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Likes lookup: Standard v1.1 compared to X API v2
If you have been working with the standard v1.1 GET favorites/list endpoint, the goal of this guide is to help you understand the similarities and differences between the standard v1.1 and X API v2 Likes lookup endpoints.
With v2, we’ve also introduced a new liked users endpoint which allows you to get information about a Post’s liking users.
- Similarities
- Authentiation
- Rate limits
- Differences
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Endpoint URLs
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Request limitations
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App and Project requirements
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Request parameters
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New JSON format
Similarities
Authentication
Both the standard v1.1 and X API v2 Likes lookup endpoints use OAuth 1.0a User Context or OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token. Therefore, if you were previously using the GET favorites/list endpoints standard v1.1 endpoints, you can continue using the same authentication method if you migrate to the X API v2 version if you wish.
Depending on your authentication library/package of choice, Bearer Token authentication is probably the easiest way to get started and can be set with a simple request header. To learn how to generate a Bearer Token, see this OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token guide.
Rate limits
The standard v1.1 GET favorites/list endpoint has a 75 requests per 15 minutes per user rate limit. The corresponding liked Posts endpoint in v2 also has this sam
