X (Twitter) Likes API is one of 23 APIs that X (Twitter) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Likes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, authentication docs, and rate-limit docs.
This API exposes
2 operations
across 2 paths,
and defines 52 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2.161.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.x.com.
2 operations2 paths52 schemas2 GET
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
X (Twitter) Likes API declares
3 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerToken).
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2UserToken) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 21 scopes.
It uses HTTP oauth authentication (UserToken).
Paths & Operations 2
Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Likes 2
GET
/2/likes/firehose/stream
X Stream All Likes
streamLikesFirehose9 params→ 200default
GET
/2/likes/sample10/stream
X Stream Sampled Likes
streamLikesSample109 params→ 200default
Schemas 52
The contract defines 52 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Tweet (29 properties), User (21 properties), UrlFields (9 properties), Place (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
NoteTweetText
string
The note content of the Tweet.
PollId
string
Unique identifier of this poll.
Position
array
A [GeoJson Position](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946section-3.1.1) in the format [longitude,latitude].
Media
object
4 properties1 required
Point
object
A [GeoJson Point](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946section-3.1.2) geometry object.
2 properties2 required
ContextAnnotationEntityFields
object
Represents the data for the context annotation entity.
3 properties1 required
UrlImage
object
Represent the information for the URL image.
3 properties
Geo
object
4 properties3 required
UrlEntity
Represent the portion of text recognized as a URL, and its start and end position within the text.
LikeWithTweetAuthor
object
A Like event, with the tweet author user and the tweet being liked
5 properties
UserName
string
The X handle (screen name) of this user.
ContextAnnotation
object
Annotation inferred from the Tweet text.
2 properties2 required
PlaceId
string
The identifier for this place.
HttpStatusCode
integer
HTTP Status Code.
PollOptionLabel
string
The text of a poll choice.
ContextAnnotationDomainFields
object
Represents the data for the context annotation domain.
3 properties1 required
Poll
object
Represent a Poll attached to a Tweet.
5 properties2 required
EntityIndicesInclusiveExclusive
object
Represent a boundary range (start and end index) for a recognized entity (for example a hashtag or a mention). start must be smaller than end. The start index…
2 properties2 required
MentionFields
object
Represent the portion of text recognized as a User mention, and its start and end position within the text.
2 properties1 required
HashtagEntity
PlaceType
string
ReplySettingsWithVerifiedUsers
string
Shows who can reply a Tweet. Fields returned are everyone, mentionedusers, subscribers, verified and following.
TweetId
string
Unique identifier of this Tweet. This is returned as a string in order to avoid complications with languages and tools that cannot handle large integers.
HashtagFields
object
Represent the portion of text recognized as a Hashtag, and its start and end position within the text.
1 property1 required
MediaKey
string
The Media Key identifier for this attachment.
CommunityId
string
The unique identifier of this Community.
Topic
object
The topic of a Space, as selected by its creator.
3 properties2 required
Error
object
2 properties2 required
MediaHeight
integer
The height of the media in pixels.
Place
object
8 properties2 required
CashtagFields
object
Represent the portion of text recognized as a Cashtag, and its start and end position within the text.
1 property1 required
DisplayTextRange
array
Represent a boundary range (start and end zero-based indices) for the portion of text that is displayed for a post. start must be smaller than end. The start i…
User
object
The X User object.
21 properties3 required
MentionEntity
UserWithheld
object
Indicates withholding details for [withheld content](https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/tweet-withheld-by-country).
2 properties1 required
FullTextEntities
object
5 properties
CountryCode
string
A two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
PollOption
object
Describes a choice in a Poll object.
3 properties3 required
UrlFields
object
Represent the portion of text recognized as a URL.
9 properties1 required
TopicId
string
Unique identifier of this Topic.
Tweet
object
29 properties
Problem
object
An HTTP Problem Details object, as defined in IETF RFC 7807 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7807).
4 properties2 required
CashtagEntity
LikeId
string
The unique identifier of this Like.
TweetWithheld
object
Indicates withholding details for [withheld content](https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/tweet-withheld-by-country).
3 properties2 required
Url
string
A validly formatted URL.
Expansions
object
6 properties
TweetText
string
The content of the Tweet.
MediaWidth
integer
The width of the media in pixels.
StreamingLikeResponseV2
object
3 properties
UserId
string
Unique identifier of this User. This is returned as a string in order to avoid complications with languages and tools that cannot handle large integers.
EntityIndicesInclusiveInclusive
object
Represent a boundary range (start and end index) for a recognized entity (for example a hashtag or a mention). start must be smaller than end. The start index…
2 properties2 required
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
