# SocialKit, free: X profile API

> Extract follower counts, bio, tweet count, verification status, and full profile metadata from any public Twitter/X profile with a single API call.

SocialKit's X profile API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 8 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Location, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts.
We rank 239 plans by price. [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/socialkit/free
- Get it: https://www.socialkit.dev/pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.socialkit.dev/twitter/profile`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.socialkit.dev/pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.socialkit.dev/api-reference/twitter-profile-api
- Sold by: SocialKit (https://www.socialkit.dev)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 73%
- Bio: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Links: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Following: ✓
- Posts: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 profiles: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Start fee: $0.00
- Also pays for: from the same budget: 46 other calls

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Extract follower counts, bio, tweet count, verification status, and full profile metadata from any public Twitter/X profile with a single API call.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 20 credits a month
- Enough for: 10 calls a month
- Expires: do not roll over

## Rate limit

- Per second: 0.67
- Concurrent: n/a
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url. Optional: cache, cache_ttl
- Method: GET
- Path: /twitter/profile

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 14 fields the plan's answer can hold

profile URL, user ID, name, username, bio, followers, following, posts count, verified, profile picture, banner image, location, website, account created

## SocialKit's plans (12)

- [SocialKit, free](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $30 pack](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/30-pack/llms.txt): $20.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $49 pack](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/49-pack/llms.txt): $6.533 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $249 pack](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/249-pack/llms.txt): $3.32 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $29 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/29-monthly/llms.txt): $4.833 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $39 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/39-monthly/llms.txt): $4.333 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $95 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/95-monthly/llms.txt): $3.80 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $210 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/210-monthly/llms.txt): $2.80 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $243.60 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/243-60-yearly/llms.txt): $3.383 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $327.60 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/327-60-yearly/llms.txt): $3.033 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $798 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/798-yearly/llms.txt): $2.66 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialKit, $1,764 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/1764-yearly/llms.txt): $1.96 per 1,000, 73% complete, live

## SocialKit's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /twitter/profile`: [SocialKit, free](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)

## SocialKit's APIs (12)

- [SocialKit: Instagram post API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: Instagram profile API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: LinkedIn company post API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-post-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: LinkedIn post details API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: TikTok profile API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: TikTok video API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: X post API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: X profile API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: YouTube channel API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialKit: YouTube channel video API pricing, 12 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/socialkit/free/llms.txt)

## SocialKit: X profile API alternatives

- [FetchLayer, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /twitter/about-profile](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/fetchlayer/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-twitter-about-profile/llms.txt): $1.99 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SociaVault, $399 pack](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/sociavault/399-pack/llms.txt): $1.995 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [Anysite, $200 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/anysite/200-monthly/llms.txt): $2.00 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [GetXAPI, top-up from $10, Top-up credits, GET /twitter/user/info](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/getxapi/top-up-from-10-top-up-credits-get-twitter-user-info/llms.txt): $2.00 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://api.socialkit.dev/openapi.json
- https://docs.socialkit.dev/api-reference
- https://docs.socialkit.dev/api-reference/twitter-profile-api
- https://docs.socialkit.dev/rate-limits
- https://www.socialkit.dev/linkedin-apis/profile
- https://www.socialkit.dev/pricing
- https://www.socialkit.dev/terms
- https://www.socialkit.dev/twitter-apis/profile