X (Twitter) Transcript API

Turn any X (Twitter) video into text via a simple REST API call. No X API key required — works with tweets, Spaces recordings, and video posts. Python and JavaScript SDKs included.

✔️ Extract transcripts from tweets, Spaces, and X video posts

✔️ No X API key required — works with any public video URL

✔️ Timestamps, multi-language support, and AI fallback transcription

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curl 'https://api.supadata.ai/v1/transcript?url=https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1481651037291225113' \
  -H 'x-api-key: {your_api_key}'

{
  "lang": "en",
  "availableLangs": [
    "en"
  ],
  "content": [
    {
      "text": "As you heard from the call out there",
      "duration": 5489,
      "offset": 3710
    },
    {
      "text": "and from the cheers behind me, we have",
      "duration": 5490,
      "offset": 9199
    },
    {
      "text": "successfully landed this Falcon nine for the tenth time.",
      "duration": 5490,
      "offset": 14689
    }
  ]
}

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Use Cases

How Does Supadata Compare?

X (Twitter) has no transcript endpoint of its own, so the alternatives are awkward. Here’s how Supadata compares:

Pass any public X URL and Supadata returns timestamped JSON — no X developer account, no OAuth.

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Performance & Capabilities

Processing speed is typically a few seconds for video posts and a few minutes for long Spaces recordings. For high volume, batch requests and cache results — transcripts don’t change once a post is published.

Code Examples

Turn any public X (Twitter) video into text with a single request. No X API key, no developer account, no OAuth.

curl 'https://api.supadata.ai/v1/transcript?url=https://x.com/i/status/1838766001137844356' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

from supadata import Supadata
 
supadata = Supadata(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
transcript = supadata.transcript(url="https://x.com/i/status/1838766001137844356")
print(transcript.content)

import { Supadata } from '@supadata/js';
 
const supadata = new Supadata({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });
const transcript = await supadata.transcript({ url: 'https://x.com/i/status/1838766001137844356' });
console.log(transcript.content);

Response:

{
  "lang": "en",
  "content": [
    { "text": "Here's what most people get wrong about shipping fast", "offset": 1200, "duration": 2600 },
    { "text": "You don't need more time, you need a smaller scope", "offset": 3800, "duration": 2900 }
  ]
}

FAQs

Do I need an X (Twitter) API key?

No. Supadata handles all authentication with X (Twitter) internally. You only need a Supadata API key to make requests — no X developer account required.

What types of X content does this support?

The API works with X video posts, tweet videos, and Spaces recordings. Pass any public X URL and get the transcript back in seconds.

What happens when an X video has no captions?

Supadata transcribes the audio using AI speech recognition, so you get accurate, timestamped text even when X provides no captions — same endpoint, same response format.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. Every account starts on the Basic plan with 100 free credits per month, no credit card required.

What programming languages are supported?

Any language that can make HTTP requests. We offer first-class SDKs for Python and JavaScript/TypeScript, plus no-code integrations for Zapier, Make, n8n, and ActivePieces.

What format is the transcript returned in?

JSON with an array of { text, offset, duration, lang } objects. Set text: true to get a plain string instead. See transcript endpoint docs.

X (Twitter) Transcript API: A Quick Guide

X (Twitter) is now a video-first platform — product launches, founder threads, interviews, and live Spaces all happen on video. But X gives you no way to read that content as text. The X (Twitter) Transcript API closes that gap: pass a public X video URL and get a clean, timestamped transcript back in seconds.

What it does

It extracts spoken text from X video posts and Spaces recordings. Unlike the official X API — which has no transcript endpoint at all — Supadata fetches the media, pulls native captions where they exist, and falls back to AI transcription when they don’t. You call one endpoint and get structured JSON, so it works in any language or framework that can make an HTTP request. No X developer account, OAuth flow, or app review required.

Working with X Spaces recordings

Spaces are long-form audio, which makes them painful to review manually. The API transcribes recorded Spaces the same way it handles video posts, so you can turn an hour-long conversation into searchable text, pull quotes, or feed it to an LLM for summarization. Spaces without captions still come back fully transcribed via AI.

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