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GET
/
2
/
tweets
/
search
/
recent
Search recent Posts
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.x.com/2/tweets/search/recent \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "data": [
    {
      "author_id": "2244994945",
      "created_at": "Wed Jan 06 18:40:40 +0000 2021",
      "id": "1346889436626259968",
      "text": "Learn how to use the user Tweet timeline and user mention timeline endpoints in the X API v2 to explore Tweet\\u2026 https:\\/\\/t.co\\/56a0vZUx7i",
      "username": "XDevelopers"
    }
  ],
  "errors": [
    {
      "title": "<string>",
      "type": "<string>",
      "detail": "<string>",
      "status": 123
    }
  ],
  "includes": {
    "media": [
      {
        "type": "<string>",
        "height": 1,
        "media_key": "<string>",
        "width": 1
      }
    ],
    "places": [
      {
        "full_name": "Lakewood, CO",
        "id": "f7eb2fa2fea288b1",
        "contained_within": [
          "f7eb2fa2fea288b1"
        ],
        "country": "United States",
        "country_code": "US",
        "geo": {
          "bbox": [
            -105.193475,
            39.60973,
            -105.053164,
            39.761974
          ],
          "properties": {},
          "type": "Feature",
          "geometry": {
            "coordinates": [
              -105.18816086351444,
              40.247749999999996
            ],
            "type": "Point"
          }
        },
        "name": "Lakewood",
        "place_type": "city"
      }
    ],
    "polls": [
      {
        "id": "1365059861688410112",
        "options": [
          {
            "label": "<string>",
            "position": 123,
            "votes": 123
          }
        ],
        "duration_minutes": 5042,
        "end_datetime": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
        "voting_status": "open"
      }
    ],
    "topics": [
      {
        "id": "<string>",
        "name": "Technology",
        "description": "All about technology"
      }
    ],
    "tweets": [
      {
        "author_id": "2244994945",
        "created_at": "Wed Jan 06 18:40:40 +0000 2021",
        "id": "1346889436626259968",
        "text": "Learn how to use the user Tweet timeline and user mention timeline endpoints in the X API v2 to explore Tweet\\u2026 https:\\/\\/t.co\\/56a0vZUx7i",
        "username": "XDevelopers"
      }
    ],
    "users": [
      {
        "created_at": "2013-12-14T04:35:55Z",
        "id": "2244994945",
        "name": "X Dev",
        "protected": false,
        "username": "TwitterDev"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "newest_id": "<string>",
    "next_token": "<string>",
    "oldest_id": "<string>",
    "result_count": 123
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Query Parameters

​
query
string
required

One query/rule/filter for matching Posts. Refer to https://t.co/rulelength to identify the max query length.

Required string length: 1 - 4096
Example:

"(from:TwitterDev OR from:TwitterAPI) has:media -is:retweet"

​
start_time
string<date-time>

YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ. The oldest UTC timestamp from which the Posts will be provided. Timestamp is in second granularity and is inclusive (i.e. 12:00:01 includes the first second of the minute).

​
end_time
string<date-time>

YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ. The newest, most recent UTC timestamp to which the Posts will be provided. Timestamp is in second granularity and is exclusive (i.e. 12:00:01 excludes the first second of the minute).

​
since_id
string

Returns results with a Post ID greater than (that is, more recent than) the specified ID. Unique identifier of this Tweet. This is returned as a string in order to avoid complications with languages and tools that cannot handle large integers.

Example:

"1346889436626259968"

​
until_id
string

Returns results with a Post ID less than (that is, older than) the specified ID. Unique identifier of this Tweet. This is returned as a string in order to avoid complications with languages and tools that cannot handle large integers.

Example:

"1346889436626259968"

​
max_results
integer<int32>
default:10

The maximum number of search results to be returned by a request.

Required range: 10 <= x <= 100
​
next_token
string

This parameter is used to get the next 'page' of results. The value used with the parameter is pulled directly from the response provided by the API, and should not be modified. A base36 pagination token.

Minimum string length: 1
​
pagination_token
string

This parameter is used to get the next 'page' of results. The value used with the parameter is pulled directly from the response provided by the API, and should not be modified. A base36 pagination token.

Minimum string length: 1
​
sort_order
enum<string>

This order in which to return results.

Available options:
recency,
relevancy
​
tweet.fields
enum<string>[]

A comma separated list of Tweet fields to display. The fields available for a Tweet object.

Minimum array length: 1
Available options:
article,
attachments,
author_id,
card_uri,
community_id,
context_annotations,
conversation_id,
created_at,
display_text_range,
edit_controls,
edit_history_tweet_ids,
entities,
geo,
id,
in_reply_to_user_id,
lang,
media_metadata,
non_public_metrics,
note_tweet,
organic_metrics,
possibly_sensitive,
promoted_metrics,
public_metrics,
referenced_tweets,
reply_settings,
scopes,
source,
suggested_source_links,
suggested_source_links_with_counts,
text,
withheld
Example:
[
  "article",
  "attachments",
  "author_id",
  "card_uri",
  "community_id",
  "context_annotations",
  "conversation_id",
  "created_at",
  "display_text_range",
  "edit_controls",
  "edit_history_tweet_ids",
  "entities",
  "geo",
  "id",
  "in_reply_to_user_id",
  "lang",
  "media_metadata",
  "non_public_metrics",
  "note_tweet",
  "organic_metrics",
  "possibly_sensitive",
  "promoted_metrics",
  "public_metrics",
  "referenced_tweets",
  "reply_settings",
  "scopes",
  "source",
  "suggested_source_links",
  "suggested_source_links_with_counts",
  "text",
  "withheld"
]
​
expansions
enum<string>[]

A comma separated list of fields to expand. The list of fields you can expand for a Tweet object. If the field has an ID, it can be expanded into a full object.

Minimum array length: 1
Available options:
article.cover_media,
article.media_entities,
attachments.media_keys,
attachments.media_source_tweet,
attachments.poll_ids,
author_id,
edit_history_tweet_ids,
entities.mentions.username,
geo.place_id,
in_reply_to_user_id,
entities.note.mentions.username,
referenced_tweets.id,
referenced_tweets.id.attachments.media_keys,
referenced_tweets.id.author_id
Example:
[
  "article.cover_media",
  "article.media_entities",
  "attachments.media_keys",
  "attachments.media_source_tweet",
  "attachments.poll_ids",
  "author_id",
  "edit_history_tweet_ids",
  "entities.mentions.username",
  "geo.place_id",
  "in_reply_to_user_id",
  "entities.note.mentions.username",
  "referenced_tweets.id",
  "referenced_tweets.id.attachments.media_keys",
  "referenced_tweets.id.author_id"
]
​
media.fields
enum<string>[]

A comma separated list of Media fields to display. The fields available for a Media object.

Minimum array length: 1
Available options:
alt_text,
duration_ms,
height,
media_key,
non_public_metrics,
organic_metrics,
preview_image_url,
promoted_metrics,
public_metrics,
type,
url,
variants,
width
Example:
[
  "alt_text",
  "duration_ms",
  "height",
  "media_key",
  "non_public_metrics",
  "organic_metrics",
  "preview_image_url",
  "promoted_metrics",
  "public_metrics",
  "type",
  "url",
  "variants",
  "width"
]
​
poll.fields
enum<string>[]

A comma separated list of Poll fields to display. The fields available for a Poll object.

Minimum array length: 1
Available options:
duration_minutes,
end_datetime,
id,
options,
voting_status
Example:
[
  "duration_minutes",
  "end_datetime",
  "id",
  "options",
  "voting_status"
]
​
user.fields
enum<string>[]

A comma separated list of User fields to display. The fields available for a User object.

Minimum array length: 1
Available options:
affiliation,
confirmed_email,
connection_status,
created_at,
description,
entities,
id,
is_identity_verified,
location,
most_recent_tweet_id,
name,
parody,
pinned_tweet_id,
profile_banner_url,
profile_image_url,
protected,
public_metrics,
receives_your_dm,
subscription,
subscription_type,
url,
username,
verified,
verified_followers_count,
verified_type,
withheld
Example:
[
  "affiliation",
  "confirmed_email",
  "connection_status",
  "created_at",
  "description",
  "entities",
  "id",
  "is_identity_verified",
  "location",
  "most_recent_tweet_id",
  "name",
  "parody",
  "pinned_tweet_id",
  "profile_banner_url",
  "profile_image_url",
  "protected",
  "public_metrics",
  "receives_your_dm",
  "subscription",
  "subscription_type",
  "url",
  "username",
  "verified",
  "verified_followers_count",
  "verified_type",
  "withheld"
]
​
place.fields
enum<string>[]

A comma separated list of Place fields to display. The fields available for a Place object.

Minimum array length: 1
Available options:
contained_within,
country,
country_code,
full_name,
geo,
id,
name,
place_type
Example:
[
  "contained_within",
  "country",
  "country_code",
  "full_name",
  "geo",
  "id",
  "name",
  "place_type"
]

Response

The request has succeeded.

​
data
object[]
Minimum array length: 1
​
errors
object[]
Minimum array length: 1
​
includes
object
​
meta
object