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GET
/
2
/
users
/
search
Search Users
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.x.com/2/users/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "data": [
    {
      "created_at": "2013-12-14T04:35:55Z",
      "id": "2244994945",
      "name": "X Dev",
      "protected": false,
      "username": "TwitterDev"
    }
  ],
  "errors": [
    {
      "title": "<string>",
      "type": "<string>",
      "detail": "<string>",
      "status": 123
    }
  ],
  "includes": {
    "media": [
      {
        "type": "<string>",
        "preview_image_url": "<string>",
        "variants": [
          {
            "bit_rate": 123,
            "content_type": "<string>",
            "url": "<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": {
    "next_token": "<string>",
    "previous_token": "<string>"
  }
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.x.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Query Parameters

​
query
string
required

TThe the query string by which to query for users. The the search string by which to query for users.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9_' ]{1,50}$
​
max_results
integer<int32>
default:100

The maximum number of results.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 1000
​
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
​
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"
]
​
expansions
enum<string>[]

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

Minimum array length: 1
Available options:
affiliation.user_id,
most_recent_tweet_id,
pinned_tweet_id
Example:
[
  "affiliation.user_id",
  "most_recent_tweet_id",
  "pinned_tweet_id"
]
​
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,
matched_media_notes,
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",
  "matched_media_notes",
  "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"
]

Response

The request has succeeded.

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

An HTTP Problem Details object, as defined in IETF RFC 7807 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7807).

​
includes
object
​
meta
object