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# X API Rate Limits

> Per-endpoint X API v2 rate limits for posts, users, search, streams, and DMs, plus how to read the x-rate-limit response headers and handle 429s.

Rate limits control the number of requests you can make to each endpoint. Exceeding limits results in a 429 error until the window resets.

***

## How rate limits work

| Concept             | Description                                    |
| :------------------ | :--------------------------------------------- |
| **Time window**     | Usually 15 minutes or 24 hours                 |
| **Per-user limits** | Apply with OAuth 1.0a or OAuth 2.0 user tokens |
| **Per-app limits**  | Apply with Bearer Token (app-only)             |
| **Per-endpoint**    | Each endpoint has its own limits               |

***

## Checking your limits

Response headers show your current rate limit status:

```
x-rate-limit-limit: 900
x-rate-limit-remaining: 847
x-rate-limit-reset: 1705420800
```

| Header                   | Description                       |
| :----------------------- | :-------------------------------- |
| `x-rate-limit-limit`     | Maximum requests allowed          |
| `x-rate-limit-remaining` | Requests remaining in window      |
| `x-rate-limit-reset`     | Unix timestamp when window resets |

***

## Rate limit tables

View the rate limit for each endpoint below. You can also see these limits in the [Developer Console](https://console.x.com).

<Note>
  Limits are shown per 15 minutes unless otherwise noted (e.g., "/24hrs" or "/sec").
</Note>

### Posts (25 endpoints)

#### Tweets lookup

| Method | Endpoint        | Per App     | Per User    |
| :----- | :-------------- | :---------- | :---------- |
| GET    | `/2/tweets`     | 3,500/15min | 5,000/15min |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/:id` | 450/15min   | 900/15min   |

#### Recent search

| Method | Endpoint                  | Per App   | Per User  | Notes                                         |
| :----- | :------------------------ | :-------- | :-------- | :-------------------------------------------- |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/search/recent` | 450/15min | 300/15min | 10 default, 100 max results; 512 query length |

#### Full-archive search

| Method | Endpoint               | Per App          | Per User | Notes                                          |
| :----- | :--------------------- | :--------------- | :------- | :--------------------------------------------- |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/search/all` | 1/sec, 300/15min | 1/sec    | 10 default, 500 max results; 1024 query length |

#### Post counts

| Method | Endpoint                  | Per App   | Per User | Notes             |
| :----- | :------------------------ | :-------- | :------- | :---------------- |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/counts/recent` | 300/15min | —        | 512 query length  |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/counts/all`    | 300/15min | —        | 1024 query length |

#### Filtered stream

| Method | Endpoint                        | Per App   | Per User | Notes                                                     |
| :----- | :------------------------------ | :-------- | :------- | :-------------------------------------------------------- |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/search/stream`       | 50/15min  | —        | 1 connection; 1000 rules; 1024 rule length; 250 posts/sec |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/search/stream/rules` | 450/15min | —        | 1 connection; 1000 rules; 1024 rule length                |
| POST   | `/2/tweets/search/stream/rules` | 100/15min | —        | 1 connection; 1000 rules; 1024 rule length                |

#### Manage posts

| Method | Endpoint        | Per App      | Per User  |
| :----- | :-------------- | :----------- | :-------- |
| POST   | `/2/tweets`     | 10,000/24hrs | 100/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/tweets/:id` | —            | 50/15min  |

#### Timelines

| Method | Endpoint                                       | Per App      | Per User  |
| :----- | :--------------------------------------------- | :----------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/tweets`                          | 10,000/15min | 900/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/mentions`                        | 450/15min    | 300/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/timelines/reverse_chronological` | —            | 180/15min |

#### Likes lookup

| Method | Endpoint                     | Per App  | Per User |
| :----- | :--------------------------- | :------- | :------- |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/:id/liking_users` | 75/15min | 75/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/liked_tweets`  | 75/15min | 75/15min |

#### Manage likes

| Method | Endpoint                       | Per App | Per User              |
| :----- | :----------------------------- | :------ | :-------------------- |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/likes`           | —       | 50/15min, 1,000/24hrs |
| DELETE | `/2/users/:id/likes/:tweet_id` | —       | 50/15min, 1,000/24hrs |

#### Retweets lookup

| Method | Endpoint                     | Per App  | Per User | Notes           |
| :----- | :--------------------------- | :------- | :------- | :-------------- |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/:id/retweeted_by` | 75/15min | 75/15min | —               |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/:id/quote_tweets` | 75/15min | 75/15min | —               |
| GET    | `/2/users/reposts_of_me`     | —        | 75/15min | 100 max results |

#### Manage retweets

| Method | Endpoint                          | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :-------------------------------- | :------ | :------- |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/retweets`           | —       | 50/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/users/:id/retweets/:tweet_id` | —       | 50/15min |

#### Hide replies

| Method | Endpoint                     | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :--------------------------- | :------ | :------- |
| PUT    | `/2/tweets/:tweet_id/hidden` | —       | 50/15min |

***

### Users (14 endpoints)

#### Users lookup

| Method | Endpoint                         | Per App   | Per User  |
| :----- | :------------------------------- | :-------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/users`                       | 300/15min | 900/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id`                   | 300/15min | 900/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/by`                    | 300/15min | 900/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/by/username/:username` | 300/15min | 900/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/me`                    | —         | 75/15min  |

#### Search users

| Method | Endpoint          | Per App   | Per User  |
| :----- | :---------------- | :-------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/users/search` | 300/15min | 900/15min |

#### Follows lookup

| Method | Endpoint                 | Per App   | Per User  |
| :----- | :----------------------- | :-------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/following` | 300/15min | 300/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/followers` | 300/15min | 300/15min |

#### Manage follows

| Method | Endpoint                                             | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :--------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :------- |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/following`                             | —       | 50/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/users/:source_user_id/following/:target_user_id` | —       | 50/15min |

#### Blocks lookup

| Method | Endpoint                | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :---------------------- | :------ | :------- |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/blocking` | —       | 15/15min |

#### Mutes lookup

| Method | Endpoint              | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :-------------------- | :------ | :------- |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/muting` | —       | 15/15min |

#### Manage mutes

| Method | Endpoint                                          | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :------------------------------------------------ | :------ | :------- |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/muting`                             | —       | 50/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/users/:source_user_id/muting/:target_user_id` | —       | 50/15min |

***

### Spaces (6 endpoints)

#### Spaces lookup

| Method | Endpoint                   | Per App          | Per User         |
| :----- | :------------------------- | :--------------- | :--------------- |
| GET    | `/2/spaces/:id`            | 300/15min        | 300/15min        |
| GET    | `/2/spaces`                | 300/15min        | 300/15min        |
| GET    | `/2/spaces/:id/tweets`     | 300/15min        | 300/15min        |
| GET    | `/2/spaces/by/creator_ids` | 300/15min, 1/sec | 300/15min, 1/sec |
| GET    | `/2/spaces/:id/buyers`     | 300/15min        | 300/15min        |

#### Search Spaces

| Method | Endpoint           | Per App   | Per User  |
| :----- | :----------------- | :-------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/spaces/search` | 300/15min | 300/15min |

***

### Direct Messages (8 endpoints)

#### Direct Messages lookup

| Method | Endpoint                                             | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :--------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :------- |
| GET    | `/2/dm_events`                                       | —       | 15/15min |
| GET    | `/2/dm_events/:id`                                   | —       | 15/15min |
| GET    | `/2/dm_conversations/:dm_conversation_id/dm_events`  | —       | 15/15min |
| GET    | `/2/dm_conversations/with/:participant_id/dm_events` | —       | 15/15min |

#### Manage Direct Messages

| Method | Endpoint                                            | Per App     | Per User               |
| :----- | :-------------------------------------------------- | :---------- | :--------------------- |
| POST   | `/2/dm_conversations`                               | 1,440/24hrs | 15/15min, 1,440/24hrs  |
| POST   | `/2/dm_conversations/with/:participant_id/messages` | 1,440/24hrs | 15/15min, 1,440/24hrs  |
| POST   | `/2/dm_conversations/:dm_conversation_id/messages`  | 1,440/24hrs | 15/15min, 1,440/24hrs  |
| DELETE | `/2/dm_events/:id`                                  | 4,000/24hrs | 300/15min, 1,500/24hrs |

***

### Lists (14 endpoints)

#### Lists lookup

| Method | Endpoint                   | Per App  | Per User |
| :----- | :------------------------- | :------- | :------- |
| GET    | `/2/lists/:id`             | 75/15min | 75/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/owned_lists` | 15/15min | 15/15min |

#### List Tweets lookup

| Method | Endpoint              | Per App   | Per User  |
| :----- | :-------------------- | :-------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/lists/:id/tweets` | 900/15min | 900/15min |

#### List member lookup

| Method | Endpoint                        | Per App   | Per User  |
| :----- | :------------------------------ | :-------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/lists/:id/members`          | 900/15min | 900/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/list_memberships` | 75/15min  | 75/15min  |

#### Manage Lists

| Method | Endpoint       | Per App | Per User  |
| :----- | :------------- | :------ | :-------- |
| POST   | `/2/lists`     | —       | 300/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/lists/:id` | —       | 300/15min |
| PUT    | `/2/lists/:id` | —       | 300/15min |

#### Manage List members

| Method | Endpoint                        | Per App | Per User  |
| :----- | :------------------------------ | :------ | :-------- |
| POST   | `/2/lists/:id/members`          | —       | 300/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/lists/:id/members/:user_id` | —       | 300/15min |

#### Manage List follows

| Method | Endpoint                               | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :------------------------------------- | :------ | :------- |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/followed_lists`          | —       | 50/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/users/:id/followed_lists/:list_id` | —       | 50/15min |

#### Pinned Lists

| Method | Endpoint                             | Per App  | Per User |
| :----- | :----------------------------------- | :------- | :------- |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/pinned_lists`          | 15/15min | 15/15min |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/pinned_lists`          | —        | 50/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/users/:id/pinned_lists/:list_id` | —        | 50/15min |

***

### Bookmarks (5 endpoints)

#### Bookmarks lookup

| Method | Endpoint                                    | Per App  | Per User  |
| :----- | :------------------------------------------ | :------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/bookmarks`                    | —        | 180/15min |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/bookmarks/folders`            | 50/15min | 50/15min  |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/bookmarks/folders/:folder_id` | 50/15min | 50/15min  |

#### Manage Bookmarks

| Method | Endpoint                           | Per App | Per User |
| :----- | :--------------------------------- | :------ | :------- |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/bookmarks`           | —       | 50/15min |
| DELETE | `/2/users/:id/bookmarks/:tweet_id` | —       | 50/15min |

***

### Compliance (3 endpoints)

#### Batch compliance

| Method | Endpoint                     | Per App   | Per User |
| :----- | :--------------------------- | :-------- | :------- |
| POST   | `/2/compliance/jobs`         | 150/15min | —        |
| GET    | `/2/compliance/jobs/:job_id` | 150/15min | —        |
| GET    | `/2/compliance/jobs`         | 150/15min | —        |

***

### Usage (1 endpoint)

| Method | Endpoint          | Per App  | Per User |
| :----- | :---------------- | :------- | :------- |
| GET    | `/2/usage/tweets` | 50/15min | —        |

***

### Trends (2 endpoints)

#### Personalized Trends

| Method | Endpoint                       | Per App              | Per User            |
| :----- | :----------------------------- | :------------------- | :------------------ |
| GET    | `/2/users/personalized_trends` | 200/24hrs, 200/15min | 100/24hrs, 10/15min |

#### Trends by WOEID

| Method | Endpoint                 | Per App  | Per User |
| :----- | :----------------------- | :------- | :------- |
| GET    | `/2/trends/by/woeid/:id` | 75/15min | —        |

***

### Communities (2 endpoints)

| Method | Endpoint                | Per App   | Per User  | Notes           |
| :----- | :---------------------- | :-------- | :-------- | :-------------- |
| GET    | `/2/communities/:id`    | 300/15min | 300/15min | —               |
| GET    | `/2/communities/search` | 300/15min | 300/15min | 100 max results |

***

### Analytics (1 endpoint)

| Method | Endpoint              | Per App   | Per User  |
| :----- | :-------------------- | :-------- | :-------- |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/analytics` | 300/15min | 300/15min |

***

### Media (8 endpoints)

| Method | Endpoint                       | Per App       | Per User    |
| :----- | :----------------------------- | :------------ | :---------- |
| POST   | `/2/media/upload`              | 50,000/24hrs  | 500/15min   |
| GET    | `/2/media/upload`              | 100,000/24hrs | 1,000/15min |
| POST   | `/2/media/upload/initialize`   | 180,000/24hrs | 1,875/15min |
| POST   | `/2/media/upload/:id/append`   | 180,000/24hrs | 1,875/15min |
| POST   | `/2/media/upload/:id/finalize` | 180,000/24hrs | 1,875/15min |
| POST   | `/2/media/metadata`            | 50,000/24hrs  | 500/15min   |
| POST   | `/2/media/subtitles`           | 10,000/24hrs  | 100/15min   |
| DELETE | `/2/media/subtitles`           | 10,000/24hrs  | 100/15min   |

***

### Activity & Webhooks

| Method | Endpoint                                     | Per App   | Per User | Notes                        |
| :----- | :------------------------------------------- | :-------- | :------- | :--------------------------- |
| GET    | `/2/activity/stream`                         | 450/15min | —        | 2 connections; 250 posts/sec |
| POST   | `/2/activity/subscriptions`                  | 500/15min | —        | —                            |
| GET    | `/2/activity/subscriptions`                  | 500/15min | —        | —                            |
| PUT    | `/2/activity/subscriptions/:subscription_id` | 500/15min | —        | —                            |
| DELETE | `/2/activity/subscriptions/:subscription_id` | 500/15min | —        | —                            |
| POST   | `/2/webhooks`                                | 450/15min | —        | —                            |
| GET    | `/2/webhooks`                                | 450/15min | —        | —                            |
| PUT    | `/2/webhooks/:webhook_id`                    | 450/15min | —        | —                            |
| DELETE | `/2/webhooks/:webhook_id`                    | 450/15min | —        | —                            |
| POST   | `/2/webhooks/replay`                         | 100/15min | —        | —                            |

***

### Other endpoints

| Method | Endpoint                                  | Per App               | Per User            |
| :----- | :---------------------------------------- | :-------------------- | :------------------ |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/sample10/stream`               | 100/15min             | —                   |
| GET    | `/2/news/:id`                             | 200/15min             | —                   |
| GET    | `/2/news/search`                          | 200/15min             | 200/15min           |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/dm/block`                   | 25/15min, 1,000/24hrs | 10/15min, 400/24hrs |
| POST   | `/2/users/:id/dm/unblock`                 | 25/15min, 1,000/24hrs | 10/15min, 400/24hrs |
| GET    | `/2/users/by/username/:username/tweets`   | 1,500/15min           | 900/15min           |
| GET    | `/2/users/by/username/:username/mentions` | 450/15min             | 180/15min           |
| GET    | `/2/users/:id/following/spaces`           | 300/15min             | 300/15min           |
| GET    | `/2/tweets/:id/retweets`                  | 75/15min              | 75/15min            |
| DELETE | `/2/connections/all`                      | 25/15min              | 25/15min            |

***

## Handling rate limits

When you hit a rate limit, you'll receive a 429 response:

```json theme={null}
{
  "errors": [{
    "code": 88,
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded"
  }]
}
```

### Recovery strategy

1. Check `x-rate-limit-reset` for when the window resets
2. Wait until that time before retrying
3. Use exponential backoff if needed

```python theme={null}
import time

def make_request_with_backoff(url, headers):
    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
    
    if response.status_code == 429:
        reset_time = int(response.headers.get('x-rate-limit-reset', 0))
        wait_time = max(reset_time - time.time(), 60)
        time.sleep(wait_time)
        return make_request_with_backoff(url, headers)
    
    return response
```

***

## Best practices

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Cache responses" icon="database">
    Store results locally to reduce repeated requests.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Use streaming" icon="signal-stream">
    For real-time data, use filtered stream instead of polling.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Monitor headers" icon="gauge-high">
    Track remaining requests to avoid hitting limits.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Spread requests" icon="clock">
    Distribute requests across the time window.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

***

## Rate limits vs. billing

Rate limits and billing are separate:

| Concept           | Purpose                                        |
| :---------------- | :--------------------------------------------- |
| **Rate limits**   | Control request frequency for system stability |
| **Usage billing** | Charge for data retrieved (pay-per-usage)      |

You can be within rate limits but still incur usage costs, or hit rate limits without additional cost.

***

## Enterprise rate limits

Enterprise customers have custom rate limits. Contact your account manager or [apply for Enterprise access](/enterprise/forms/enterprise-api-interest).

***

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Error handling" icon="triangle-exclamation" href="/x-api/fundamentals/response-codes-and-errors">
    Handle 429 and other errors.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Getting started" icon="rocket" href="/x-api/getting-started/about-x-api">
    Learn about access levels and features.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>