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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)

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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"

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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"
  }
}

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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"

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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"
  }
}

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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"

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Next steps

Manage likes

Like and unlike Posts

API Reference

Full endpoint documentation