> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.ayrshare.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search Tweets by Keyword

> Search X/Twitter for tweets matching keywords or hashtags

export const PlansAvailable = ({plans = [], maxPackRequired}) => {
  let displayPlans = plans;
  if (plans && plans.length === 1) {
    const lowerCasePlan = plans[0].toLowerCase();
    if (lowerCasePlan === "basic") {
      displayPlans = ["Basic", "Premium", "Business", "Enterprise"];
    } else if (lowerCasePlan === "business") {
      displayPlans = ["Business", "Enterprise"];
    } else if (lowerCasePlan === "premium") {
      displayPlans = ["Premium", "Business", "Enterprise"];
    }
  }
  return <Note>
Available on {displayPlans.length === 1 ? "the " : ""}
{displayPlans.join(", ").replace(/\b\w/g, l => l.toUpperCase())}{" "}
{displayPlans.length > 1 ? "plans" : "plan"}.

{maxPackRequired && <span onClick={() => window.open('https://www.ayrshare.com/docs/additional/maxpack', '_self')} className="flex items-center mt-2 cursor-pointer">
 <span className="px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-sm" style={{
    backgroundColor: '#C264B6',
    color: 'white',
    fontSize: '12px'
  }}>
   Max Pack required
 </span>
</span>}
</Note>;
};

export const HeaderAPI = ({noProfileKey, profileKeyRequired}) => <>
    <ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
      <a href="/apis/overview#authorization">API Key</a> of the Primary Profile.
      <br />
      <br />
      Format: <code>Authorization: Bearer API_KEY</code>
    </ParamField>
    {!noProfileKey && (profileKeyRequired ? <ParamField header="Profile-Key" type="string" required>
          <a href="/apis/overview#profile-key-format">Profile Key</a> of a User Profile.
          <br />
          <br />
          Format: <code>Profile-Key: PROFILE_KEY</code>
        </ParamField> : <ParamField header="Profile-Key" type="string">
          <a href="/apis/overview#profile-key-format">Profile Key</a> of a User Profile.
          <br />
          <br />
          Format: <code>Profile-Key: PROFILE_KEY</code>
        </ParamField>)}
  </>;

<PlansAvailable plans={["business"]} maxPackRequired={false} />

Search X/Twitter for tweets matching keywords, hashtags, and advanced search operators. Returns normalized tweet data including user info, engagement metrics, and entities.

This endpoint requires [Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK)](/dashboard/connect-social-accounts/x-twitter-byo-keys) for X/Twitter.

<Warning>
  **Important Limitations**

  * Only tweets from the last \~7 days are available (X API limitation).
  * Default daily limit of 25 calls.
  * BYOK keys for X/Twitter are required.
</Warning>

## Header Parameters

<HeaderAPI />

## Query Parameters

<ParamField query="query" type="string" required>
  Keyword search query. Supports X/Twitter search operators (see table below).

  Examples: `ayrshare`, `#socialmedia`, `ayrshare OR #socialmedia`, `from:ayrshare`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="platform" type="string" required>
  Must be `twitter`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="limit" type="integer" default={15}>
  Maximum number of tweets to return. Must be between 10 and 100.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="sinceId" type="string">
  Returns tweets with an ID greater than (newer than) this value. Useful for fetching only new tweets since a previous request.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="untilId" type="string">
  Returns tweets with an ID less than (older than) this value. Useful for paginating backwards through results.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="next" type="string">
  Pagination token from a previous response's `meta.pagination.next`. Use this to fetch the next page of results.
</ParamField>

## Search Operators

The `query` parameter supports the following X/Twitter search operators:

| Operator  | Description                               | Example                   |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `AND`     | Both terms must appear (default behavior) | `social AND media`        |
| `OR`      | Either term must appear                   | `ayrshare OR socialmedia` |
| `from:`   | Tweets from a specific user               | `from:ayrshare`           |
| `to:`     | Tweets directed at a specific user        | `to:ayrshare`             |
| `#`       | Match a hashtag                           | `#socialmedia`            |
| `@`       | Match a mention                           | `@ayrshare`               |
| `-`       | Exclude a term                            | `social -spam`            |
| `lang:`   | Filter by language                        | `ayrshare lang:en`        |
| `filter:` | Filter by content type                    | `ayrshare filter:links`   |
| `url:`    | Match a URL                               | `url:ayrshare.com`        |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={"system"}
  curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
    -H "x-twitter-oauth1-api-key: YOUR_TWITTER_API_KEY" \
    -H "x-twitter-oauth1-api-secret: YOUR_TWITTER_API_SECRET" \
    -X GET "https://api.ayrshare.com/api/listen/keyword?query=ayrshare%20OR%20%23socialmedia&platform=twitter&limit=15"
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={"system"}
  const API_KEY = "API_KEY";

  fetch(
    "https://api.ayrshare.com/api/listen/keyword?query=ayrshare%20OR%20%23socialmedia&platform=twitter&limit=15",
    {
      method: "GET",
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}`,
        "x-twitter-oauth1-api-key": "YOUR_TWITTER_API_KEY",
        "x-twitter-oauth1-api-secret": "YOUR_TWITTER_API_SECRET"
      }
    }
  )
    .then((res) => res.json())
    .then((json) => console.log(json))
    .catch(console.error);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"system"}
  import requests

  headers = {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY',
      'x-twitter-oauth1-api-key': 'YOUR_TWITTER_API_KEY',
      'x-twitter-oauth1-api-secret': 'YOUR_TWITTER_API_SECRET'
  }

  params = {
      'query': 'ayrshare OR #socialmedia',
      'platform': 'twitter',
      'limit': 15
  }

  r = requests.get('https://api.ayrshare.com/api/listen/keyword', headers=headers, params=params)

  print(r.json())
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200: Success theme={"system"}
  {
    "status": "success",
    "platform": "twitter",
    "query": "ayrshare OR #socialmedia",
    "tweets": [
      {
        "id": "1234567890",
        "text": "Just discovered @ayrshare for managing social media APIs!",
        "createdAt": "2026-03-22T14:30:00.000Z",
        "user": {
          "id": "987654321",
          "name": "Jane Doe",
          "screenName": "janedoe",
          "profileImageUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/..."
        },
        "metrics": {
          "retweetCount": 5,
          "favoriteCount": 12
        },
        "entities": {
          "hashtags": ["socialmedia"],
          "mentions": ["ayrshare"],
          "urls": []
        },
        "inReplyToStatusId": null,
        "isRetweet": false,
        "lang": "en"
      }
    ],
    "meta": {
      "pagination": {
        "hasMore": true,
        "next": "b26v89c19zqg8o3fpds7h...",
        "limit": 15
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json 400: Bad Request theme={"system"}
  {
    "status": "error",
    "code": 101,
    "message": "Missing or incorrect parameters. Please verify with the docs.",
    "details": "The 'query' parameter is required."
  }
  ```

  ```json 401: Unauthorized theme={"system"}
  {
    "status": "error",
    "code": 401,
    "message": "Unauthorized. BYOK keys for X/Twitter are required.",
    "details": "Please set up your X/Twitter API keys. See https://docs.ayrshare.com/dashboard/connect-social-accounts/x-twitter-byo-keys"
  }
  ```

  ```json 429: Rate Limit Exceeded theme={"system"}
  {
    "status": "error",
    "code": 429,
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Daily limit of 25 keyword search calls reached.",
    "details": "Please try again tomorrow or contact support for higher limits."
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>