Buy credits once and use them when you need them. There are no monthly tiers, and credits do not expire.
Twitter / X API Twitter Search API for current market conversations
Use SocialListeningAPI to find public X posts where people react to launches, compare tools, or ask for help. Search in Latest mode and get normalized post, author, engagement, language, publication time, and source URL data.
- Find current product questions and market reactions
- Catch brand, competitor, and launch mentions
- Keep post, author, engagement, and source URL data
{
"success": true,
"platform": "x",
"endpoint": "/api/v1/x/search",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "1890000000000000000",
"platform": "x",
"url": "https://x.com/alex/status/1890000000000000000",
"content": {
"title": null,
"text": "A practical guide to social listening for small teams.",
"media_urls": [],
"thumbnail_url": null
},
"author": {
"id": "author_123",
"username": "alex",
"display_name": "Alex Morgan",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/avatar.jpg",
"verified": false
},
"engagement": {
"views": 1200,
"likes": 48,
"comments": 7,
"shares": 3,
"saves": null
},
"published_at": "2026-08-05T01:30:00.000Z",
"ext": {
"conversation_id": "1890000000000000000",
"quote_count": 2,
"language": "en"
}
}
]
},
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 1
},
"raw": {
"tweets": []
},
"request_id": "req_example123",
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 99
}What does the Twitter Search API do?
The Twitter Search API finds public X posts that match a keyword or phrase and returns JSON. Results can include post text, media, author details, verification state, views, likes, replies, reposts, bookmarks, publication time, conversation ID, quote count, language, and source URL.
Send a GET request with your API key and a specific query. SocialListeningAPI requests the Latest search mode and maps the response into the same core fields used for LinkedIn, Reddit, Facebook, Hacker News, and TikTok. The public endpoint currently accepts a query only.
Use SocialListeningAPI when one key and a shared multi-source schema matter most. Use X's official Search Posts API when you need advanced operators, a documented 7-day window, full-archive access, or direct X controls and are comfortable with its developer setup and per-resource pricing.
Try the Twitter Search API
Choose cURL, Axios, or fetch. Add your API key, change the query, and send the request.
curl --get 'https://api.sociallisteningapi.com/api/v1/x/search' \
--data-urlencode 'query=social listening' \
--data-urlencode 'raw=true' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'Why use SocialListeningAPI for Twitter search?
Search X with the same API key, credit balance, and normalized response structure you use for LinkedIn, Reddit, Facebook, Hacker News, TikTok, YouTube, and Google results.
Each API returns the same core response shape, so you do not need separate parsing code for every source.
Search public social posts, videos, profiles, Google results, and Discourse forums with one API key.
Failed requests do not use credits. A successful response uses the endpoint's listed credit cost.
Keep available post URLs beside results for review, citations, and follow-up work.
Use normalized fields in your app and inspect the raw provider response when you need more detail.
Playbooks
Put X post search to work
Use X search to find people asking for tools, track product launches, and spot buyers comparing alternatives. These playbooks show how to turn public posts into reviewed sales and research lists.
Choose the right route
SocialListeningAPI vs X's official API
SocialListeningAPI is easier when X is one part of a multi-source search product. X's official API is the better route when you need its advanced operators, exact recent-search window, full archive, or direct platform relationship.
SocialListeningAPI
Search public X posts by keyword with one server-side API key.
- Search with a keyword or phrase in Latest mode
- Skip X developer app and token setup
- Get a normalized schema shared with seven other search sources
- Pay 1 credit for a successful X search
X's official API
X offers a strong native search API with advanced operators, recent search, and full-archive access.
- Search the last 7 days with the recent-search endpoint
- Use full-archive search with pay-per-use or Enterprise access
- Create a developer account, project, app, and access token
- Pay per resource returned under X's current pricing
MCP integration
Give social listening powers to your chat app
Connect SocialListeningAPI to Claude or ChatGPT. Ask a question in plain language, get actual, realtime results from social media platforms, forums and serps - with source links.
Use it to get brand mentions, scope out competitors, find leads and more - all from within your chat app.
See how the MCP worksClaude · SocialListeningAPI connected
MCP toolsearch_social_posts
reddit · "social listening API cost"Public posts returned with source URLs · 1 credit
Simple credit pricing
Buy a one-time credit pack and use it across every API. Credits do not expire.
Starter
$20one time
5,000 credits A simple pack for testing the API and smaller projects.
- $0.0040 per credit
- Use credits across every API endpoint
- Credits never expire
Growth Best value
$100one time
40,000 credits More credits at a lower cost for apps making regular calls.
- $0.0025 per credit
- Use credits across every API endpoint
- Credits never expire
Make your first Twitter search request
Create an account, copy your API key, and use 100 free credits to test public X post search.