Quickstart

This guide walks you through creating and deleting Posts using the X API.

PrerequisitesBefore you begin, you’ll need:

A developer account with an approved App
User Access Tokens (OAuth 1.0a or OAuth 2.0 PKCE)

Create a Post

Prepare your request

The POST /2/tweets endpoint requires a JSON body with at least text or media:

{
  "text": "Hello from the X API!"
}

Send the request

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text": "Hello from the X API!"}'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Create a Post
response = client.posts.create(text="Hello from the X API!")
print(f"Created Post: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Create a Post
const response = await client.posts.create({ text: "Hello from the X API!" });
console.log(`Created Post: ${response.data?.id}`);

Review the response

A successful response includes the new Post’s id and text:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "1445880548472328192",
    "text": "Hello from the X API!"
  }
}

Advanced examples

Reply to a Post

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "This is a reply!",
    "reply": {
      "in_reply_to_tweet_id": "1234567890"
    }
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Create a reply
response = client.posts.create(
    text="This is a reply!",
    reply={"in_reply_to_tweet_id": "1234567890"}
)
print(f"Created reply: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Create a reply
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "This is a reply!",
  reply: { inReplyToTweetId: "1234567890" },
});
console.log(`Created reply: ${response.data?.id}`);

Quote a Post

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Check this out!",
    "quote_tweet_id": "1234567890"
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Quote a Post
response = client.posts.create(
    text="Check this out!",
    quote_tweet_id="1234567890"
)
print(f"Created quote: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Quote a Post
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "Check this out!",
  quoteTweetId: "1234567890",
});
console.log(`Created quote: ${response.data?.id}`);

Post with media

First, upload media using the Media Upload endpoint, then reference the media_id:

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Photo of the day!",
    "media": {
      "media_ids": ["1234567890123456789"]
    }
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Post with media
response = client.posts.create(
    text="Photo of the day!",
    media={"media_ids": ["1234567890123456789"]}
)
print(f"Created Post with media: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Post with media
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "Photo of the day!",
  media: { mediaIds: ["1234567890123456789"] },
});
console.log(`Created Post with media: ${response.data?.id}`);

Post with poll

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "What is your favorite color?",
    "poll": {
      "options": ["Red", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow"],
      "duration_minutes": 1440
    }
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Post with poll
response = client.posts.create(
    text="What is your favorite color?",
    poll={"options": ["Red", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow"], "duration_minutes": 1440}
)
print(f"Created poll: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Post with poll
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "What is your favorite color?",
  poll: { options: ["Red", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow"], durationMinutes: 1440 },
});
console.log(`Created poll: ${response.data?.id}`);

Delete a Post

Get the Post ID

You need the ID of the Post you want to delete. This is returned when you create a Post.

Send a DELETE request

cURL

curl -X DELETE "https://api.x.com/2/tweets/1445880548472328192" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN"

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Delete a Post
response = client.posts.delete("1445880548472328192")
print(f"Deleted: {response.data.deleted}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Delete a Post
const response = await client.posts.delete("1445880548472328192");
console.log(`Deleted: ${response.data?.deleted}`);

Confirm deletion

{
  "data": {
    "deleted": true
  }
}

You can only delete Posts that you authored.

Next steps

Integration guide

Key concepts and best practices

Media upload

Upload media for Posts

API Reference

Full endpoint documentation

Sample code

Working code examples

​Create a Post

​Advanced examples

​Delete a Post

​Next steps

Integration guide

Media upload

API Reference

Sample code

Create a Post

Advanced examples

Delete a Post

Next steps