# X (Twitter) X / Twitter User Search API

> Search X (Twitter) accounts by keyword - the People tab of X search. Matches handles, display names, and profile bios, and returns normalized profile records with follower, following, and post counts plus cursor pagination. Use twitter.search for posts.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/twitter/search-users
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/twitter/search-users/docs

## Facts

- Provider: X (Twitter)
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/twitter/search-users`
- Price: From $0.0005 per call
- Capabilities: api, twitter, social media
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/twitter/search-users` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | yes |  |
| `cursor` | string | no |  |
| `requireFields` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the X / Twitter User Search API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/twitter/search-users with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the X / Twitter User Search API cost?

From $0.0005 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the X / Twitter User Search API accept?

Required: query (string). Optional: cursor (string) and requireFields (array). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the X / Twitter User Search API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a X (Twitter) developer account or API key?

No. X / Twitter User Search runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for X (Twitter) API access separately.

## README

### X / Twitter User Search API

Search X (Twitter) accounts by keyword - the People tab of X search. Matches handles, display names, and profile bios, and returns normalized profile records with follower, following, and post counts plus cursor pagination. Use twitter.search for posts.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "twitter/search-users", "query": "ai agents"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns `found: false`.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Yes | Keyword to match against X (Twitter) handles, display names, and profile bios. This is the People tab of X search: pass a topic ('ai agents'), a name ('Elon Musk'), or a handle ('openai') and get back accounts, not posts |
| `cursor` | string | No | Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response's nextCursor. Omit for the first page; pass it to fetch the next page of accounts. |
| `requireFields` | array | No | Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `location`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one o |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.00054 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.