X API v2 manage Posts quickstart

Step-by-step quickstart for creating and deleting Posts with the X API v2 standard tier, including authentication, request payloads, and examples.

This guide walks you through creating and deleting Posts using the X API.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you’ll need:

• A developer account with an approved App
• User Access Tokens (OAuth 1.0a or OAuth 2.0 PKCE)

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Create a Post

1. Prepare your request

   The POST /2/tweets endpoint requires a JSON body with at least text or media:

   {
     "text": "Hello from the X API!"
   }
   
2. Send the request

   cURL

   shellscript

   curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"text": "Hello from the X API!"}'
   

   from xdk import Client
   from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1
   
   oauth1 = OAuth1(
       api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
       api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
       access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
       access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
   )
   
   client = Client(auth=oauth1)
   
   # Create a Post
   response = client.posts.create(text="Hello from the X API!")
   print(f"Created Post: {response.data.id}")
   

   import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";
   
   const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
     apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
     apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
     accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
     accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
   });
   
   const client = new Client({ oauth1 });
   
   // Create a Post
   const response = await client.posts.create({ text: "Hello from the X API!" });
   console.log(`Created Post: ${response.data?.id}`);
   
3. Review the response

   A successful response includes the new Post’s id and text:

   {
     "data": {
       "id": "1445880548472328192",
       "text": "Hello from the X API!"
     }
   }
   

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Advanced examples

Reply to a Post

cURL

shellscript

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "This is a reply!",
    "reply": {
      "in_reply_to_tweet_id": "1234567890"
    }
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Create a reply
response = client.posts.create(
    text="This is a reply!",
    reply={"in_reply_to_tweet_id": "1234567890"}
)
print(f"Created reply: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Create a reply
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "This is a reply!",
  reply: { inReplyToTweetId: "1234567890" },
});
console.log(`Created reply: ${response.data?.id}`);

Quote a Post

cURL

shellscript

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Check this out!",
    "quote_tweet_id": "1234567890"
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Quote a Post
response = client.posts.create(
    text="Check this out!",
    quote_tweet_id="1234567890"
)
print(f"Created quote: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Quote a Post
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "Check this out!",
  quoteTweetId: "1234567890",
});
console.log(`Created quote: ${response.data?.id}`);

Post with media

First, upload media using the Media Upload endpoint, then reference the media_id:

cURL

shellscript

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Photo of the day!",
    "media": {
      "media_ids": ["1234567890123456789"]
    }
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Post with media
response = client.posts.create(
    text="Photo of the day!",
    media={"media_ids": ["1234567890123456789"]}
)
print(f"Created Post with media: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Post with media
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "Photo of the day!",
  media: { mediaIds: ["1234567890123456789"] },
});
console.log(`Created Post with media: ${response.data?.id}`);

Post with poll

cURL

shellscript

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "What is your favorite color?",
    "poll": {
      "options": ["Red", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow"],
      "duration_minutes": 1440
    }
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Post with poll
response = client.posts.create(
    text="What is your favorite color?",
    poll={"options": ["Red", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow"], "duration_minutes": 1440}
)
print(f"Created poll: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Post with poll
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "What is your favorite color?",
  poll: { options: ["Red", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow"], durationMinutes: 1440 },
});
console.log(`Created poll: ${response.data?.id}`);

Post with paid partnership

Use the paid_partnership field to indicate that this Post is a paid partnership (i.e., the author is disclosing it contains paid promotion). When set to true, the Post will be labeled as a paid promotion.

cURL

shellscript

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Excited to partner with Acme on their latest launch!",
    "paid_partnership": true
  }'

from xdk import Client
from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1

oauth1 = OAuth1(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
    access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
)

client = Client(auth=oauth1)

# Post with paid partnership
response = client.posts.create(
    text="Excited to partner with Acme on their latest launch!",
    paid_partnership=True
)
print(f"Created paid partnership post: {response.data.id}")

import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
  accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
});

const client = new Client({ oauth1 });

// Post with paid partnership
const response = await client.posts.create({
  text: "Excited to partner with Acme on their latest launch!",
  paidPartnership: true,
});
console.log(`Created paid partnership post: ${response.data?.id}`);

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Delete a Post

1. Get the Post ID

   You need the ID of the Post you want to delete. This is returned when you create a Post.

2. Send a DELETE request

   cURL

   shellscript

   curl -X DELETE "https://api.x.com/2/tweets/1445880548472328192" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN"
   

   from xdk import Client
   from xdk.oauth1_auth import OAuth1
   
   oauth1 = OAuth1(
       api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
       api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
       access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
       access_token_secret="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"
   )
   
   client = Client(auth=oauth1)
   
   # Delete a Post
   response = client.posts.delete("1445880548472328192")
   print(f"Deleted: {response.data.deleted}")
   

   import { Client, OAuth1 } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";
   
   const oauth1 = new OAuth1({
     apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
     apiSecret: "YOUR_API_SECRET",
     accessToken: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
     accessTokenSecret: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET",
   });
   
   const client = new Client({ oauth1 });
   
   // Delete a Post
   const response = await client.posts.delete("1445880548472328192");
   console.log(`Deleted: ${response.data?.deleted}`);
   
3. Confirm deletion

   {
     "data": {
       "deleted": true
     }
   }
   

You can only delete Posts that you authored.

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Next steps

Integration guide

Key concepts and best practices

Media upload

Upload media for Posts

API Reference

Full endpoint documentation

Sample code

Working code examples