# SocialData, top-up, Usage-based pricing, GET /twitter/user/{user_id}: X profile API

> Retrieve detailed user profile information by their Twitter numerical ID.

SocialData's X profile API on its Usage-based pricing plan. It costs $0.40 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 9 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Location, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts, Likes.
Each call asks for one profile. You pay for the profile plus $0.0002 for each call. The $0.40 per 1,000 includes the $0.0002 for each call.
Half of the 239 plans we rank by price cost $0.50 per 1,000 profiles or less. This plan is cheaper than 51% of the 239 plans.
[TweetAPI's $417 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/tweetapi/417-monthly-giga-get-tw-v2-user-by-ids/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 profiles: $0.00083.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-get-twitter-user-user-id
- Get it: https://docs.socialdata.tools/getting-started/pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.socialdata.tools/twitter/user/{user_id}`
- API key: with the plan, on https://docs.socialdata.tools/getting-started/pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.socialdata.tools/reference/get-user-profile
- Sold by: SocialData (https://socialdata.tools)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 82%
- Bio: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Links: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Following: ✓
- Posts: ✓
- Likes: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 profiles: $0.40
- Per: call
- Billing: pay first

## Charges

- Start fee: $0.0002
- Also pays for: from the same budget: Get Search Results · Get Multiple User Profiles By Ids · Get Multiple User Profiles By Usernames · Get User Followers · Get User Verified Followers · Get User Following · Get User Mentions · Get User Affiliates · Get User Highlights · Get User Lists · Get User Tweets · Get User Extended Bio · Get Similar Profiles · Get Tweet · Get Multiple Tweets by IDs · Get Tweet Comments · Get Tweet Quotes · Get Tweet Retweeters · Get Thread · Get Article Details · Get List Details · Get List Members · Get List Tweets · Get Community Details · Get Community Tweets · Get Community Members · Search Community Tweets · Get Space Details · Verify User Following · Verify User Retweeted · Verify User Commented

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Retrieve detailed user profile information by their Twitter numerical ID.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You may use the Website and other Services solely for the purposes of data extraction from publicly accessible websites (including websites that may require the user's login) or from other sources you are authorised to access. [...] You may not allow any third parties to use and/or access the Website or Services by using your user account.

## Plan

- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Per second: 2
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: user_id
- Method: GET
- Path: /twitter/user/{user_id}

## About the plan

- Plan: Usage-based pricing
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 17 fields the plan's answer can hold

user ID, name, username, bio, location, website, profile picture, banner image, followers, following, posts count, likes count, listed count, verified, account created, protected, can DM

## SocialData's plans (1)

- [SocialData, top-up, Usage-based pricing, GET /twitter/user/{user_id}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-get-twitter-user-user-id/llms.txt): $0.40 per 1,000, 82% complete

## SocialData's calls for this API (4)

- `POST /twitter/users-by-ids`: [SocialData, top-up, Usage-based pricing, POST /twitter/users-by-ids](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-post-twitter-users-by-ids/llms.txt)
- `GET /twitter/user/{user_id}`: [SocialData, top-up, Usage-based pricing, GET /twitter/user/{user_id}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-get-twitter-user-user-id/llms.txt)
- `GET /twitter/user/{username}`: [SocialData, top-up, Usage-based pricing, GET /twitter/user/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-get-twitter-user-username/llms.txt)
- `GET /twitter/user/{username}/extended-bio`: [SocialData, top-up, Usage-based pricing, GET /twitter/user/{username}/extended-bio](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-get-twitter-user-username-extended-bio/llms.txt)

## SocialData's APIs (2)

- [SocialData: X profile API pricing, 1 plan, GET /twitter/user/{user_id}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-get-twitter-user-user-id/llms.txt)
- [SocialData: X post API pricing, 1 plan, GET /twitter/user/{user_id}/tweets](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-get-twitter-user-user-id-tweets/llms.txt)
- [SocialData: X post API pricing, 1 plan, GET /twitter/user/{user_id}/tweets-and-replies](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/socialdata/top-up-usage-based-pricing-get-twitter-user-user-id-tweets-and-replies/llms.txt)

## SocialData: X profile API alternatives

- [Scrappa, $10 pack](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/scrappa/10-pack/llms.txt): $0.303 per 1,000, 64% complete
- [TweetAPI, $17 monthly, Pro, GET /tw-v2/user/by-username](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/tweetapi/17-monthly-pro-get-tw-v2-user-by-username/llms.txt): $0.34 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [Scrapingdog, $900 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/scrapingdog/900-yearly/llms.txt): $0.375 per 1,000, 73% complete
- [lobstr.io, $4,800 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/lobstr-io/4800-yearly/llms.txt): $0.40 per 1,000, 82% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-29.

- https://docs.socialdata.tools/getting-started/pricing
- https://docs.socialdata.tools/getting-started/rate-limits
- https://docs.socialdata.tools/openapi.yaml
- https://docs.socialdata.tools/reference/get-user-profile
- https://socialdata.tools
- https://socialdata.tools/legal/fulfillment-policy
- https://socialdata.tools/legal/terms-and-conditions