X CLI

Interact with X API using the x command-line tool.

Prerequisites

x --version
export X_API_KEY='your-api-key'
export X_API_SECRET='your-api-secret'
export X_ACCESS_TOKEN='your-access-token'
export X_ACCESS_SECRET='your-access-secret'
x auth status

Authentication

• API credentials from X Developer Portal
• Environment variables: XAPIKEY, XAPISECRET, XACCESSTOKEN, XACCESSSECRET
• Or: x auth login for OAuth flow

Tweets

Create & Manage

x tweet "Hello from the CLI!"
x tweet "Check this out" --media ./image.png
x tweet "Thread part 1" --thread
x tweet "Thread part 2" --reply-to TWEET_ID
x delete TWEET_ID --confirm

Read Timeline

x timeline --limit 50
x timeline --user USERNAME --limit 20
x mentions --limit 20
x likes --user USERNAME

Search

x search --query "#javascript" --limit 100
x search --query "from:elonmusk" --recent
x search --query "AI filter:images" --limit 50

Media

x upload ./image.jpg --alt "Description"
x upload ./video.mp4 --media-type video
x tweet "Video content" --media MEDIA_ID

Users

x user get USERNAME
x user followers USERNAME --limit 100
x user following USERNAME --limit 100
x follow USERNAME
x unfollow USERNAME --confirm

Lists & Bookmarks

x lists list
x lists get LIST_ID --tweets
x lists create "Tech News" --description "Technology updates"
x bookmarks --limit 50

Analytics

x analytics tweets --days 30
x analytics followers --growth
x export tweets --start 2024-01-01 --format csv

Agent Best Practices

1. Rate limits: Respect X API rate limits (check x limits)
2. Tweet length: 280 characters max (4,000 for X Premium)
3. Media formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4 supported
4. Thread safety: Use --thread flag for multi-tweet threads