---
title: "Connect X account"
method: POST
path: "/x/accounts"
tags: ["X Accounts"]
---

# Connect X account

`POST /x/accounts`

## Request body

- object
  - `username` string, required — X username
  - `email` string, required — Account email
  - `password` string, required — Account password
  - `totp_secret` string, required — Authenticator App TOTP secret required for durable login

## Response `201`

X account connected after verification

- SanitizedXAccount — Sanitized X account summary returned by connect and reauth.
  - `id` string, required
  - `xUserId` string, required
  - `xUsername` string, required
  - `status` 'active', required
  - `health` 'healthy' | 'locked' | 'needsReauth' | 'recovering' | 'suspended' | 'temporaryIssue', required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `202` — Connection continues or needs an email code
- `400` — Invalid input
- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `409` — The specified X account is already connected to this Xquik account. Returns error code `account_already_connected`.
- `422` — Login could not continue because credentials or account verification require user action. When a cooldown applies, the response includes `retryAfterMs` and a `Retry-After` header in seconds. Returns error code `login_failed` or `passkey_required`.
- `429` — Too many requests. Either the generous connection safety limit was exceeded (`rate_limit_exceeded`, `retryAfter` seconds, `Retry-After: 900` header) or a prior login attempt triggered a cooldown (`login_cooldown`, `reason`, `retryAfterMs`, `Retry-After` header in seconds).
- `502` — The X username could not be resolved. Verify the handle is correct and the account exists. Default v1 returns 502. The best-practice response contract returns 424. Error code: `x_user_lookup_failed`.
- `503` — The X connection service is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay. Returns error code `service_unavailable`.

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