# VIBE Twitter User Profile Lookup – vitalikbuterin

> VIBE Twitter User Profile Lookup – vitalikbuterin is a paid API for AI agents from api.vibe.airforce, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches the Twitter/X profile data for the user @vitalikbuterin via the VIBE API

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.vibe.airforce/api/x402/vibe-tools/twitter/user/vitalikbuterin
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-vibe-airforce-5a76a4d0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_wXdq4pcOvYwLUXY_YMAUi

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-vibe-airforce-5a76a4d0
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the Twitter profile details for @vitalikbuterin — things like their bio, follower count, and account info?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the Twitter/X profile metadata for @vitalikbuterin (Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder) and want a pre-wired, low-cost lookup without building your own Twitter API integration. Ideal for agents monitoring crypto influencers, enriching DeFi research with social context, or verifying public identity claims tied to this specific account.

## Known failure modes

- Twitter API rate limit exceeded — 429 or similar error
- Account not found or suspended — returns empty or error data
- Payment failure over x402 — endpoint returns 402 if USDC payment not included
- Stale or cached data if Twitter API is temporarily unavailable
- Invalid or missing authentication credentials on the VIBE side

## How this service works

Get a Twitter/X user profile by username. Returns name, bio, follower/following counts, and verification status.

## Output

Returns a structured data object containing the Twitter/X public profile of @vitalikbuterin, likely including display name, bio/description, follower count, following count, tweet count, account creation date, profile image URL, and other public user metadata.

## Example request

```json
{
 "input": {
  "body": {}
 }
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   }
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "data": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "id": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Twitter user unique identifier"
      },
      "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Display name"
      },
      "tx_hash": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "EIP-3009 payment transaction hash on Base"
      },
      "username": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Twitter handle (without @)"
      },
      "verified": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Whether the account is verified"
      },
      "amount_paid": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Amount paid for this request in USDC"
      },
      "description": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "User bio"
      },
      "public_metrics": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Followers count, following count, tweet count, listed count"
      },
      "profile_image_url": {
       "type": "string",
       "format": "uri",
       "description": "Profile picture URL"
      }
     },
     "description": "Twitter/X user profile by username (without @)"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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