> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xquik.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get user media

> Retrieve tweets with media posted by an X user including photos, videos, and GIFs

<blockquote className="agent-llms-directive">
  For the complete documentation index, see <a href="/llms.txt">llms.txt</a>.
</blockquote>

<Note>
  Requested result counts are upper bounds for paid authenticated calls. When remaining credits cannot cover the full page or ID list, Xquik returns fewer results. If zero paid results are affordable, it returns `402 insufficient_credits`.
</Note>

<Callout icon="coins" color="#5c3327">
  **1 credit per result returned** · [All plans](https://xquik.com/#pricing) from \$0.00012/credit · Accepts [MPP](/mpp/overview)
</Callout>

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl https://xquik.com/api/v1/x/users/44196397/media \
    -H "x-api-key: xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE" | jq

  # Page 2
  curl -G https://xquik.com/api/v1/x/users/44196397/media \
    --data-urlencode "cursor=abc123" \
    -H "x-api-key: xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE" | jq
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const userId = "44196397";
  let pageCursor = "";

  for (let pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < 3; pageIndex += 1) {
    const params =
      pageCursor === "" ? "" : `?${new URLSearchParams({ cursor: pageCursor })}`;
    const response = await fetch(
      `https://xquik.com/api/v1/x/users/${userId}/media${params}`,
      { headers: { "x-api-key": "xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE" } },
    );
    const page = await response.json();
    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(page));

    const mediaRows = page.tweets.map((tweet) => ({
      source_user_id: userId,
      media_tweet_id: tweet.id,
      text: tweet.text,
      tweet_url: tweet.url ?? null,
      created_at: tweet.createdAt ?? null,
      author_id: tweet.author?.id ?? null,
      author_username: tweet.author?.username ?? null,
      author_name: tweet.author?.name ?? null,
      author_followers: tweet.author?.followers ?? null,
      author_verified: tweet.author?.verified ?? null,
      author_profile_picture: tweet.author?.profilePicture ?? null,
      like_count: tweet.likeCount ?? null,
      reply_count: tweet.replyCount ?? null,
      retweet_count: tweet.retweetCount ?? null,
      quote_count: tweet.quoteCount ?? null,
      view_count: tweet.viewCount ?? null,
      media_urls: (tweet.media ?? []).map((item) => item.mediaUrl).filter(Boolean),
      media_types: (tweet.media ?? []).map((item) => item.type).filter(Boolean),
      page_index: pageIndex,
      page_cursor: pageCursor,
      next_cursor: page.next_cursor,
      has_next_page: page.has_next_page,
    }));
    for (const row of mediaRows) process.stdout.write(`${JSON.stringify(row)}\n`);

    if (!page.has_next_page || page.next_cursor === "") break;
    pageCursor = page.next_cursor;
  }
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import json
  import requests

  user_id = "44196397"
  page_cursor = ""

  for page_index in range(3):
      params = {"cursor": page_cursor} if page_cursor else {}
      response = requests.get(
          f"https://xquik.com/api/v1/x/users/{user_id}/media",
          params=params,
          headers={"x-api-key": "xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE"},
      )
      page = response.json()
      if not response.ok:
          raise RuntimeError(page)

      for tweet in page["tweets"]:
          media_items = tweet.get("media", [])
          media_row = {
              "source_user_id": user_id,
              "media_tweet_id": tweet["id"],
              "text": tweet["text"],
              "tweet_url": tweet.get("url"),
              "created_at": tweet.get("createdAt"),
              "author_id": (tweet.get("author") or {}).get("id"),
              "author_username": (tweet.get("author") or {}).get("username"),
              "author_name": (tweet.get("author") or {}).get("name"),
              "author_followers": (tweet.get("author") or {}).get("followers"),
              "author_verified": (tweet.get("author") or {}).get("verified"),
              "author_profile_picture": (tweet.get("author") or {}).get("profilePicture"),
              "like_count": tweet.get("likeCount"),
              "reply_count": tweet.get("replyCount"),
              "retweet_count": tweet.get("retweetCount"),
              "quote_count": tweet.get("quoteCount"),
              "view_count": tweet.get("viewCount"),
              "media_urls": [
                  item["mediaUrl"] for item in media_items if item.get("mediaUrl")
              ],
              "media_types": [item["type"] for item in media_items if item.get("type")],
              "page_index": page_index,
              "page_cursor": page_cursor,
              "next_cursor": page["next_cursor"],
              "has_next_page": page["has_next_page"],
          }
          print(json.dumps(media_row, separators=(",", ":")))

      if not page["has_next_page"] or not page["next_cursor"]:
          break
      page_cursor = page["next_cursor"]
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## User media handoff

Use `GET /x/users/{id}/media` when a gallery, moderation queue, warehouse, or
agent needs recent media tweets from one account. The examples above write JSON
Lines rows with the source user, media tweet ID, text, tweet URL, author ID,
username, display name, follower count, verified state, profile image URL,
engagement counts, `media_urls`, `media_types`, and cursor fields so a worker
can resume from the last saved `next_cursor`.

## Which media endpoint?

* Use `GET /api/v1/x/users/{id}/media` when every row must be a media tweet
  from one profile. Store `media_urls`, `media_types`, `media_tweet_id`,
  `page_cursor`, `next_cursor`, and `has_next_page`.
* Use `GET /api/v1/x/users/{id}/tweets` when the sync also needs non-media
  posts or replies.
* Use `GET /api/v1/x/tweets/{id}` when you already know one tweet ID and need
  its media plus full tweet detail.
* Use `POST /api/v1/x/media` only to host or validate a local file or HTTPS
  media URL before a write. Pass `mediaUrl` to `POST /api/v1/x/tweets`, or pass
  `mediaId` as the only `media_ids` item for `POST /api/v1/x/dm/{userId}`.

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  X user ID (numeric string) or username.
</ParamField>

## Query parameters

<ParamField query="cursor" type="string">
  Pagination cursor. Pass the `next_cursor` value from the previous response to fetch the next page.
</ParamField>

### Tweet result filters

These optional filters apply to `tweets[]` returned by this route. They keep the
same media-tweets target and filter rows after each page is fetched, so
selective filters can return fewer rows than an unfiltered page.

<ParamField query="fromUser" type="string">
  Filter to tweets authored by this username. The `@` prefix is optional.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="toUser" type="string">
  Filter to replies directed to this username.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="mentioning" type="string">
  Filter to tweets that mention this username.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="language" type="string">
  Filter by tweet language code, such as `en`, `tr`, or `es`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="sinceDate" type="string">
  Filter to tweets created on or after this date or timestamp.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="untilDate" type="string">
  Filter to tweets created before this date or timestamp. A `YYYY-MM-DD` value includes the whole day before the boundary.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="mediaType" type="string">
  Filter by attached media or links. Values: `images`, `videos`, `gifs`, `media`, `links`, `none`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="minFaves" type="integer">
  Minimum like count.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="minRetweets" type="integer">
  Minimum retweet count.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="minReplies" type="integer">
  Minimum reply count.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="minQuotes" type="integer">
  Minimum quote count.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="verifiedOnly" type="boolean">
  When `true`, only return tweets from verified authors.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="replies" type="string">
  Reply mode. Values: `include`, `exclude`, `only`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="retweets" type="string">
  Retweet mode. Values: `include`, `exclude`, `only`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="quotes" type="string">
  Quote mode. Values: `include`, `exclude`, `only`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="exactPhrase" type="string">
  Exact text that must appear in the tweet.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="excludeWords" type="string">
  Words or quoted phrases to exclude from returned tweets. Separate with spaces, commas, or lines.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="anyWords" type="string">
  Words or quoted phrases where at least 1 term must appear in the tweet. Separate with spaces, commas, or lines.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="hashtags" type="string">
  Hashtags to match. Separate with spaces, commas, or lines. The `#` prefix is optional.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="cashtags" type="string">
  Cashtags to match. Separate with spaces, commas, or lines. The `$` prefix is optional.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="url" type="string">
  URL substring or domain that must appear in tweet URL entities.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="conversationId" type="string">
  Filter to tweets in this conversation thread.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="inReplyToTweetId" type="string">
  Filter to replies to this tweet ID.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="quotesOfTweetId" type="string">
  Filter to quote tweets of this tweet ID.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="retweetsOfTweetId" type="string">
  Filter to retweets of this tweet ID.
</ParamField>

## Headers

<ParamField header="x-api-key" type="string" required>
  Your API key. Session cookie authentication is also supported.
</ParamField>

## Response

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="200 OK">
    <ResponseField name="tweets" type="object[]">
      Array of tweets containing media.

      <Expandable title="tweet object">
        <ResponseField name="id" type="string">Tweet ID.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="text" type="string">Tweet text content.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="type" type="string">Tweet type. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="createdAt" type="string">ISO 8601 creation timestamp. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="isNoteTweet" type="boolean">Whether this is a Note Tweet (long-form post). Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="likeCount" type="number">Like count. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="retweetCount" type="number">Retweet count. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="replyCount" type="number">Reply count. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="quoteCount" type="number">Quote tweet count. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="viewCount" type="number">View count. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="bookmarkCount" type="number">Bookmark count. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="url" type="string">Permalink URL on X. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="lang" type="string">Tweet language code. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="isReply" type="boolean">Whether the tweet is a reply. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="inReplyToId" type="string">Tweet ID being replied to. Omitted if not a reply.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="inReplyToUserId" type="string">User ID being replied to. Omitted if not a reply.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="inReplyToUsername" type="string">Username being replied to. Omitted if not a reply.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="conversationId" type="string">Conversation thread ID. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="source" type="string">Client used to post the tweet. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="displayTextRange" type="number[]">Start and end offsets for rendered tweet text. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="isLimitedReply" type="boolean">Whether replies are limited. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="isQuoteStatus" type="boolean">Whether this tweet quotes another tweet. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="entities" type="object">Parsed entities. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="contentDisclosure" type="object">Disclosure metadata for paid partnership and AI-generated media labels. Includes `advertising.isPaidPromotion` and `aiGenerated.hasAiGeneratedMedia` when X returns them. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="author" type="object">
          Tweet author profile. Omitted if unavailable.

          <Expandable title="Author object fields">
            <ResponseField name="id" type="string">Author user ID.</ResponseField>
            <ResponseField name="username" type="string">Author handle without `@`.</ResponseField>
            <ResponseField name="name" type="string">Author display name.</ResponseField>
            <ResponseField name="followers" type="number">Follower count. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
            <ResponseField name="verified" type="boolean">Whether the author is verified. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
            <ResponseField name="profilePicture" type="string">Author profile image URL. Omitted if unavailable.</ResponseField>
          </Expandable>
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="media" type="object[]">
          Media attachments. Omitted if unavailable.

          <Expandable title="media item">
            <ResponseField name="mediaUrl" type="string">Direct media URL.</ResponseField>
            <ResponseField name="type" type="string">Media type.</ResponseField>
            <ResponseField name="url" type="string">Shortened URL from the tweet text.</ResponseField>
          </Expandable>
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="quoted_tweet" type="object">Embedded quoted tweet. Omitted if not a quote tweet.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="retweeted_tweet" type="object">Original retweeted tweet. Omitted if not a retweet.</ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="has_next_page" type="boolean">
      Whether more results are available.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="next_cursor" type="string">
      Opaque cursor for the next page. Empty string when no more results.
    </ResponseField>

    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "tweets": [
        {
          "id": "1893456789012345678",
          "text": "Check out this photo",
          "createdAt": "2026-02-24T10:00:00.000Z",
          "likeCount": 200,
          "viewCount": 15000,
          "url": "https://x.com/user/status/1893456789012345678",
          "author": {
            "id": "44196397",
            "username": "xquikcom",
            "name": "Xquik",
            "followers": 1200,
            "verified": true,
            "profilePicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/example.jpg"
          },
          "media": [{ "type": "photo", "mediaUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/example.jpg" }]
        }
      ],
      "has_next_page": true,
      "next_cursor": "DAADDAABCgABF..."
    }
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="400 Invalid user ID">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "invalid_user_id", "message": "User not found or invalid user ID. Check the username or ID." }
    ```

    The user ID is empty or invalid.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="404 User not found">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "user_not_found", "message": "X user not found. Check the username." }
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="401 Unauthenticated">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "unauthenticated" }
    ```

    Missing or invalid API key.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="402 Subscription required">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "no_subscription" }
    ```

    No active subscription or insufficient credits. Possible error values: `no_subscription`, `subscription_inactive`, `no_credits`, `insufficient_credits`.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="502 X API unavailable">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "x_api_unavailable" }
    ```

    The read service returned an error. Retry after a short delay.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="429 Rate Limit Exceeded">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "rate_limit_exceeded", "retryAfter": 60 }
    ```

    Your tier rate limit was exceeded. Wait for the `Retry-After` header before retrying.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="424 Dependency Failed">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "x_api_unavailable" }
    ```

    The normalized v1 response contract can return 424 when the read service is unavailable.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Note>
  **Related:** [Get user timeline](/api-reference/x/user-tweets) · [User likes](/api-reference/x/user-likes) · [User mentions timeline](/api-reference/x/user-mentions)
</Note>