---
title: "Profile"
description: "Get an X account's profile."
---

```http
GET | POST /v1/x/profile
```

Send parameters as a query string with `GET`, or as a JSON body with `POST`. Both are equivalent.

## What to Pass

| Pass | Reads | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `username` | The profile |  |

Pass one source per call. Every identifier also takes the page URL.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `username` | string |  | @handle (with or without @), or the profile URL. |

## Request

```bash tab="cURL"
curl "https://gateway.apinoa.com/v1/x/profile?username=nasa" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APINOA_API_KEY"
```

```js tab="JavaScript"
const params = new URLSearchParams({ username: "nasa" });
const res = await fetch(`https://gateway.apinoa.com/v1/x/profile?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APINOA_API_KEY },
});
const { success, data, error } = await res.json();
```

```python tab="Python"
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://gateway.apinoa.com/v1/x/profile",
    params={"username": "nasa"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APINOA_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
```

## Response

Returns [`Account`](/docs/api-reference/sns/response-schema#account) in `data`. A real response, shortened: arrays keep their first entries and long text is cut.

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "x",
    "id": "11348282",
    "handle": "NASA",
    "displayName": "NASA",
    "bio": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
    "url": "https://x.com/NASA",
    "avatarUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1321163587679784960/0ZxKlEKB.jpg",
    "bannerUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/11348282/1788992290",
    "verified": true,
    "createdAt": "2007-12-19T20:20:32.000Z",
    "counts": {
      "followers": 92311215,
      "following": 115,
      "posts": 74453
    },
    "links": [
      {
        "url": "http://www.nasa.gov/",
        "title": "nasa.gov"
      }
    ],
    "private": false,
    "ext": {
      "blueVerified": true,
      "verifiedType": "Government",
      "location": "Pale Blue Dot",
      "affiliatesCount": 85,
      "highlightedTweetsCount": 287,
      "birthdate": {
        "day": 1,
        "month": 10,
        "year": 1958
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | `INVALID_PARAMS` | A parameter is missing, unknown or out of range. The message names it. |
| 401 | `UNAUTHORIZED` | The `x-api-key` header is missing, or the key is revoked or unknown. |
| 402 | `INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE` | The balance does not cover this call. Top up in the dashboard. |
| 404 | `NOT_FOUND` | The account, post or group does not exist, or is private, deleted or age-restricted. |
| 429 | `MARKETPLACE_SATURATED` | Too many concurrent calls. Retry after the `Retry-After` seconds. |
| 502 | `UPSTREAM_ERROR` | The platform answered with something unusable. Retry with backoff. |

Every code is listed in [Errors](/docs/errors). Failed calls are not billed.

## Pricing

**Price** $0.001 per call. [List price](https://apinoa.com/en/pricing); the rate steps down above 1,000 calls a day.