Drafts
Get a Tweet Draft by ID with the Xquik API
Retrieve one Xquik tweet draft by ID with saved text, optional topic, optional goal, creation time & update time. Handle 400, 401, 404 & 429 API errors.
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Get a Tweet Draft by ID with the Xquik API
Retrieve One Tweet Draft by ID
Retrieve one saved tweet draft from your Xquik account. The response contains its ID, text, optional topic, optional goal, and timestamps. It does not return thread order, media attachments, reply targets, or publishing results. Use the ID returned by Create Draft or List Drafts. This route reads that record without creating, changing, publishing, or deleting it. Xquik drafts are separate from X’s native Unsent posts. This endpoint cannot retrieve drafts stored inside the X compose interface.Free - does not consume credits
Read the Tweet Draft Fields
The API returns one compact draft object. Optional fields are omitted when they were not supplied during creation.
The
text field contains one saved string. It can contain up to 25,000
characters. The topic field can contain up to 500 characters. The goal
value can be engagement, followers, authority, or conversation.
This response contains no public tweet ID. A draft remains private until a
separate X write request publishes approved text.
Keep Xquik and Native X Drafts Separate
Native X drafts appear inside the X compose interface. Native thread drafts can contain several connected posts. Native posts can also include photos, GIFs, or video. An Xquik draft stores one text value plus optional composition context. It has no thread sequence, media collection, reply target, or native X draft ID.
Do not send a public tweet ID to this route. Tweet IDs and Xquik draft IDs
identify different resources.
Build a Tweet Draft Review Workflow
- Save tweet text through
POST /drafts. - Store the returned Xquik draft ID.
- Retrieve the draft before human or agent review.
- Compare its text, topic, goal, and timestamps.
- Approve or reject the exact returned text.
- Publish approved text through a separate X write route.
- Delete the saved draft when retention rules allow it.
Recover From Tweet Draft Lookup Errors
The route returns the same
404 for missing drafts and other-account IDs. This
boundary prevents clients from discovering another account’s draft IDs.
Never retry 400, 401, or 404 without changing the request. Retry 429
only after the server’s delay.
Answer Tweet Draft Retrieval Questions
Where Can I Find an Xquik Tweet Draft?
Call List Drafts first. Copy the returnedid, then request this endpoint.
Can This API Retrieve My Native X Drafts?
No. Native X drafts remain under Unsent posts. This route reads Xquik records created through the draft API.Does One Draft Include a Twitter Thread?
No. The response contains one text string. It includes no thread order or connected-post collection.Does the Response Include Media or Reply Targets?
No. The canonical draft object contains no media, reply target, or tweet ID.Can This Route Publish or Update the Draft?
No. This route only reads the saved record. Create replacement text or publish through separate endpoints.Can I Retrieve a Deleted Draft?
No. A deleted draft returns404. Xquik provides no restore endpoint.
Does Retrieving a Draft Consume Credits?
No. This authenticated lookup is free and consumes no Xquik credits.Path Parameters
string
required
The unique Xquik draft ID. Copy it from Create Draft or List Drafts.
Headers
string
An OAuth bearer token formatted as
Bearer YOUR_TOKEN. Send this header or x-api-key, not both.Response
200 OK
string
Unique draft ID.
string
The draft tweet text.
string
Topic the tweet is about. Omitted if not set.
string
Optimization goal. Omitted if not set.
string
ISO 8601 creation timestamp.
string
ISO 8601 last update timestamp.
400 Invalid ID
401 Unauthenticated
404 Not Found
429 Rate Limited
Retry-After header before retrying.
Related: List Drafts to see all your drafts, Create Draft to save a new one, or Delete Draft to remove this draft.
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Get a Tweet Draft by ID with the Xquik API