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curl "https://api.twitterapi.io/twitter/tweet/advanced_search?query=AI+agents" \
-H "X-API-Key: "
1,000+ req/s · 500 ms
Built for speed
High-throughput, low-latency access for real-time workloads — median response under half a second.
From $0.15 / 1k
Pay only for what you call
Linear per-call pricing. No monthly floor, no read cap.
99.99% uptime
Production-grade
Trusted by 10,000+ developers.
Native MCP server
Plug into any LLM
Give live data to Claude, GPT, Cursor, or any MCP client — no glue code.
Why Choose TwitterAPI.io?
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| Features | TwitterAPI.io | Official API | Other Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup Time | < 5 minutes | Weeks (approval) | Days |
| Cost per 1K units | $0.15 | $100+ | $0.55+ |
| Rate Limit | 1000+ req/sec | 300 req/15min | Limited |
| Stream Latency | 500ms | 6-7 seconds | N/A |
| Support | 24/7 Live Chat | Almost No | No |
| Real-time Data | From $29/mo | Pro tier $5000/mo | No |
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Hanna Yun
Apr 2026
Best customer support — 24/7, super responsive, HUMAN!!! (thank you Kaito) and super fast.
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Sawyer Bilt
Feb 2026
This is really the best way to access X data. Pricing is very cheap compared to official options. It has awesome reliability. And support is almost instantaneous. All in all this is quite production grade at really cheap rates.
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The Mamiglia
Mar 2026
Excellent resource for academic data collection. We utilized twitterapi.io to gather tweet data for a recent academic paper, and the experience was seamless. For fellow researchers, it's worth noting they offer a generous academic discount; in our case, they promptly reimbursed 50% of our credits once the paper was published. While the service is highly reliable, any brief periods of instability we encountered were directly linked to Twitter's own outages rather than the platform itself.
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Yanis
Mar 2026
This service fits exactly my needs, with attractive prices and instant support that makes it a great choice. The responsive team answers questions promptly whenever I needed help. I would highly recommend it for anyone needing a reliable Twitter API solution.
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Cardy Tang
Feb 2026
Price is amazing and stable. There are still a few nitpicking improvements — latency can be improved, some time latency can spike up to 1m; and a repost → undo-repost → repost again flow can lose the second repost event. Generally amazing experience at an acceptable cost.
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BwandoWando
Sep 2025
A very cost-effective and reliable service, and in case there are issues and interruptions, they proactively communicate for any disruptions that you may have encountered. They are even very generous and have given free credits to compensate for any disruption that the clients may have encountered. Support is also very responsive and easy to reach out to. I recommend this service from hobbyists to professionals.
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Eduardo Sarno
Sep 2025
Like many unfunded developers, I found myself stuck on continuing my projects, because of the rates that X's official API offers — basically only including necessary features for the high-paid plans, while limiting free test plans and basic ones to old and inadequate features. And in this struggle is where I found Twitterapi. It is simply the go-to for any small to medium-sized project because it gives you all the features of the enterprise plans for a really affordable pay-as-you-go price. It also has simple and clear documentation that even for low-level developers is completely understandable. I recommend this product and company!
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Mẫn Khắc
Sep 2025
If you want to scrape X data, I do recommend Twitterapi — tried around a week, it's absolutely good without any delays.
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Built for Scale, Priced for Everyone
Lightning Fast
Average response time under 500ms with global CDN
Ridiculously Affordable
100x cheaper than official API
Enterprise Reliable
99.99% uptime SLA with automatic failover
Global Infrastructure
Servers in 12+ regions for lowest latency
Real-time Streams
WebSocket and webhook support for live data
Auto-scaling
Handles traffic spikes without breaking a sweat
TwitterAPI.io provides a real-time X (Twitter) API alternative at $0.00015 per read — about 33× cheaper than the official X API ($0.005–$0.010 per read). No subscriptions; pay-per-use with built-in rate limiting and 75+ endpoints covering tweets, users, search, and trends.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about TwitterAPI.io
TwitterAPI.io is a developer-friendly alternative to Twitter's official API, giving you real-time and historical tweet data plus write actions (posting, liking, etc.) at a fraction of the cost.
X is the new name for Twitter (rebranded in 2023). It's the same platform; we say 'X (formerly Twitter)' so developers who still search for 'Twitter API' can find us.
Simply create a free account, copy your API key, and start calling our REST or WebSocket endpoints. Swagger docs, a Postman collection, and ready-to-paste code snippets make integration painless.
No! TwitterAPI.io bypasses the need for Twitter's approval process. Start immediately with just an API key.
Simple pay-as-you-go: $0.15 per 1,000 tweets, $0.18 per 1,000 profiles. No monthly fees, no hidden costs.
We support 1000+ requests per second by default. Need more? Contact us for custom enterprise limits.
Real-time. Our data is updated continuously with sub-second latency from Twitter's firehose.
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24/7 live chat support, comprehensive docs, and dedicated account managers for enterprise customers.
Yes! We're committed to supporting education and academic research. We offer special academic pricing for students, faculty, and research institutions. Please email us at hello@twitterapi.io with your .edu email address and a brief description of your research project to apply for our academic discount program.
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One API key for public social data — for your apps and your AI agents. No platform approval, pay only for what you call.
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