Tools & Libraries

Speed up your development with official SDKs, developer tools, and community libraries.

Official SDKs

Python SDK

Async support, type hints, and automatic token refresh. Perfect for data analysis and automation.

TypeScript SDK

Full type safety and ESM support. Works in Node.js and modern bundlers.

Quick start

Python
TypeScript

pip install xdk

from xdk import Client

client = Client(bearer_token="YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN")

for page in client.posts.search_recent(query="api", max_results=10):
    if page.data and len(page.data) > 0:
        print(page.data[0].text)
        break

npm install @xdevplatform/xdk

import { Client } from '@xdevplatform/xdk';

const client = new Client({ bearerToken: 'YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN' });
const userResponse = await client.users.getByUsername('XDevelopers');
console.log(userResponse.data?.username);

Developer tools

Postman Collection

Interactive API testing for all v2 endpoints.

xurl

curl-like CLI for the X API with built-in OAuth authentication. No manual token management.

API Playground

Local mock server for testing X API v2 endpoints without using real credits.

Agent Resources

XMCP, llms.txt, skill.md, docs MCP server, and resources for AI-powered development.

Other tools

Tool	Description
OpenAPI Spec	Machine-readable API specification
twitter-text	Parse and validate post text, count characters
Embed Generator	Build embeddable posts, timelines, or buttons for your site

Community libraries

Community-maintained libraries with X API v2 support. Check each library’s documentation for current coverage.

Library	Description
tweepy	Popular Python library with v2 support
twarc	CLI and library for data collection
python-twitter	Simple Python wrapper
TwitterAPI	Minimal Python wrapper

Library	Description
node-twitter-api-v2	Strongly-typed, full-featured Node.js client
twitter.js	Object-oriented Node.js library
twitter-v2	Async client library

Library	Description
go-twitter	Go library for v2 API
gotwi	Go wrapper for v2
twitter-stream	Filtered stream wrapper

Library	Description
twittered	Java client for v2
twitter4j-v2	Twitter4J v2 wrapper
KTweet	Kotlin v2 library
Tweedle	Kotlin Android library

Library	Description
twitter-api-v2-php	PHP v2 client
bird-elephant	PHP v2 library
twitteroauth	Popular OAuth library

Library	Description
tweetkit	Ruby v2 client
twitter_oauth2	OAuth 2.0 library
omniauth-twitter2	OmniAuth strategy

Language	Library
C#/.NET	Tweetinvi, LinqToTwitter
Rust	twitter-v2
Swift	Twift, TwitterAPIKit
R	academictwitteR
PowerShell	BluebirdPS

Community libraries are not maintained by X. Check their repositories for support and current status.

Code samples

X API v2 Sample Code — Examples in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, and more
Code Samples Repo — Examples using the official XDKs
X Developer GitHub — Official repos and tools

X Ads API libraries

For tools and libraries specific to the X Ads API, see the Ads API tools and libraries page.

​Official SDKs

Python SDK

TypeScript SDK

​Quick start

​Developer tools

Postman Collection

xurl

API Playground

Agent Resources

​Other tools

​Community libraries

​Code samples

​X Ads API libraries

Official SDKs

Quick start

Developer tools

Other tools

Community libraries

Code samples

X Ads API libraries