x.thread

stable 2 credits may need a pack

The conversation thread around a tweet (author's self-thread / replies chain).

GET /v1/x/thread

What you get#

A list of X (Twitter) results in Onekey's unified shape, in data (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free 404 not_found instead.

Also known as: /twitter/tweet/replies on APIs that nest their paths. See Alternatives and equivalents.

What it costs#

2 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

Name	Type	Required	Default	What it is	Constraints
`id`	string	yes	(required)	Tweet (status) id	max 20 chars; must match `[0-9]{1,20}`; trimmed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/x/thread?id=1519781379172495360" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

A real X (Twitter) response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "1519781379172495360",
        "text": "Our mission remains just as important as ever: to deliver an open platform that serves the public conversation. We’re continuing to innovate on the Twitter API v2 and invest in our developer community 🧵\n\nhttps://blog.twitter.com/developer/en_us/topics/community/2022/innovating-on-the-twitter-api-v2-and-investing-in-our-community",
        "url": "https://x.com/XDevelopers/status/1519781379172495360",
        "createdAt": "2022-04-28T20:51:31Z",
        "language": "en"
      },
      "author": {
        "id": "2244994945",
        "username": "XDevelopers",
        "displayName": "Developers",
        "avatarUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1683501992314798080/xl1POYLw_200x200.jpg",
        "followers": 698374,
        "verified": true
      },
      "engagement": {
        "likes": 111,
        "comments": 6,
        "shares": 37,
        "views": null,
        "bookmarks": 9,
        "quotes": 5
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "1519781381693353984",
        "text": "Catch up on recent launches and build with the core elements of the Twitter experience:\n🔖 New Bookmarks endpoints\n💬 New Quote Tweets lookup endpoints\n🔼 New sort_order parameter on search endpoints, and improvements to the Likes and Retweets endpoints",
        "url": "https://x.com/XDevelopers/status/1519781381693353984",
        "createdAt": "2022-04-28T20:51:32Z",
        "language": "en"
      },
      "author": {
        "id": "2244994945",
        "username": "XDevelopers",
        "displayName": "Developers",
        "avatarUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1683501992314798080/xl1POYLw_200x200.jpg",
        "followers": 698374,
        "verified": true
      },
      "engagement": {
        "likes": 6,
        "comments": 1,
        "shares": 4,
        "views": null,
        "bookmarks": 1,
        "quotes": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "x",
    "endpoint": "thread",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 2,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`id`	`content.id`	-
`text`	`content.text`	-
`url`	`content.url`	`safeUrl`
`created_timestamp`	`content.createdAt`	`toIsoDate`
`lang`	`content.language`	-
`author.id`	`author.id`	-
`author.screen_name`	`author.username`	-
`author.name`	`author.displayName`	-
`author.avatar_url`	`author.avatarUrl`	`safeUrl`
`author.followers`	`author.followers`	`toNumber`
`author.verification.verified`	`author.verified`	`toBoolean`
`likes`	`engagement.likes`	`toNumber`
`replies`	`engagement.comments`	`toNumber`
`reposts`	`engagement.shares`	`toNumber`
`views`	`engagement.views`	`toNumber`
`bookmarks`	`engagement.bookmarks`	`toNumber`
`quotes`	`engagement.quotes`	`toNumber`

Caching and freshness#

Fresh for about 2 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
Between 2 minutes and 15 minutes the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 hour more (marked stale).
A "not found" is remembered for 1 minute and is free.
The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

Status	Code	What to do
401	`unauthorized`	Check the `x-api-key` header.
402	`insufficient_credits`	Add credits; your balance must cover the price.
404	`not_found`	Unknown endpoint path.
422	`invalid_params`	Fix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429	`rate_limited`	Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
502	`upstream_error`	The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).