---
title: "Single tweet"
method: GET
path: "/simpletweet/{tweetId}"
tags: ["Tweets"]
---

# Single tweet

`GET /simpletweet/{tweetId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.twittrapi.com`
- URL: `https://api.twittrapi.com/simpletweet/{tweetId}`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-KEY`

One tweet by ID, without the reply thread. Smaller than /tweet/{tweetId}.

Reference: https://www.twittrapi.com/docs/reference/simpletweet-tweetid

## Path parameters

- `tweetId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `format` 'raw' | 'simple'

## Response `200`

Raw JSON of X's TweetResultByRestId query (data.tweetResult.result).

With format=simple: {data: Tweet}; {data: {id, unavailable: true}} when X knows the tweet but does not show it (deleted, withheld, suspended author); {data: null} when X returns nothing for the ID.

- union: format=simple: the simple-format schema. Default (raw): X's JSON, passthrough.
  - TweetResult: Simple format: one tweet
    - `data` union, required
      - Tweet
        - `id` string, required
        - `url` string, required: https://x.com/<username>/status/<id>
        - `text` string, required: Full text, t.co links replaced by their targets
        - `createdAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
        - `lang` string, nullable, required
        - `author` User, required
          - `id` string, required
          - `username` string, required: Handle without @
          - `name` string, required: Display name
          - `description` string, required: Bio, t.co links expanded
          - `location` string, required
          - `url` string, nullable, required: Website, expanded
          - `createdAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
          - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
          - `bannerUrl` string, nullable, required
          - `verified` boolean, required: Blue check
          - `verifiedType` string, nullable, required: e.g. Business or Government
          - `protected` boolean, required: Private account
          - `counts` object, required
            - `followers` integer, required
            - `following` integer, required
            - `tweets` integer, required
            - `likes` integer, required
            - `media` integer, required
            - `listed` integer, required
          - `pinnedTweetIds` string[], required
          - `isAutomated` boolean, required
        - `counts` object, required
          - `likes` integer, required
          - `retweets` integer, required
          - `replies` integer, required
          - `quotes` integer, required
          - `bookmarks` integer, required
          - `views` integer, nullable, required
        - `media` Media[], required
          - `type` 'photo' | 'video' | 'gif', required
          - `url` string, required: Photos: the image. Videos and GIFs: the MP4 with the highest bitrate.
          - `previewUrl` string, required: The image (poster frame for videos)
          - `width` integer, required
          - `height` integer, required
          - `altText` string, nullable, required
          - `durationMs` integer, nullable, required: Videos only
        - `urls` string[], required
        - `hashtags` string[], required
        - `mentions` object[], required
          - `id` string, required
          - `username` string, required
        - `replyTo` object, nullable, required
          - `tweetId` string, required
          - `userId` string, required
          - `username` string, required
        - `quoted` union, required
          - Tweet (recursive)
          - UnavailableTweet: A tweet X did not return (deleted, suspended author, withheld).
            - `id` string, required
            - `unavailable` true, required
        - `retweetOf` Tweet, required (recursive)
        - `conversationId` string, nullable, required
        - `isPinned` boolean, required
        - `source` string, nullable, required
        - `article` Article, required
          - `id` string, required
          - `title` string, required
          - `previewText` string, nullable, required
          - `coverImageUrl` string, nullable, required
          - `publishedAt` string, nullable, required
          - `text` string, nullable, required
      - UnavailableTweet: A tweet X did not return (deleted, suspended author, withheld).
        - `id` string, required
        - `unavailable` true, required
  - RawPassthrough: X's own JSON (raw format, the default), passed through unchanged. The shape is X's and can change; see https://www.twittrapi.com/docs/response-format.

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or unknown API key. Not charged.
- `402`: No balance left, or the trial expired. Not charged. Top up in the dashboard.
- `403`: Key deactivated, or the endpoint is not in your plan (trial keys and account actions). Not charged.
- `404`: X reports the tweet as not found.
- `422`: tweetId is not numeric.
- `429`: Rate limit for your key exceeded. Not charged. No Retry-After header: back off exponentially.
- `500`: Something failed on our side or between us and X. Refunded (400, 407, 408, 409 or a 5xx error are refunded). Retry with backoff.

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