GetXAPI
DM

DM List

Fetch direct messages for a user

POST /twitter/dm/list

Request Body

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
auth_tokenstringYesUser's auth token
cursorstringNoPagination cursor
countnumberNoNumber of messages to fetch (default 50)

Notes

  • Fetches the user's direct messages.
  • Pagination uses next_cursor until has_more is false.

Response (200)

{
  "userId": "1858475867762270208",
  "message_count": 3,
  "has_more": false,
  "next_cursor": null,
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "2019082334717518331",
      "createdAt": "2026-02-04T16:15:15.989Z",
      "senderId": "1858475867762270208",
      "recipientId": "1345154135381794816",
      "text": "Hello from API test!",
      "media": null
    }
  ]
}

Error Responses

400 - Missing auth_token

{
  "error": "Missing required field: auth_token"
}

401 - Invalid auth_token

{
  "error": "Invalid auth_token - could not extract userId"
}

Example

curl -X POST "https://api.getxapi.com/twitter/dm/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "auth_token": "your_auth_token"
  }'

# With pagination
curl -X POST "https://api.getxapi.com/twitter/dm/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "auth_token": "your_auth_token",
    "cursor": "DAABCgABG...",
    "count": 50
  }'

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