# X Profile About API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/twitter/profile-about)

> Returns the same profile as `/v1/twitter/profile` plus X's "About this account" details: `author.ext.account_based_in` (the region X reports the account is based in, for example Europe), `author.ext.signup_source` (how it signed up, for example Europe App Store), `author.ext.username_changes` and `author.ext.username_last_changed_at` (its handle history), and whether X considers the location and the creation country accurate (`author.ext.location_accurate`, `author.ext.created_country_accurate`). It also returns `author.ext.media_count`, `author.ext.likes_given` (posts this account has liked, not likes it received, so `author.likes_count` stays null), `author.ext.creator_subscriptions_count` and the verification breakdown behind `author.verified`: `author.ext.verified_blue`, `author.ext.verified_legacy`, `author.ext.identity_verified` and `author.ext.verification_reason` (X's reason, for example a government account). X publishes no protected flag on this record, so `author.private` is null.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/twitter/profile/about` costs 2 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | yes | Twitter username without the @ symbol |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/twitter/profile/about" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=levelsio" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### What does the X Profile About API return?

Returns an X (Twitter) profile plus X's "About this account": the region the account is based in, how it signed up, its username changes and the breakdown behind the blue check. The response uses the same JSON envelope as every SocialCrawl endpoint, with the data, credits_used and request_id fields.

### When should I use the X Profile About endpoint?

Use it to check where an account is based and whether its handle history or verification makes it trustworthy. Costs 2 credits; /v1/twitter/profile is the 1-credit profile.

### How much does the X Profile About API cost?

Each call costs 2 credits, so the 100 free credits every new account gets cover 50 calls. Credits for failed or empty calls are refunded automatically, and there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the X Profile About API need?

The one required parameter is handle (twitter username without the @ symbol).

### How do I call the X Profile About API?

Send a GET request to https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/twitter/profile/about?handle=levelsio with your API key in the x-api-key header. An Authorization: Bearer header works too.

See the full X API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/twitter

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

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