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X API search: the two endpoints and what reads cost
X API search in 2026: recent vs full-archive, the retweet change nobody documented, why min_faves 400s, and the counts trick that sizes a query for $0.005.
·→Article·8 min readX News API: the two endpoints with no listed price
The X API news endpoints return Grok-written trending stories with tickers and post clusters. They work on pay-per-use, but no price table lists them.
·→Article·9 min readX API media upload: the v2 flow that actually works
X API media upload in v2: initialize, append, finalize, status. The real size limits, what it costs under pay-per-use, and the 403 after a clean upload.
·→Article·9 min readX API OAuth: pick the right auth for each endpoint
App-only, OAuth 1.0a or OAuth 2.0 with PKCE? The endpoints each one can reach, the scope table, token lifetimes, and the 2026 consent-screen change.
·→Article·9 min readGrok Bot on X: what tagging @bot actually does
Tag @bot on X and your Grok Bot picks up the post as a task. What the public reply means, the regions X skips, and why it sometimes stays silent.
·→Article·8 min readX Activity API: real-time events without polling
The X Activity API pushes posts, replies, follows, DMs and profile edits to your webhook in real time. The full event list, the scopes, and the per-event price.
·→Article·8 min readX Bots API: create a bot account with no login
X now mints bot accounts from one API call: a real @handle with no password, a single bearer token, and an Automated by label you cannot take off. The full flow.
·→Article·9 min readX Chat API: send encrypted DMs from code
The X Chat API is the only route to DMs now that conversations are encrypted. The key setup, the 500-a-day ceiling, and the errors that eat a weekend.
·→Article·9 min readX Conversion API: server-side conversions, no code
X's official Google Tag Manager tag sends conversions server-side with no Ads API access and no OAuth. The setup, the two IDs people confuse, and what breaks matching.
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