Likes

Like and unlike Posts, and retrieve like information

The Likes endpoints let you like and unlike Posts, see which users liked a Post, and get Posts liked by a user.

Overview

Like a Post

Like a Post on behalf of a user

Unlike a Post

Remove a like from a Post

Liking users

See who liked a Post

Liked Posts

Get Posts a user has liked

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Endpoints

Likes lookup

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/2/tweets/:id/liking_users	Get users who liked a Post
GET	/2/users/:id/liked_tweets	Get Posts liked by a user

Manage likes

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/2/users/:id/likes	Like a Post
DELETE	/2/users/:id/likes/:tweet_id	Unlike a Post

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Important notes

The liking users endpoint returns a maximum of 100 users per Post for all time, regardless of the actual number of likes.

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Example: Get liking users

curl "https://api.x.com/2/tweets/1234567890/liking_users?\
user.fields=username,verified" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN"

Example: Like a Post

curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/users/123456789/likes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tweet_id": "1234567890"}'

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Getting started

Prerequisites

• An approved developer account
• A Project and App in the Developer Console
• Your App’s keys and tokens

Lookup quickstart

Get likes for a Post

Manage quickstart

Like and unlike Posts

API Reference

Full endpoint documentation

Sample code

Working code examples