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Standard v1.1 compared to X API v2

If you have been working with the standard v1.1 GET statuses/show and GET statuses/lookup, this guide will help you understand the similarities and differences between the standard and X API v2 Posts lookup endpoints. You may also be interested in our visual data format migration tool to help you quickly see the differences between the X API v1.1 data format and the X API v2 format.
  • Similarities
    • OAuth 1.0a User Context
    • Posts per request limits
    • Support for Post edit history and metadata
  • Differences
    • Endpoint URLs
    • App and Project requirements
    • Response data format
    • Request parameters

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Similarities

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OAuth 1.0a User Context Authentication Method

The standard endpoint supports OAuth 1.0a User Context, while the new X API v2 Post lookup endpoint supports both OAuth 1.0a User Context and OAuth 2.0 App-Only. Therefore, if you were previously using one of the standard v1.1 Post lookup endpoints, you can continue using the same authentication method if you migrate to the X API v2 version. App-Only authentication is likely the easiest way to get started. To learn how to generate an App Access Token, see this OAuth 2.0 App-only guide.

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Posts per Request Limits

The v1.1 GET statuses/lookup endpoint allows you to specify up to 100 Posts per request. This also applies to the GET /tweets endpoint. To specify a full 100 Posts, use the ids parameter as a query parameter wi