XCrap vs TwittrAPI

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XCrap compared with TwittrAPI
Detail	XCrap	TwittrAPI
What it does	Free API to read X posts, threads and profiles as Markdown or JSON without login or API key	REST API and real-time stream for Twitter/X data with pay-per-call pricing
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	2023	Not given
Based in	FR	Not given
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Pricing	No charge. Funded by donations. Rate limits are applied per IP address and per endpoint: 45 requests per minute for single posts and profiles, 15 per minute for threads and timelines, 20 per minute for media, 4 history exports and 6 bulk requests every five minutes, 10 searches every fifteen minutes	Direct accounts: $0.10 per 1,000 calls standard; $0.09 per 1,000 calls after $100+ top-up in 30 days; $0.08 per 1,000 calls for $500+ top-ups in 30 days; $0.065 per 1,000 calls for $2,000+ top-ups in 30 days. Card payments from $20 one-time or monthly subscription. RapidAPI: BASIC free (75 requests/
Key features	Single posts with full metrics: likes, reposts, replies, quotes, bookmarks and views Thread unrolling by stitching timeline with conversation ID Direct media downloads at every bitrate X encoded Bulk processing: up to fifty posts in one request Five output formats: JSON, Markdown, YAML, CSV, HTML MCP server integration for Claude and Cursor Full-text search with X search operators Markdown token counting via x-markdown-tokens header No authentication required: works with bare post IDs or x.com and twitter.com links Multiple integrations: SDK, OpenAPI spec, skill file, MCP server	Access to tweets, user profiles, followers and search results Post, reply and interact with X accounts Batch profile lookups (up to 500 per call) Search with X's native search operators No X developer account required Automatic refunds for failed requests Team keys with individual caps and budgets Crypto payment option with 5% bonus on Polygon
What makes it different	Completely free with no sign-up, API key generation or credit card required Works with any AI agent without needing credentials to store or rotate No data storage: posts cached five days only, media streamed through disk Works even when X's official API is unavailable via four fallback sources behind each endpoint	No X developer account needed; direct key from TwittrAPI Full account action support including posting and DMs at same price per call
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	1
Citation Flow (Majestic)	14	28
Referring domains (Majestic)	4	25

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