V2 Account Activity API

The Account Activity API (AAA) provides a way to receive real-time events related to X user accounts via webhooks. By subscribing specific user accounts to a pre-configured webhook, your application can be notified of various activities such as Posts, Direct Messages, Likes, Follows, Blocks, and more, from one or more of your owned or subscribed accounts through a single connection. This API is commonly used to build applications that need to react instantly to user actions or maintain an up-to-date state based on user activity.

Overview

Webhook delivery

Events delivered to your server in real-time

Real-time

Delivers data at the speed of X — no polling required

Comprehensive

Posts, DMs, follows, likes, blocks, mutes, and more

Subscription-based

Subscribe user accounts to receive all their activity

How it works

Register webhook — Register your webhook URL via the V2 Webhooks API
Subscribe users — Add user subscriptions to your webhook
Receive events — Get activity events delivered as POST requests with JSON payloads
Process events — Handle events in your application and respond with 200 OK

Activity types

You will receive all related activities below for each user subscription on your webhook registration:

Posts (by user)
Post deletes (by user)
@mentions (of user)
Replies (to or from user)
Reposts (by user or of user)
Quote Posts (by user or of user)
Reposts of Quoted Posts (by user or of user)
Likes (by user or of user)
Follows (by user or of user)
Unfollows (by user or of user)
Blocks (by user or of user)
Unblocks (by user or of user)
Mutes (by user or of user)
Unmutes (by user or of user)
Direct Messages sent (by user)
Direct Messages received (by user)
Typing indicators (to user)
Read receipts (to user)
Subscription revokes (by user)

We do not deliver home timeline data via the Account Activity API. Use the User Posts timeline by User ID endpoint to pull this data.The returned Posts from the Account Activity API count towards the monthly Post cap.

Feature summary

Tier	Number of Unique Subscriptions	Number of Webhooks
Pay Per Use	3	1
Enterprise	5000+	5+

Account Activity data object structure

Object	Details
`for_user_id`	Identifies the user subscription that the event is related to.
`is_blocked_by`	(Conditional) Shown only for Post mention events if the mentioning user is blocked by the subscribed user.
`source`	The user performing the activity (e.g., the user following, blocking, or muting).
`target`	The user the activity applies to (e.g., the user being followed, blocked, or muted).

Available activities

Message Type	Details
`tweet_create_events`	Post status for Posts, Retweets, Replies, @mentions, Quote Tweets, or Retweet of Quote Tweets.
`favorite_events`	Like event with user and target.
`follow_events`	Follow event with user and target.
`unfollow_events`	Unfollow event with user and target.
`block_events`	Block event with user and target.
`unblock_events`	Unblock event with user and target.
`mute_events`	Mute event with user and target.
`unmute_events`	Unmute event with user and target.
`user_event`	Revoke events when a user removes app authorization (subscription auto-deleted).
`direct_message_events`	DM status for sent or received messages.
`direct_message_indicate_typing_events`	DM typing event with user and target.
`direct_message_mark_read_events`	DM read event with user and target.
`tweet_delete_events`	Notice of deleted Posts for compliance.

Payload examples

Below are example payloads for each Account Activity event.

tweet_create_events (Posts, Retweets, Replies, QuoteTweets)

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "tweet_create_events": [
    {
      <Tweet Object>
    }
  ]
}

tweet_create_events (@mentions)

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "user_has_blocked": "false",
  "tweet_create_events": [
    {
      <Tweet Object>
    }
  ]
}

favorite_events

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "favorite_events": [{
    "id": "a7ba59eab0bfcba386f7acedac279542",
    "created_at": "Mon Mar 26 16:33:26 +0000 2018",
    "timestamp_ms": 1522082006140,
    "favorited_status": {
      <Tweet Object>
    },
    "user": {
      <User Object>
    }
  }]
}

follow_events

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "follow_events": [{
    "type": "follow",
    "created_timestamp": "1517588749178",
    "target": {
      <User Object>
    },
    "source": {
      <User Object>
    }
  }]
}

unfollow_events

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "follow_events": [{
    "type": "unfollow",
    "created_timestamp": "1517588749178",
    "target": {
      <User Object>
    },
    "source": {
      <User Object>
    }
  }]
}

block_events

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "block_events": [{
    "type": "block",
    "created_timestamp": "1518127020304",
    "source": {
      <User Object>
    },
    "target": {
      <User Object>
    }
  }]
}

unblock_events

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "block_events": [{
    "type": "unblock",
    "created_timestamp": "1518127020304",
    "source": {
      <User Object>
    },
    "target": {
      <User Object>
    }
  }]
}

mute_events

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "mute_events": [
    {
      "type": "mute",
      "created_timestamp": "1518127020304",
      "source": {
        <User Object>
      },
      "target": {
        <User Object>
      }
    }
  ]
}

unmute_events

{
  "for_user_id": "2244994945",
  "mute_events": [
    {
      "type": "unmute",
      "created_timestamp": "1518127020304",
      "source": {
        <User Object>
      },
      "target": {
        <User Object>
      }
    }
  ]
}

user_event

{
  "user_event": {
    "revoke": {
      "date_time": "2018-05-24T09:48:12+00:00",
      "target": {
        "app_id": "13090192"
      },
      "source": {
        "user_id": "63046977"
      }
    }
  }
}

direct_message_events

{
  "for_user_id": "4337869213",
  "direct_message_events": [{
    "type": "message_create",
    "id": "954491830116155396",
    "created_timestamp": "1516403560557",
    "message_create": {
      "target": {
        "recipient_id": "4337869213"
      },
      "sender_id": "3001969357",
      "source_app_id": "13090192",
      "message_data": {
        "text": "Hello World!",
        "entities": {
          "hashtags": [],
          "symbols": [],
          "user_mentions": [],
          "urls": []
        }
      }
    }
  }],
  "apps": {
    "13090192": {
      "id": "13090192",
      "name": "FuriousCamperTestApp1",
      "url": "https://x.com/furiouscamper"
    }
  },
  "users": {
    "3001969357": {
      "id": "3001969357",
      "created_timestamp": "1422556069340",
      "name": "Jordan Brinks",
      "screen_name": "furiouscamper",
      "location": "Boulder, CO",
      "description": "Alter Ego - X PE opinions-are-my-own",
      "url": "https://t.co/SnxaA15ZuY",
      "protected": false,
      "verified": false,
      "followers_count": 22,
      "friends_count": 45,
      "statuses_count": 494,
      "profile_image_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/851526626785480705/cW4WTi7C_normal.jpg"
    },
    "4337869213": {
      "id": "4337869213",
      "created_timestamp": "1448312972328",
      "name": "Harrison Test",
      "screen_name": "Harris_0ff",
      "location": "Burlington, MA",
      "protected": false,
      "verified": false,
      "followers_count": 8,
      "friends_count": 8,
      "statuses_count": 240,
      "profile_image_url_https": "https://abs.twimg.com/sticky/default_profile_images/default_profile_normal.png"
    }
  }
}

direct_message_indicate_typing_events

{
  "for_user_id": "4337869213",
  "direct_message_indicate_typing_events": [{
    "created_timestamp": "1518127183443",
    "sender_id": "3284025577",
    "target": {
      "recipient_id": "3001969357"
    }
  }],
  "users": {
    "3001969357": {
      "id": "3001969357",
      "created_timestamp": "1422556069340",
      "name": "Jordan Brinks",
      "screen_name": "furiouscamper",
      "location": "Boulder, CO",
      "description": "Alter Ego - X PE opinions-are-my-own",
      "url": "https://t.co/SnxaA15ZuY",
      "protected": false,
      "verified": false,
      "followers_count": 23,
      "friends_count": 47,
      "statuses_count": 509,
      "profile_image_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/851526626785480705/cW4WTi7C_normal.jpg"
    },
    "3284025577": {
      "id": "3284025577",
      "created_timestamp": "1437281176085",
      "name": "Bogus Bogart",
      "screen_name": "bogusbogart",
      "protected": true,
      "verified": false,
      "followers_count": 1,
      "friends_count": 4,
      "statuses_count": 35,
      "profile_image_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/763383202857779200/ndvZ96mE_normal.jpg"
    }
  }
}

direct_message_mark_read_events

{
  "for_user_id": "4337869213",
  "direct_message_mark_read_events": [{
    "created_timestamp": "1518452444662",
    "sender_id": "199566737",
    "target": {
      "recipient_id": "3001969357"
    },
    "last_read_event_id": "963085315333238788"
  }],
  "users": {
    "199566737": {
      "id": "199566737",
      "created_timestamp": "1286429788000",
      "name": "Le Braat",
      "screen_name": "LeBraat",
      "location": "Denver, CO",
      "description": "data by day @X, design by dusk",
      "protected": false,
      "verified": false,
      "followers_count": 299,
      "friends_count": 336,
      "statuses_count": 752,
      "profile_image_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/936652894371119105/YHEozVAg_normal.jpg"
    },
    "3001969357": {
      "id": "3001969357",
      "created_timestamp": "1422556069340",
      "name": "Jordan Brinks",
      "screen_name": "furiouscamper",
      "location": "Boulder, CO",
      "description": "Alter Ego - X PE opinions-are-my-own",
      "url": "https://t.co/SnxaA15ZuY",
      "protected": false,
      "verified": false,
      "followers_count": 23,
      "friends_count": 48,
      "statuses_count": 510,
      "profile_image_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/851526626785480705/cW4WTi7C_normal.jpg"
    }
  }
}

tweet_delete_events

{
  "for_user_id": "930524282358325248",
  "tweet_delete_events": [
    {
      "status": {
        "id": "1045405559317569537",
        "user_id": "930524282358325248"
      },
      "timestamp_ms": "1432228155593"
    }
  ]
}

Support for longform posts

The V2 Account Activity API supports longform posts, which are posts exceeding 280 characters. When a longform post is included in a tweet_create_events payload, the text field contains the first 140 characters (or fewer), and the truncated field is set to true. The full post content is delivered in the extended_tweet object, which includes:

full_text — The complete text of the post, including all characters beyond the 280-character limit.
entities — Any entities (e.g., hashtags, URLs, user mentions, symbols) appearing in the full text, including those after the 280th character.
display_text_range — The range of characters to display, accounting for the full text.

This ensures that applications can process the entire content of longform posts, including mentions or other entities that appear later in the text. Below is an example of a tweet_create_events payload for a longform post:

{
  "for_user_id": "1603419180975409153",
  "tweet_create_events": [
    {
      "created_at": "Mon May 19 14:01:46 +0000 2025",
      "id": 1924465506158879000,
      "id_str": "1924465506158878979",
      "text": "The Antikythera Mechanism: A Window into Ancient Ingenuity Discovered in 1901 among the wreckage of a Roman ship of… https://t.co/bzbEKj8cd8",
      "display_text_range": [0, 140],
      "truncated": true,
      "user": { ... },
      "extended_tweet": {
        "full_text": "The Antikythera Mechanism: A Window into Ancient Ingenuity Discovered in 1901 among the wreckage of a Roman ship off the Greek island of Antikythera...",
        "display_text_range": [0, 2051],
        "entities": {
          "hashtags": [],
          "urls": [],
          "user_mentions": [
            {
              "screen_name": "xai",
              "name": "xAI",
              "id": 1661523610111193000,
              "id_str": "1661523610111193088",
              "indices": [2032, 2036]
            },
            {
              "screen_name": "HistoryInPics",
              "name": "History Photographed",
              "id": 1582853809,
              "id_str": "1582853809",
              "indices": [2037, 2051]
            }
          ],
          "symbols": []
        }
      },
      "entities": {
        "hashtags": [],
        "urls": [
          {
            "url": "https://t.co/bzbEKj8cd8",
            "expanded_url": "https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1924465506158878979",
            "display_url": "twitter.com/i/web/status/1…",
            "indices": [117, 140]
          }
        ],
        "user_mentions": [],
        "symbols": []
      }
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

What are the advantages of using the Account Activity API?

The Account Activity API uses webhooks, delivering data in real-time without requiring an open connection (unlike streaming APIs) or frequent polling (unlike REST APIs). Benefits include:

Speed — Delivers data at the speed of X.
Simplicity — Provides all account events through a single webhook connection, including Posts, @mentions, Replies, Reposts, Quote Tweets, Likes, DMs, Follows, Blocks, and Mutes.
Scale — Supports all activities for managed accounts without rate limits or event caps (Enterprise tier).

I need development, staging, and production environments. Is this possible?

Yes! You can register multiple webhook URLs and manage subscriptions separately via the V2 Webhooks API.

Do you have any step-by-step guides for getting set up?

Yes! See the Account Activity API Quickstart, the Getting Started with Webhooks guide, and the Account Activity API Sample Application.

What authentication do I need for the Account Activity API?

Authentication requirements vary by endpoint:

User-specific actions (e.g., subscribing a user) require OAuth 1.0a (3-legged OAuth flow).
App-level actions (e.g., listing/deleting subscriptions, subscription count) require OAuth2 App Only Bearer Token.

Review the Authentication section for details.

Will I get duplicate activities if subscribed to users interacting with each other?

Yes. If your app has subscriptions for User A and User B, and User A mentions User B in a Post, your webhook receives two events (one per user). Use the for_user_id field to identify the subscription.

Can I replace /all/ in the endpoint to limit activities delivered?

No. The /all/ product is the only option, delivering all supported event types.

If I have access to three webhooks, can I use three webhooks for each of my apps?

The webhook limit is set at the account level, not per app. For example, with three webhooks and two apps, you could use two webhooks for one app and one for the other, but not three per app.

API reference index

Purpose	V2 Endpoint
Subscribes an application to an account’s events	`POST /2/account_activity/webhooks/:webhook_id/subscriptions/all`
Returns a count of currently active subscriptions	`GET /2/account_activity/subscriptions/count`
Checks if a webhook is subscribed to an account	`GET /2/account_activity/webhooks/:webhook_id/subscriptions/all`
Returns a list of currently active subscriptions	`GET /2/account_activity/webhooks/:webhook_id/subscriptions/all/list`
Deactivates a subscription using app-only OAuth	`DELETE /2/account_activity/webhooks/:webhook_id/subscriptions/:user_id/all`
Creates a replay job	`POST /2/account_activity/replay/webhooks/:webhook_id/subscriptions/all`

For webhook management endpoints (register, view, validate, delete), see the V2 Webhooks API documentation.

Getting started

Prerequisites

An approved developer account
A Project and App in the Developer Console
A publicly accessible HTTPS webhook endpoint
Enterprise or Pay Per Use access for the Account Activity API

Quickstart

Set up subscriptions and start receiving events

Webhooks API

Migration guide

Migrate from legacy Enterprise to v2

Activity stream

Streaming alternative to webhooks

Analytics

Volume Streams

Likes Streams

Powerstream

Account Activity

Filtered Stream Webhooks

V2 Account Activity API

Overview

Webhook delivery

Real-time

Comprehensive

Subscription-based

How it works

Activity types

Feature summary

Account Activity data object structure

Available activities

Payload examples

tweet_create_events (Posts, Retweets, Replies, QuoteTweets)

tweet_create_events (@mentions)

favorite_events

follow_events

unfollow_events

block_events

unblock_events

mute_events

unmute_events

user_event

direct_message_events

direct_message_indicate_typing_events

direct_message_mark_read_events

tweet_delete_events

Support for longform posts

Frequently asked questions

API reference index

Getting started

Quickstart

Webhooks API

Migration guide

Activity stream

​Overview

Webhook delivery

Real-time

Comprehensive

Subscription-based

​How it works

​Activity types

​Feature summary

​Account Activity data object structure

​Available activities

​Payload examples

​tweet_create_events (Posts, Retweets, Replies, QuoteTweets)

​tweet_create_events (@mentions)

​favorite_events

​follow_events

​unfollow_events

​block_events

​unblock_events

​mute_events

​unmute_events

​user_event

​direct_message_events

​direct_message_indicate_typing_events

​direct_message_mark_read_events

​tweet_delete_events

​Support for longform posts

​Frequently asked questions

​API reference index

​Getting started

Quickstart

Webhooks API

Migration guide

Activity stream

Overview

How it works

Activity types

Feature summary

Account Activity data object structure

Available activities

Payload examples

tweet_create_events (Posts, Retweets, Replies, QuoteTweets)

tweet_create_events (@mentions)

favorite_events

follow_events

unfollow_events

block_events

unblock_events

mute_events

unmute_events

user_event

direct_message_events

direct_message_indicate_typing_events

direct_message_mark_read_events

tweet_delete_events

Support for longform posts

Frequently asked questions

API reference index

Getting started