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Tweets

Get tweet details

Fetch detailed information about a single tweet. Returns comprehensive tweet data including author info, engagement stats, media attachments, polls, referenced tweets, and edit history. Use this for deep inspection of individual tweets.

get/v1/twitter/tweets/tweet/{tweet_id}

Path parameters

tweet_idstring required

Example:1234567890123456789

The unique numeric ID of the tweet.

Query parameters

cursorstring

Pagination cursor from a previous response for fetching additional data.

Response

Successfully retrieved tweet details.

idstring required

Unique tweet identifier.

textstring required

The tweet text content.

full_textstring nullable

Full text of the tweet, including extended content beyond 280 characters.

created_atstring required

Timestamp when the tweet was created.

langstring nullable

BCP 47 language tag of the tweet content.

user_idstring nullable

Numeric ID of the tweet author.

usernamestring nullable

Username (screen name) of the tweet author.

user_namestring nullable

Display name of the tweet author.

favorite_countinteger

Number of times this tweet has been liked.

retweet_countinteger

Number of times this tweet has been retweeted.

reply_countinteger

Number of replies to this tweet.

quote_countinteger

Number of times this tweet has been quoted.

view_countinteger nullable

Number of times this tweet has been viewed.

bookmark_countinteger nullable

Number of times this tweet has been bookmarked.

favoritedboolean

Whether the authenticated user has liked this tweet.

retweetedboolean

Whether the authenticated user has retweeted this tweet.

bookmarkedboolean

Whether the authenticated user has bookmarked this tweet.

possibly_sensitiveboolean

Whether the tweet is flagged as possibly containing sensitive content.

is_quote_statusboolean

Whether the tweet is a quote tweet.

is_retweetboolean

Whether the tweet is a retweet.

conversation_idstring nullable

ID of the conversation thread this tweet belongs to.

in_reply_to_status_idstring nullable

ID of the tweet this is a reply to, if applicable.

in_reply_to_user_idstring nullable

ID of the user this tweet is replying to.

quoted_status_idstring nullable

ID of the quoted tweet, if this is a quote tweet.

retweeted_status_idstring nullable

ID of the original tweet, if this is a retweet.

edit_tweet_idsstring[] nullable

List of tweet IDs in the edit chain.

editable_until_msecsinteger nullable

Timestamp (milliseconds) until the tweet can be edited.

edits_remaininginteger nullable

Number of remaining edits allowed.

is_edit_eligibleboolean nullable

Whether the tweet is eligible for editing.

has_cardboolean nullable

Whether the tweet has a link preview card.

thumbnail_urlstring nullable

URL of the link preview thumbnail.

thumbnail_titlestring nullable

Title of the link preview card.

has_community_notesboolean nullable

Whether the tweet has community notes attached.

sourcestring nullable

Client application used to post the tweet.

Example response

{
  "id": "1234567890123456789",
  "text": "Hello, world! This is a tweet.",
  "created_at": "Wed Oct 10 20:19:24 +0000 2018",
  "lang": "en",
  "user_id": "44196397",
  "username": "elonmusk",
  "user_name": "Elon Musk",
  "hashtags": [
    {
      "text": "AI"
    }
  ],
  "place": {
    "full_name": "San Francisco, CA",
    "name": "San Francisco",
    "country": "United States",
    "country_code": "US"
  },
  "source": "Twitter Web App"
}