---
title: "Users by IDs"
method: GET
path: "/user/users/by/ids"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Users by IDs

`GET /user/users/by/ids`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.twittrapi.com`
- URL: `https://api.twittrapi.com/user/users/by/ids`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-KEY`

Profiles of up to 500 accounts in one call.

Reference: https://www.twittrapi.com/docs/reference/user-users-by-ids

## Query parameters

- `ids` string[], required
- `format` 'raw' | 'simple'

## Response `200`

Raw JSON of X's UsersByRestIds query (data.users, one result per ID).

With format=simple: Collection of User objects without cursors (hasNextPage false). Accounts X does not return are left out.

- union: format=simple: the simple-format schema. Default (raw): X's JSON, passthrough.
  - UserPage: Simple format: a page of users
    - `data` 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
    - `nextCursor` string, nullable, required: Pass as cursor for the next page; null on the last page
    - `previousCursor` string, nullable, required: X's top cursor, for polling newer items
    - `hasNextPage` boolean, 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

- `400`: ids is missing, or has more than 500 IDs.
- `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.
- `422`: One of the IDs 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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