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Twitter API

Social Media · Content · Data & Analytics

Twitter API (now X API) provides programmatic access to the Twitter/X platform, enabling applications to publish tweets, search content, retrieve timelines, look up users, access direct messages, and stream real-time tweet data. Twitter remains one of Nigeria's most influential social media platforms, particularly for news, political discourse, business announcements, and trending discussions making the API essential infrastructure for Nigerian social media monitoring, news, and marketing tools.

Twitter API Highlights

Twitter API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.

Authentication

OAuth 2.0

Rate Limit

Varies by endpoint and tier; Basic: 1M tweet reads/month

Sandbox Mode

✗ Not Available

Webhooks

Not verified yet

Supported Regions

Nigeria

Ghana

Kenya

Twitter API Services

Tweet publishingTweet searchUser dataTimeline access

Alternative African Company to

Stripe Twilio AWS

Twitter API is best for:

Social media apps and monitoring tools needing Twitter post publishing, user data, and search

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API Pricing Model

Free Basic tier (1,500 tweets/month write)
Pro from $100/month
Enterprise pricing for high volume

Twitter API Core Features & Capabilities

Features Included

Tweet publishing Tweet search User data Timeline access Spaces data

Required Access Documents for Twitter API

Twitter Developer AccountRequired
Apply for developer access at developer.twitter.com; approval required

Different Twitter API use cases

Nigerian social monitoring:Monitor Twitter for mentions of Nigerian brands, politicians, and trending topics
News app integration:Display Twitter reactions to breaking Nigerian news stories in a media app
Social media manager:Schedule and publish tweets for Nigerian brands and organizations from a management platform

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