---
title: "Get full X Article content with cover image and metadata"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/x/articles/{tweetId}"
tags: ["Articles"]
---

# Get full X Article content with cover image and metadata

`GET /api/v1/x/articles/{tweetId}`

Retrieve the full content of an X Article (long-form post) by numeric tweet ID. Returns article_not_found when the tweet is valid but is not an X Article.

## Path parameters

- `tweetId` string, required

## Response `200`

Article with author

- object
  - `article` object, required
    - `title` string
    - `previewText` string
    - `coverImageUrl` string
    - `bodyText` string — Plain text joined from all article blocks
    - `contents` object[]
      - `type` string — Block type: paragraph, header-one, header-two, header-three, header-four, header-five, header-six, unordered-list-item, ordered-list-item, blockquote, code-block, media, divider
      - `text` string
      - `url` string — Media URL for media blocks
      - `previewUrl` string — Preview image URL for media blocks
      - `width` integer
      - `height` integer
      - `inlineStyleRanges` object[] — Inline text formatting ranges
        - `offset` integer
        - `length` integer
        - `style` string
    - `createdAt` string
    - `likeCount` integer
    - `replyCount` integer
    - `quoteCount` integer
    - `viewCount` integer
  - `author` ArticleAuthor — X Article author profile fields returned when available.
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `username` string, required
    - `description` string
    - `location` string
    - `url` string
    - `createdAt` string
    - `followersCount` integer
    - `followingCount` integer
    - `statusesCount` integer
    - `mediaCount` integer
    - `favouritesCount` integer
    - `profilePicture` string
    - `profileBannerUrl` string
    - `isBlueVerified` boolean
    - `isVerified` boolean
    - `isTranslator` boolean
    - `protected` boolean

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input
- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `402` — Payment required. MPP reads include `WWW-Authenticate`. Authenticated reads include balances and checkout; a failed request never creates checkout. Guest keys offer top-up.
- `404` — Article not found
- `424` — Dependency unavailable, unauthorized, or rate limited. Default v1 returns 502. The best-practice response contract returns 424 for transparent dependency failures.
- `429` — Xquik tier rate limit exceeded. The response includes a `Retry-After` header with the number of seconds to wait before retrying.
- `502` — Dependency unavailable, unauthorized, or rate limited. Default v1 returns 502. The best-practice response contract returns 424 for transparent dependency failures.
- `default` — Unexpected error.

## Changes

- **2026-08-21** `18302a60cfee` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the `oneOf[subschema #4]/allOf[subschema #2]/` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `402`
  - added 'propertyNames' constraint to the `oneOf[subschema #4]/allOf[subschema #2]/` response property for the status `402`
- **2026-08-12** `5d4938bb7de3` — 144 warning
  - added the new `closed` enum value to the `allOf[#/components/schemas/Error]/error/oneOf[subschema #1: LegacyErrorCode]/` response property for the response status `429`
  - added the new `closed` enum value to the `allOf[#/components/schemas/Error]/error/oneOf[subschema #2: StructuredError]/code` response property for the response status `429`
  - added the new `closed` enum value to the `error/oneOf[subschema #1: LegacyErrorCode]/` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `closed` enum value to the `error/oneOf[subschema #1: LegacyErrorCode]/` response property for the response status `401`
  - …140 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/xquik-dev/apis/xquik-api-2/changes/api/v1/x/articles/:tweetId/get.md)

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