# fetcher.sh Twitter/X Profile Lookup by Handle

> fetcher.sh Twitter/X Profile Lookup by Handle is a paid API for AI agents from twitter.fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Retrieves public profile information for a Twitter/X account by its username/handle

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://twitter.fetcher.sh/api/handle/%7Bhandle%7D/about
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fetcher-sh-twitter-x-profile-lookup-by-handle-793bd4ec
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_UjF87AK8Pl6jdrf4j2NHV

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 fetcher-sh-twitter-x-profile-lookup-by-handle-793bd4ec
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the public profile info for the Twitter account @naval — I want their bio, follower count, and account details?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to resolve a Twitter/X username to full profile metadata without setting up OAuth, creating a Twitter developer account, or managing API rate limits. Ideal for one-off or low-volume lookups billed per call in USDC. Prefer over the official Twitter API when avoiding subscription overhead, or when building lightweight agents that need occasional social profile enrichment.

## Known failure modes

- Handle not found or account suspended — returns 404 or empty result
- Account is private — may return limited or no profile data
- Rate limiting on the underlying scraper — may return 429 or error
- Invalid handle format — malformed URL parameter causes error
- Account has been deactivated or banned — endpoint returns not found
- Temporary Twitter/X platform availability issues causing scrape failures

## How this service works

Twitter / X (x.com) data and scraping API: Search tweets, resolve profiles by handle or ID, and pull timelines, replies, followers, lists, and trends. 15 REST endpoints from $0.002 – $0.005 per call — no account, no OAuth, no subscription. Pay with x402 (USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana) or prepaid credits.

## Output

Returns structured public profile data for the specified Twitter/X handle, including display name, bio/description, follower count, following count, tweet count, profile image URL, account creation date, verification status, and other publicly visible account metadata.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/fetcher-sh-twitter-x-profile-lookup-by-handle-793bd4ec/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from twitter.fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/twitter.fetcher.sh/llms.txt)