Developer Console

Manage your apps, monitor usage, and access API credentials

The Developer Console is your central hub for managing X API access. Create apps, generate credentials, monitor usage, and manage billing—all in one place.

Open Developer Console

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What you can do

Create & manage apps

Set up apps to get API credentials. Configure authentication, permissions, and callback URLs.

Monitor usage & costs

Track API usage in real-time. View costs per endpoint and manage your credit balance.

Generate credentials

Create API keys, access tokens, and OAuth credentials for your apps.

Purchase credits

Buy credits for pay-per-usage billing. No subscriptions or commitments required.

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Getting started

1. Sign up for a developer account

   Go to console.x.com and sign in with your X account. Accept the Developer Agreement.

2. Create your first app

   Click New App and provide a name and description. This generates your API credentials.

3. Save your credentials

   Copy and securely store your API Key, API Secret, and Access Tokens. These won’t be shown again.

4. Start building

   Use your credentials to authenticate API requests. Check out the quickstart guide.

Store credentials securely. API keys and tokens are only displayed once when generated. Use a password manager or secure vault. If lost, you’ll need to regenerate them, which invalidates the old credentials.

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Billing & credits

The X API uses pay-per-usage pricing with a credit-based system:

Feature	Description
No monthly fees	Pay only for what you use—no subscriptions
Credit-based	Purchase credits upfront, deducted as you use the API
Real-time tracking	Monitor usage and costs in the console dashboard
Per-endpoint pricing	Different endpoints have different costs
Deduplication	Same resource requested twice in 24 hours is only charged once

View current pricing and purchase credits in the Developer Console.

Learn more about pricing →

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Team management

Team management is available for Enterprise accounts only.

Enterprise accounts can invite team members to collaborate:

Role	Capabilities
Administrator	Full access: manage apps, billing, team members, and roles
Developer	Manage own apps, read-only access to team apps

To invite a team member, navigate to the Team page in your console and enter their X handle.

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Next steps

Create an app

Learn about app settings, permissions, and credentials.

Make your first request

Use your credentials to call the API.