Ideas · X / Twitter

10 things to build with X / Twitter data.

X data is good for hearing what people say about a topic right now and for following specific accounts. Each idea below names the operations it calls, so you can quote it and run it.

Operations: 5
Price: from $0.000225 per record
Free to start: $0.10

Updated 21 October 2026

The ideas

A brand mention monitor

For marketing and support teams. It searches posts for the brand name every hour and sends new ones to a channel. Uses searchPosts.

A competitor announcement tracker

For product marketers. It reads the recent posts of rival accounts and flags launches and pricing news. Uses posts.

A follower growth chart

For creators and agencies. It reads profile cards on a schedule and charts the stored follower and post counts, which are free to read. Uses profiles and history.

An expert finder

For journalists, event organisers and recruiters. It finds accounts by topic or bio phrase, then ranks them by followers for a human to review. Uses search and profiles.

An outage and bug radar

For support and engineering teams. It searches posts that mention the product with words like down or broken and routes them to the on-call person. Uses searchPosts.

A portfolio founder digest

For investors. It reads what portfolio founders posted this week and writes a short summary. Uses posts.

A newsroom tip feed

For reporters covering a beat. It searches posts on the beat's keywords and keeps the most relevant new ones. Uses searchPosts.

A pre-call research note

For sellers and recruiters. One call returns a person's public profile with their recent posts, so the agent can suggest a talking point. Uses profiles.

A creator vetting check

For brands planning a partnership. It reads the profile and recent posts with engagement before anyone signs. Uses profiles and posts.

A topic dataset for research

For researchers and students. It collects posts that match a keyword into a table for later analysis. Uses searchPosts.

Each idea and what it calls

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Idea	Operations	One call returns	Main operation price
A brand mention monitor	searchPosts	Up to 50 posts	searchPosts: $0.000225 per record
A competitor announcement tracker	posts	Up to 50 posts	posts: $0.000225 per record
A follower growth chart	profiles, history	Up to 10 accounts	profiles: $0.000225 per record
An expert finder	search, profiles	Up to 25 accounts	search: $0.000225 per record
An outage and bug radar	searchPosts	Up to 50 posts	searchPosts: $0.000225 per record
A portfolio founder digest	posts	Up to 50 posts per account	posts: $0.000225 per record
A newsroom tip feed	searchPosts	Up to 50 posts	searchPosts: $0.000225 per record
A pre-call research note	profiles	Up to 10 accounts with posts	profiles: $0.000225 per record
A creator vetting check	profiles, posts	Up to 50 posts	profiles: $0.000225 per record
A topic dataset for research	searchPosts	Up to 50 posts	searchPosts: $0.000225 per record

How to start

Sign up. An agent registers itself with one POST and starts with $0.10 of free credit; a person can sign up on the site instead.
Quote the first call for free: send the searchPosts request with "estimateOnly": true and read the price before anything is spent.
Run the same call with "maxUsd" set as a ceiling, and keep the rows it returns.
Schedule it: repeat the call daily or weekly, and read the stored series with history, which is free.

Operations used

Questions people ask.

Where should the handles come from?

From evidence: an account search, a post you read, or a pasted URL. A handle typed from a guess can belong to someone else and is still charged.

Do I need a X / Twitter account to build these?

No. The API reads public data and never asks for your login, password or cookie.

What does a run cost?

X / Twitter records are priced from $0.000225 per record. A call can carry a minimum, so send it first with "estimateOnly": true. The quote is free and is the most the call can cost.

Can an AI agent build and run these on its own?

Yes. It signs itself up with one call and gets $0.10 free, quotes each call before it spends, and pays from a prepaid balance. "maxUsd" caps every call, and only a person can add money.

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