Get Twitter User About by Screen Name

Get Twitter User About for a specific twitter user. get account_based_in,location_accurate

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/Twitter User About Endpoints

TwexAPI REST

GET/twitter/{screen_name}/about

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired

Global API Bearer Token for TwexAPI. Included as: Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TWEXAPI_KEY>.

Path Parameters

screen_namestringrequired

The screen name of the twitter user to get about.

Responses

200The Twitter User About object with its information.

codeinteger

HTTP status code

default: 200

msgstring

Response message

default: "success"

dataTwitterUserAboutResponse | any

Twitter User About data

Show properties

Any of:

TwitterUserAboutResponse

user_idstringrequired

Twitter user ID

avatarstringrequired

Profile avatar image URL

namestringrequired

User display name

screen_namestringrequired

Twitter username (handle)

created_atstringrequired

Account creation date in Twitter format

profile_image_shapestringrequired

Profile image shape (e.g., Circle, Square)

verificationbooleanrequired

Whether the user account is verified

userLabelDisplayTypestringrequired

User label display type (e.g., Badge)

userLabelTypestringrequired

User label type (e.g., BusinessLabel)

is_blue_verifiedbooleanrequired

Whether the user has blue verification badge (Twitter Blue/X Premium)

privacy_policy_urlstringrequired

account_based_instringrequired

Country or region where the account is based

location_accuratebooleanrequired

Whether the location information is accurate

affiliate_usernamestringrequired

Affiliated username (e.g., business account username)

sourcestringrequired

Source of account creation (e.g., 'United States App Store')

username_changes_countintegerrequired

Number of times the username has been changed

override_verified_yearintegerrequired

Override verified year (if applicable, negative values indicate special cases)

verified_since_msecintegerrequired

Timestamp in milliseconds when the account was verified (negative values indicate special cases)

any

any

422Validation Error

detailValidationError[]

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Array of ValidationError

locstring | integer[]required

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Array of string | integer

Any of:

string

string

integer

integer

msgstringrequired

typestringrequired

inputany

ctxobject

⚡Interactive Console / Try APIGET/twitter/{screen_name}/about

Live Console

🌐Target Server:https://api.twexapi.io

● Production Ready

🔍

Public Data Read (TwexAPI Key Only, No Twitter Cookie Required)

This endpoint queries public Twitter data — no Twitter account or Cookie required! Simply enter your TwexAPI Platform Key (Bearer Token) in the "API Authorization" section below to test.

🔑API Authorization

Remember keySync to code samples

TwexAPI Platform Key Bearer TokenRequired

Global API key used across all TwexAPI endpoints. Get it from the console.

⚙️Parameters (1)

screen_namepath

RequiredThe screen name of the twitter user to get about.

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Configure parameters in the Request tab and click Send Request below.

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.twexapi.io/twitter/e/about" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

const response = await fetch("https://api.twexapi.io/twitter/e/about", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
  }
});

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.twexapi.io/twitter/e/about",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
    },
)

Response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "user_id": "44196397",
    "avatar": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1983681414370619392/oTT3nm5Z_normal.jpg",
    "name": "Elon Musk",
    "screen_name": "elonmusk",
    "created_at": "Tue Jun 02 20:12:29 +0000 2009",
    "profile_image_shape": "Circle",
    "verification": false,
    "userLabelDisplayType": "Badge",
    "userLabelType": "BusinessLabel",
    "is_blue_verified": true,
    "privacy_policy_url": "https://help.twitter.com/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts",
    "account_based_in": "United States",
    "location_accurate": true,
    "affiliate_username": "X",
    "source": "United States App Store",
    "username_changes_count": 0,
    "override_verified_year": -3000,
    "verified_since_msec": -156836000000000
  }
}

{
  "detail": [
    {
      "loc": [
        "string"
      ],
      "msg": "string",
      "type": "string",
      "input": null,
      "ctx": {}
    }
  ]
}