# Get a public X profile

`GET /v1/x/users/{user}`

Returns one account's profile: name, bio, counters, pinned posts, and whether it is protected. A protected account's profile is public on X, so it is returned; its posts are not. 404 when the account does not exist or is suspended.

**Price:** 1 credit per call, plus 2 credits per X profile returned. Failed and refused calls cost nothing.

**Rate limit:** Counts as 1 request against your per-minute rate limit.

**MCP tool:** `get_x_user`, on every [MCP](/mcp) connection.

Requires an API key, sent as `Authorization: Bearer <key>`.

## Request

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.weirapp.io/v1/x/users/USER \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $WEIR_API_KEY"
```

### Path parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `user` | string | yes | A username, with or without the `@`, or a numeric account id. An all-digit value is read as an id. · matches `^@?[A-Za-z0-9_]{1,50}$` |

## Response

An X profile, in X's own field names.

### `200`

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `data` | object | yes |  |
| `data.id` | string | yes |  |
| `data.username` | string | yes | Handle without the `@` prefix. |
| `data.name` | string | yes | Display name. |
| `data.description` | string or null | yes |  |
| `data.url` | string | yes |  |
| `data.profileImageUrl` | string or null | yes |  |
| `data.profileBannerUrl` | string or null | yes |  |
| `data.location` | string or null | yes |  |
| `data.verified` | boolean | yes |  |
| `data.followersCount` | integer | yes | min 0 |
| `data.followingCount` | integer | yes | min 0 |
| `data.statusesCount` | integer | yes | Posts published. · min 0 |
| `data.likeCount` | integer | yes | min 0 |
| `data.createdAt` | string (date-time) | yes |  |
| `data.pinnedPostIds` | array of string | yes | Ids of the posts pinned to the top of the profile, usually zero or one. |
| `data.protected` | boolean | yes | True when only approved followers can see this account's posts. Its posts, replies, media, and relationship lists are then not available through this API. |
| `meta` | object | yes |  |
| `meta.requestId` | string | yes |  |
| `meta.nextCursor` | string or null | no |  |

## Errors

| Status | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `400` | The request failed validation. | The request was malformed. The `details` object names the field. |
| `401` | The API key is missing, malformed, expired, or revoked. | The key is missing, malformed, revoked, or expired. |
| `402` | The account is out of credit. Not retryable: this cannot clear until the billing period resets or the plan changes. | Out of credits. **Never retry.** Only a person can clear it, by adding credits at https://weirapp.io/dashboard/billing. Retrying never will. |
| `403` | The API key does not carry the scope this route requires. | The key is valid but lacks the scope this operation needs. |
| `404` | The requested resource does not exist. | No such resource, or it is not public. |
| `429` | The per-minute rate limit is exhausted. Retryable: wait for Retry-After and try again. | Rate limited. Retryable: wait for `Retry-After`, then try again. |
| `500` | An unexpected error occurred. | Something failed on our side. Retryable with backoff. |
| `503` | The source is temporarily unavailable. The request is safe to retry. | A source was unreachable. Retryable with backoff. |