Skip to main content
This guide walks you through retrieving likes data using the X API.
PrerequisitesBefore you begin, you’ll need:
  • A developer account with an approved App
  • Your App’s Bearer Token (for public data) or User Access Token (for private metrics)

​
Get users who liked a Post

Retrieve the list of users who liked a specific Post:
cURL
curl "https://api.x.com/2/tweets/1354143047324299264/liking_users?\
user.fields=created_at,username,verified" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN"

from xdk import Client

client = Client(bearer_token="YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN")

# Get users who liked a Post with pagination
for page in client.posts.get_liking_users(
    "1354143047324299264",
    user_fields=["created_at", "username", "verified"]
):
    for user in page.data:
        print(f"{user.username} - Joined: {user.created_at}")

import { Client } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const client = new Client({ bearerToken: "YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN" });

// Get users who liked a Post with pagination
const paginator = client.posts.getLikingUsers("1354143047324299264", {
  userFields: ["created_at", "username", "verified"],
});

for await (const page of paginator) {
  page.data?.forEach((user) => {
    console.log(`${user.username} - Joined: ${user.created_at}`);
  });
}

​
Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "created_at": "2008-12-04T18:51:57.000Z",
      "id": "17874544",
      "username": "TwitterSupport",
      "name": "Twitter Support",
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "created_at": "2007-02-20T14:35:54.000Z",
      "id": "783214",
      "username": "Twitter",
      "name": "Twitter",
      "verified": true
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "result_count": 2,
    "next_token": "7140dibdnow9c7btw3z2vwioavpvutgzrzm9icis4ndix"
  }
}

​
Get a user’s liked Posts

Retrieve Posts that a specific user has liked:
cURL
curl "https://api.x.com/2/users/2244994945/liked_tweets?\
tweet.fields=created_at,public_metrics&\
max_results=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN"

from xdk import Client

client = Client(bearer_token="YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN")

# Get a user's liked Posts with pagination
for page in client.users.get_liked_tweets(
    "2244994945",
    tweet_fields=["created_at", "public_metrics"],
    max_results=10
):
    for post in page.data:
        print(f"{post.text[:50]}... - Likes: {post.public_metrics.like_count}")

import { Client } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const client = new Client({ bearerToken: "YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN" });

// Get a user's liked Posts with pagination
const paginator = client.users.getLikedTweets("2244994945", {
  tweetFields: ["created_at", "public_metrics"],
  maxResults: 10,
});

for await (const page of paginator) {
  page.data?.forEach((post) => {
    console.log(`${post.text?.slice(0, 50)}... - Likes: ${post.public_metrics?.like_count}`);
  });
}

​
Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "1362449997430542337",
      "text": "Honored to be the first developer to be featured...",
      "created_at": "2021-02-18T17:45:00.000Z",
      "public_metrics": {
        "retweet_count": 5,
        "reply_count": 2,
        "like_count": 42,
        "quote_count": 1
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "result_count": 1,
    "next_token": "7140dibdnow9c7btw4539n0vybdnx19ylpayqf16fjt4l"
  }
}

​
Include additional data

Use expansions to get related data like pinned Posts:
cURL
curl "https://api.x.com/2/tweets/1354143047324299264/liking_users?\
user.fields=created_at&\
expansions=pinned_tweet_id&\
tweet.fields=created_at" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN"

from xdk import Client

client = Client(bearer_token="YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN")

# Get liking users with pinned Post expansion
for page in client.posts.get_liking_users(
    "1354143047324299264",
    user_fields=["created_at"],
    expansions=["pinned_tweet_id"],
    tweet_fields=["created_at"]
):
    for user in page.data:
        print(f"{user.username}")
    # Pinned Posts are in page.includes.tweets

import { Client } from "@xdevplatform/xdk";

const client = new Client({ bearerToken: "YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN" });

// Get liking users with pinned Post expansion
const paginator = client.posts.getLikingUsers("1354143047324299264", {
  userFields: ["created_at"],
  expansions: ["pinned_tweet_id"],
  tweetFields: ["created_at"],
});

for await (const page of paginator) {
  page.data?.forEach((user) => {
    console.log(user.username);
  });
  // Pinned Posts are in page.includes?.tweets
}

​
Next steps

Manage likes

Like and unlike Posts

API Reference

Full endpoint documentation