# xAPIs.dev, free, GET /twitter/user_about: X profile API

> Return extended "about" profile info for an account.

xAPIs.dev's X profile API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 3 of the 11 key fields we check: Photo, Location, Verified.
We haven't run xAPIs.dev through [our X profile API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-x-twitter-profile-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 501 plans for X profile APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.00 per 1,000 profiles or less.
[TwittrAPI's top-up from $500](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/twittrapi/top-up-from-500-scale-get-user-users-by-ids/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 profiles: $0.00016.
[lobstr.io](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly/llms.txt), [TweetAPI](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/tweetapi/57-monthly-ultra-get-tw-v2-user-by-username/llms.txt) and [TwexAPI](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/twexapi/20-pack-mini-post-twitter-users/llms.txt) are the best X (Twitter) profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/free-get-twitter-user-about
- [X (Twitter) profile API: 18 providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-x-twitter-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://xapis.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://v2.xapis.dev/twitter/user_about`
- API key: with the plan, on https://xapis.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://xapis.dev/docs/user_about?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- Sold by: xAPIs.dev (https://xapis.dev?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-05

## In the answer

- Completeness: 27%
- Photo: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Verified: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Get user info · Get user tweets · Get followers · Search users · Get tweets by IDs · Get tweet replies · Advanced tweet search · Get community info · Get trends · Get followings · Batch user info by IDs · Get user mentions · Get verified followers · Get tweet quotes · Get retweeters · Get thread · Get article · Get community members · Get community moderators · Get community tweets · Search all communities · Get follower IDs · Get user timeline · Check follow relationship · Get list members · Get list followers · Get list tweets

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Return extended "about" profile info for an account.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You agree not to: Use our services in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation. Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of our services. Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our servers or networks. Use our services to distribute malware or other harmful code.

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: userName
- Method: GET
- Path: /twitter/user_about

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 20 fields the plan's answer can hold

status, message, user ID, name, username, account created, profile picture, blue verified, verified, protected, affiliation, labels, account based in, learn more URL, location accurate, account source, username changes, identity verified, verified year override, verified since

## xAPIs.dev's plans (10)

- [xAPIs.dev, free, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/free-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $10 pack, 10,000 Credits, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/10-pack-10000-credits-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $20 pack, 20,200 Credits, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/20-pack-20200-credits-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $0.99 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $50 pack, 51,000 Credits, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/50-pack-51000-credits-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $0.98 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $100 pack, 103,000 Credits, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/100-pack-103000-credits-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $0.971 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $199.99 pack, Lifetime, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/199-99-pack-lifetime-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $9.999 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $200 pack, 208,000 Credits, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/200-pack-208000-credits-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $0.962 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $500 pack, 525,000 Credits, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/500-pack-525000-credits-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $0.952 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $9.99 monthly, Pro, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/9-99-monthly-pro-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $0.999 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [xAPIs.dev, $29.99 monthly, Pro Plus, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/29-99-monthly-pro-plus-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt): $0.857 per 1,000, 27% complete

## xAPIs.dev's calls for this API (3)

- `GET /twitter/user/batch_info_by_ids`: [xAPIs.dev, free, GET /twitter/user/batch_info_by_ids](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/free-get-twitter-user-batch-info-by-ids/llms.txt)
- `GET /twitter/user_about`: [xAPIs.dev, free, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/free-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt)
- `GET /twitter/user/info`: [xAPIs.dev, free, GET /twitter/user/info](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/free-get-twitter-user-info/llms.txt)

## xAPIs.dev's APIs (2)

- [xAPIs.dev: X profile API pricing, 10 plans, GET /twitter/user_about](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xapis-dev/free-get-twitter-user-about/llms.txt)
- [xAPIs.dev: X post API pricing, 10 plans, GET /twitter/user/tweet_timeline](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/xapis-dev/free-get-twitter-user-tweet-timeline/llms.txt)
- [xAPIs.dev: X post API pricing, 10 plans, GET /twitter/user/last_tweets](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/xapis-dev/free-get-twitter-user-last-tweets/llms.txt)

## xAPIs.dev: X profile API alternatives

- [GetXAPI, $49 monthly, Growth, GET /twitter/user/info_by_id](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/getxapi/49-monthly-growth-get-twitter-user-info-by-id/llms.txt): $0.817 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [Scrapingdog, $400 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/scrapingdog/400-yearly/llms.txt): $0.833 per 1,000, 73% complete
- [Anakin, $5,628 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/anakin/5628-yearly/llms.txt): $0.838 per 1,000, 73% complete
- [Refetcher, top-up from $200](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/refetcher/top-up-from-200/llms.txt): $0.857 per 1,000, 73% 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 2026-11-05.

- https://xapis.dev/about?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xapis.dev/api/openapi.yaml?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xapis.dev/docs/user_about?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xapis.dev/llms.txt?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xapis.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xapis.dev/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xapis.dev/tools?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing