Get User Account Metadata API

Get Twitter account metadata including creation location and username history via API. $0.001 per call. GetXAPI user about endpoint.

GET/twitter/user/user_about

This endpoint costs $0.001 per API call.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`userName`	string	Yes	Screen name (without @)

Notes

Returns account metadata like creation location, signup source, and username change history.
Useful for verifying account authenticity.
No pagination needed - returns complete data in one call.

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "1234567890123456789",
    "userName": "example_user",
    "name": "Example User",
    "profilePicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/.../example_400x400.jpg",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
    "isVerified": false,
    "isBlueVerified": true,
    "isIdentityVerified": false,
    "verifiedSince": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "accountBasedIn": "United States",
    "createdVia": "Web",
    "usernameChanges": {
      "count": 1,
      "lastChangedAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique user ID
`userName`	string	@handle (screen name)
`name`	string	Display name
`profilePicture`	string	Avatar URL (400x400)
`createdAt`	string	Account creation date (ISO 8601)
`isVerified`	boolean	Legacy verification (pre-Elon blue check)
`isBlueVerified`	boolean	Twitter Blue subscriber (paid)
`isIdentityVerified`	boolean	Verified with government ID
`verifiedSince`	string	Blue verification date (ISO 8601), null if not verified
`accountBasedIn`	string	Country where account was created
`createdVia`	string	Signup source (Web, iOS, Android)
`usernameChanges.count`	number	Number of username changes
`usernameChanges.lastChangedAt`	string	Last username change date (ISO 8601)

Error Responses

404 - User not found

{
  "error": "Could not find about info for @nonexistent_user"
}

Example

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" "https://api.getxapi.com/twitter/user/user_about?userName=example_user"

User About