Access public Twitter profile metadata instantly.
Provide a username and receive structured JSON profile data. Skip the complexity of managing rotating headers or official developer application waitlists.
Live demo
Try it live.
Change the parameters and run a real request against the endpoint. No account, no key.
Free to try, no account. Costs 15 credits on your own key.
Run the request to see a live response.
curl -X POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOMATIO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"tool":"twitter_user","params":{"username":"vercel"}}'How it works
One request, one response.
- 1
Send username
Provide the target Twitter handle as a string in the tool parameters.
- 2
Fetch profile
The system retrieves the latest public profile information from the platform.
- 3
Receive JSON
You get a structured object containing bio details, engagement counts, and account status.
Capabilities
What you get.
Everything this endpoint does, without running the infrastructure yourself.
Profile metadata
Retrieves account biographies, display names, and profile imagery URLs.
Engagement metrics
Returns live counts for followers, following, and total tweet volume.
Account status
Identifies verified status and account creation dates for trust signals.
No session management
Handles data extraction without requiring the caller to maintain platform-specific cookies.
Cost of ownership
Build it yourself, or call this.
Both are real options. Here is what each one actually costs you.
Run it yourself
- Managing scrapers or headless browsers
- Handling platform anti-bot measures and IP rotation
- Parsing inconsistent HTML into structured data
- Maintaining code as the platform DOM changes
Call the API
- Single POST request for any profile
- Fixed credit cost per successful retrieval
- Data returned in consistent JSON schema
- Access via standard HTTP or MCP-compatible clients
Integrate
Built for the language you use.
One HTTP endpoint. Copy the call in your language and go.
curl -X POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOMATIO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "tool": "twitter_user", "params": { "username": "spez" } }'In production
What people build with it.
Lead Enrichment
A CRM system takes a list of handles and calls this endpoint to update follower counts and bios automatically. This allows sales teams to prioritize outreach based on social reach and influence without manual research.
Influence Monitoring
An analytics dashboard tracks a list of competitors to detect sudden shifts in follower growth or changes in their public messaging. It provides a daily snapshot of account health to identify trending creators.
Identity Verification
An onboarding flow checks a user's provided handle to confirm their account age and verified status. This helps flag potential bot accounts or brand new profiles during the registration process for security.
Choosing parameters
Which options matter.
The table below lists what exists. These are the calls worth making deliberately.
- username
Alternatives
When to use something else.
A page that pretends it has no alternatives reads as an advert. These are the other real options.
Official X API
Best for high-volume writes and official integrations, but requires a paid subscription tier and a lengthy app approval process.
Manual scraping
Allows for complete control over the extraction process, but requires significant infrastructure to handle blocking and DOM updates.
Before you integrate
What it does not do.
The boundaries are as useful as the features. These are the ones worth knowing up front.
Public accounts only
This endpoint cannot retrieve data from private or protected accounts. If the profile is locked, the request will return null values for sensitive fields or a tool-level error.
No tweet history
This tool focuses strictly on profile metadata. To retrieve a timeline of posts, you must use the twitter_user_tweets endpoint instead.
Real-time latency
Responses are fetched live to ensure accuracy, which takes longer than querying a cached database. Expect a brief delay as the platform is queried for the latest data.
Reference
15 credits per call- Endpoint
- POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query
- Tool ID
- twitter_user
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| username | string | Twitter username (without @, e.g., "elonmusk") |
The same endpoints are available over MCP, and the full machine-readable catalogue lives in the API documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about Twitter User API
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