 tweets is genuinely 33x cheaper than the official X API's pay-per-usage rate, and the no-minimum model means zero idle cost, but the Business subscription fee amount is not publicly disclosed, which makes the full cost picture incomplete for heavier users. Delivery scores 11 because the service is an independent third-party scraper with no official X partnership, meaning X can restrict or block access at any time with no contractual recourse; this is a documented, structural trust and continuity risk for any production application, not a theoretical one, and it materially limits how confidently a buyer can commit to building on this service.
Pros and cons
What we liked
- Dramatically cheaper than the official X API: $0.15 per 1,000 tweets versus roughly $5 per 1,000 on the official pay-per-usage tier, with no monthly minimum spend.
- Full archive search covering 14+ years of public tweet history, a depth that the official API's Basic tier caps at 7 days.
- Hosted MCP server at mcp.twitterapi.io lets AI agents in Claude and Cursor query X data directly without any custom API wrapper code.
Where it falls short
- Write access is limited to basic tweet and like actions; there is no support for DMs, ads, or account management, which rules out any app that needs to act on X, not just read from it.
- The service is an independent third-party scraper, not an official X partner, so it carries inherent terms-of-service risk: X could restrict or block access without notice, and there is no SLA backed by X itself.
- The credit and bonus system adds real complexity: bonus credits expire after 31 days, the Business subscription's 1.90x effective multiplier requires understanding a two-part formula (50% first-month bonus plus 40% monthly return over 12 months), and list function calls carry a separate $0.0015 per-call charge effective October 2026.
Key features
TwitterAPI.io pricing
Pure pay-as-you-go: $0.15 per 1,000 tweets, $0.01 per 1,000 follower IDs at bulk tiers (as low as $0.0045/1K at the 4,000-5,000 ID tier), and a minimum charge of $0.00015 per API call. No monthly minimum. An optional Business subscription stacks a 50% bonus on first-month recharges plus 40% returned monthly over 12 months, effectively making every $1 buy 1.90x the credits. New accounts get $0.10 in free starter credits with no credit card required. A separate streaming product starts at $29/month for up to 6 monitored accounts.
| Plan | Price | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-As-You-Go | Free to start ($0.10 in starter credits on signup) | No monthly fee, no minimum spend. Tweets at $0.15 per 1,000 returned; profiles from $0.01 per 1,000 users (volume-tiered, 18 credits each for small batches, 1 credit each at 100+ in a single call); follower IDs from $0.0045 per 1,000 at bulk tiers. Minimum $0.00015 per API call. Recharged credits never expire; bonus credits on recharges valid 31 days. Up to 10% bonus on card recharges, up to 12% with crypto. |
| Business Subscription | Subscription fee not publicly listed as a flat monthly amount; value is expressed as a credit multiplier | Every $1 in recharges buys 1.90x the credits while subscribed (50% bonus in month 1 plus 40% returned monthly over 12 months). Minimum per-request cost drops to $0.00008. Same endpoints and API keys as pay-as-you-go. Bonus credits expire after 31 days. |
| Stream Starter | $29/month | Monitor up to 6 X accounts in real time. Sub-500ms median tweet delivery, webhook notifications, API access. Additional accounts at $5/month each. |
| Stream Growth | $79/month | Monitor up to 20 X accounts in real time. Webhook notifications, API access. Additional accounts at $4/month each. |
| Stream Professional | $149/month | Monitor up to 50 X accounts in real time. Webhook notifications, API access. Scales down per-account cost further versus lower tiers. |
Pricing reflects what we saw at time of review (2026-10). Always confirm current pricing on the tool's own site.
Who should use TwitterAPI.io?
Solo developers and small teams building social analytics tools, sentiment trackers, or research pipelines are the natural fit here. The pay-per-use model means a project that pulls 50,000 tweets a month costs about $7.50, with no seat fees and no idle subscription waste. AI agent builders using Claude or Cursor can plug in the hosted MCP server and start querying X data without writing any API wrapper code.
Anyone who needs to post tweets programmatically, manage DMs, run ad campaigns, or operate under strict regulatory data-accuracy requirements should look elsewhere. For teams already invested in structured AI workflow automation that goes beyond data retrieval, Cronloop (in this directory) offers scheduled unattended AI agents that can orchestrate multi-step tasks, which is a better fit if X data access is just one piece of a larger automation pipeline rather than the whole job.
Skip it if: Anyone needing write access for DMs, ads, or account management beyond basic tweet and like actions.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to apply to X's developer portal to use TwitterAPI.io?+
No. TwitterAPI.io is an independent third-party service. You sign in with Google, receive $0.10 in free starter credits, and can start making API calls in under five minutes with no application or approval process.
How much does it actually cost to pull 10,000 tweets?+
At the base pay-as-you-go rate of $0.15 per 1,000 tweets, 10,000 tweets costs $1.50. With a Business subscription active, the effective rate drops to roughly $0.079 per 1,000 tweets due to the 1.90x credit multiplier.
Can I post tweets or send DMs through TwitterAPI.io?+
Write access is limited to basic tweet and like actions. DMs, ad management, and full account management are not supported. For those use cases, the official X API is the only option.
How far back does the tweet search archive go?+
The full archive search covers over 14 years of public tweet history. The official X API's Basic tier caps historical search at 7 days; TwitterAPI.io has no such cap.
What is the MCP server and who is it for?+
The hosted MCP server at mcp.twitterapi.io implements the Model Context Protocol, letting AI clients like Claude and Cursor query X data directly using natural language. It is aimed at AI agent developers who want to add live X data to their agents without writing a custom REST wrapper.
Is there a risk that X could shut down access to TwitterAPI.io?+
Yes. TwitterAPI.io is an independent third-party service, not an official X partner. X could restrict or block the underlying data access at any time, and there is no contractual SLA backed by X. This is a real operational risk for production applications.
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