Compare styles

Free - does not consume credits

curl -G https://xquik.com/api/v1/styles/compare \
  -d "username1=elonmusk" \
  -d "username2=sama" \
  -H "x-api-key: xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE" | jq

Query parameters

username1

string

required

First X username to compare. Must have been analyzed with Analyze & Cache Style first.

username2

string

required

Second X username to compare. Must have been analyzed with Analyze & Cache Style first.

Headers

x-api-key

string

required

Your API key. Session cookie authentication is also supported. Generate a key from the dashboard.

Response

200 OK
400 Missing Parameters
401 Unauthenticated
404 Not Found
429 Rate Limited

style1

object

First user’s full cached style detail.

Show style object

xUsername

string

Normalized X username.

tweetCount

number

Number of cached tweets.

fetchedAt

string

ISO 8601 timestamp when tweets were fetched.

isOwnAccount

boolean

Whether this is the authenticated user’s own X account.

tweets

object[]

Array of cached tweets with id, text, authorUsername, and createdAt.

style2

object

Second user’s full cached style detail. Same shape as style1.

{
  "style1": {
    "xUsername": "elonmusk",
    "tweetCount": 20,
    "fetchedAt": "2026-02-24T10:30:00.000Z",
    "isOwnAccount": false,
    "tweets": [
      {
        "id": "1893456789012345678",
        "text": "The future is now.",
        "authorUsername": "elonmusk",
        "createdAt": "2026-02-24T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "style2": {
    "xUsername": "sama",
    "tweetCount": 18,
    "fetchedAt": "2026-02-25T14:00:00.000Z",
    "isOwnAccount": false,
    "tweets": [
      {
        "id": "1893456789012345999",
        "text": "Intelligence is not zero-sum.",
        "authorUsername": "sama",
        "createdAt": "2026-02-25T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

{ "error": "missing_params", "message": "Both usernames are required" }

Missing query parameters. Provide both username1 and username2.

{ "error": "unauthenticated", "message": "Missing or invalid API key" }

Missing or invalid API key.

{ "error": "style_not_found", "message": "No cached style found for this username" }

One or both usernames have no cached style. Use Analyze & Cache Style to cache them first.

{ "error": "rate_limit_exceeded", "message": "Too many requests. Try again later.", "retryAfter": 1 }

Too many requests. Wait for the Retry-After header before retrying.

Related: Analyze & Cache Style to cache a style before comparing, Get Style to view full tweet data for either account, or Analyze Performance to fetch engagement metrics.

Documentation Index

​Query parameters

​Headers

​Response

Query parameters

Headers

Response