Question 1

What is XCROP?

Accepted Answer

X/Twitter Data Intelligence API Platform for real-time social data, focused on crypto/DeFi.

Question 2

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Sign up, get API key from dashboard, make first request. Free tier includes 5,000 credits/month.

Question 3

What authentication methods are supported?

Accepted Answer

API key (Bearer token) for API calls; sign in to the dashboard with a one-time email code, Google, or GitHub (passwordless).

Question 4

How does credit-based pricing work?

Accepted Answer

Each API call costs credits based on data type: tweet=15, profile=18, follower=1, interaction check=50, write=100. Minimum 10 credits per call. Plan credits reset monthly.

Question 5

What plans are available?

Accepted Answer

Starter (free, 5K credits), Basic ($4.9/mo, 700K), Pro ($9.9/mo, 2M), Pay as You Go (from $2.9, credits never expire).

Question 6

Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes, anytime from dashboard. Changes take effect immediately. Pro-rated billing.

Question 7

What payment methods do you accept?

Accepted Answer

Cryptocurrency: USDT (BEP-20), USDC (BEP-20), SOL, POL. Card payments via Stripe are coming soon.

Question 8

What are the rate limits?

Accepted Answer

Per-minute: Starter=10, Basic=30, Pro=60, PayG=30. Up to 1,000 results per request on every plan (paginate with the cursor for more).

Question 9

What happens when I hit a rate limit?

Accepted Answer

429 response with retry-after header. Use exponential backoff.

Question 10

How do I check my remaining credits?

Accepted Answer

Dashboard shows real-time usage. API responses include X-Credits-Remaining header.

Question 11

What data can I access?

Accepted Answer

User profiles, tweets, followers/following, search, trending, lists, communities, and interaction verification.

Question 12

How fresh is the data?

Accepted Answer

Real-time for most endpoints. Cached results (5-30 seconds) for high-traffic endpoints.

Question 13

What is the Write API?

Accepted Answer

Create tweets, replies, quotes, likes, retweets, follows using your connected X account.

Question 14

What is Interaction Check?

Accepted Answer

Interaction Check endpoints verify whether a specific user has retweeted, replied to, or quoted a tweet — designed for airdrop and giveaway campaigns.

Question 15

How is my data secured?

Accepted Answer

AES-256-GCM encryption for credentials, HTTPS only, no plaintext storage, 2FA support.

Question 16

Do you store my X credentials?

Accepted Answer

Only encrypted cookies/CSRF tokens. We never store passwords in plaintext.

Question 17

Do you have SDKs?

Accepted Answer

Official JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and Go SDKs available on GitHub.

Question 18

How do I handle pagination?

Accepted Answer

Cursor-based. Pass cursor from previous response. See docs for details.

Question 19

Can I use the API from the browser?

Accepted Answer

CORS is restricted to xcrop.io — call the API from your backend and never expose your key in client-side code.

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