# xfetch, free, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}: X profile API

> Look up one user by case-insensitive username.

xfetch's X profile API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 7 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Location, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts.
We haven't run xfetch 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/xfetch/free-get-v1-users-by-username-username
- [X (Twitter) profile API: 18 providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-x-twitter-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://xfetch.io/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.xfetch.io/v1/users/by-username/{username}`
- API key: with the plan, on https://xfetch.io/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://xfetch.io/docs/api-reference?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- Sold by: xfetch (https://xfetch.io?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-05

## In the answer

- Completeness: 64%
- Bio: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Following: ✓
- Posts: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 44 other calls

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Look up one user by case-insensitive username.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You must not share keys publicly or use xfetch to bypass access controls, abuse limits, or platform rules. [...] You may use xfetch for lawful read workflows. You may not use the service for spam, harassment, account automation, evasion, credential collection, unauthorized access to non-public data, resale that violates your rights or applicable third-party terms, or any unlawful activity.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1,000 credits
- Enough for: 1,000 calls
- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Per second: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: username
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/users/by-username/{username}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone with a Google account

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

user ID, username, name, bio, location, account created, verified, protected, profile picture, followers, following, posts count, media count, status, request ID, credits consumed, credits remaining

## xfetch's plans (6)

- [xfetch, free, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/free-get-v1-users-by-username-username/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 64% complete
- [xfetch, top-up from $10, Pay as you go, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/top-up-from-10-pay-as-you-go-get-v1-users-by-username-username/llms.txt): $0.15 per 1,000, 64% complete
- [xfetch, $19 monthly, Starter monthly, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/19-monthly-starter-monthly-get-v1-users-by-username-username/llms.txt): $0.106 per 1,000, 64% complete
- [xfetch, $49 monthly, Growth monthly, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/49-monthly-growth-monthly-get-v1-users-by-username-username/llms.txt): $0.089 per 1,000, 64% complete
- [xfetch, $129 monthly, Pro monthly, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/129-monthly-pro-monthly-get-v1-users-by-username-username/llms.txt): $0.072 per 1,000, 64% complete
- [xfetch, $349 monthly, Scale monthly, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/349-monthly-scale-monthly-get-v1-users-by-username-username/llms.txt): $0.058 per 1,000, 64% complete

## xfetch's calls for this API (2)

- `GET /v1/profiles/by-username/{username}`: [xfetch, free, GET /v1/profiles/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/free-get-v1-profiles-by-username-username/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}`: [xfetch, free, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/free-get-v1-users-by-username-username/llms.txt)

## xfetch's APIs (2)

- [xfetch: X profile API pricing, 6 plans, GET /v1/users/by-username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xfetch/free-get-v1-users-by-username-username/llms.txt)
- [xfetch: X post API pricing, 6 plans, GET /v1/users/{id}/media](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/xfetch/free-get-v1-users-id-media/llms.txt)
- [xfetch: X post API pricing, 6 plans, GET /v1/users/{id}/tweets/replies](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/xfetch/free-get-v1-users-id-tweets-replies/llms.txt)
- [xfetch: X post API pricing, 6 plans, GET /v1/users/{id}/tweets](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/xfetch/free-get-v1-users-id-tweets/llms.txt)

## xfetch: X profile API alternatives

- [AnyAPI, free trial key](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/anyapi/free-trial-key/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete
- [TwexAPI, $50 monthly, Basic, POST /twitter/users/by_ids](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/twexapi/50-monthly-basic-post-twitter-users-by-ids/llms.txt): $0.05 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [ScrapeBadger, $1,290 yearly, Growth, GET /v1/twitter/users/batch_by_ids](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/scrapebadger/1290-yearly-growth-get-v1-twitter-users-batch-by-ids/llms.txt): $0.06 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [xdataapi, $600 pack, Scale, GET /v1/users/{handle}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/xdataapi/600-pack-scale-get-v1-users-handle/llms.txt): $0.06 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [TwittrAPI, top-up from $2,000, Bulk, GET /user/by/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/twittrapi/top-up-from-2000-bulk-get-user-by-username-username/llms.txt): $0.065 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 2026-11-05.

- https://xfetch.io?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xfetch.io/docs/api-reference?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xfetch.io/docs/x-api-compatible?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xfetch.io/legal/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xfetch.io/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xfetch.io/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing
- https://xfetch.io/pricing.md?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=x-twitter-profile-api-pricing