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Get user about

GET/twitter/user_about1 credit

Return extended "about" profile info for an account. The sample response below is captured from the live API. List endpoints paginate with `has_next_page` and `next_cursor`.

Authentication required
Send your key in the x-api-key header. Requests without a valid key return 401.

Query parameters

userName
stringrequired
The @handle of the account.

Response fields

dataobject
Response payload.
statusstring
Request status: "success" or "error".
msgstring
Status message from the upstream.
data.affiliates_highlighted_label.label.descriptionstring
Profile bio / about text.
data.affiliates_highlighted_label.label.urlobject
Website link on the profile.
Request
curl https://v2.xapis.dev/twitter/user_about \
  -G --data-urlencode "userName=elonmusk" \
  -H "x-api-key: $XAPIS_KEY"
Response200 OK
application/json
{
  "status": "success",
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "44196397",
    "name": "Elon Musk",
    "userName": "elonmusk",
    "createdAt": "2009-06-02T20:12:29.000000Z",
    "profilePicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2053244804520427520/m8mdWZCG_normal.jpg",
    "isBlueVerified": true,
    "isVerified": false,
    "protected": false,
    "affiliates_highlighted_label": {
      "label": {
        "badge": {
          "url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1955359038532653056/OSHY3ewP_bigger.jpg"
        },
        "description": "X",
        "url": {
          "url": "https://twitter.com/X",
          "urlType": "DeepLink"
        },
        "userLabelDisplayType": "Badge",
        "userLabelType": "BusinessLabel"
      }
    },
    "identity_profile_labels_highlighted_label": {
      "label": {
        "badge": {
          "url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1955359038532653056/OSHY3ewP_bigger.jpg"
        },
        "description": "X",
        "url": {
          "url": "https://twitter.com/X",
          "urlType": "DeepLink"
        },
        "userLabelDisplayType": "Badge",
        "userLabelType": "BusinessLabel"
      }
    },
    "about_profile": {
      "account_based_in": "United States",
      "affiliate_username": "X",
      "created_country_accurate": true,
      "learn_more_url": "https://help.twitter.com/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts",
      "location_accurate": false,
      "source": "United States App Store",
      "username_changes": {
        "count": "0"
      }
    },
    "verification_info": {
      "id": "VXNlclZlcmlmaWNhdGlvbkluZm86NDQxOTYzOTc=",
      "is_identity_verified": false,
      "reason": {
        "override_verified_year": -3000,
        "verified_since_msec": "-156836000000000"
      }
    }
  }
}
base url · https://v2.xapis.dev
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