# ReadX X/Twitter Account About Endpoint

> ReadX X/Twitter Account About Endpoint is a paid API for AI agents from readx.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns account metadata for a given X/Twitter handle, including join date, base location, verification status, and username change history.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://readx.sh/api/:name/about
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/readx-x-twitter-account-about-endpoint-1925b410
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-k5_OXXk4r-zdC7JPmrDF

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 readx-x-twitter-account-about-endpoint-1925b410
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the account info for the X user 'elonmusk' — I want to know their join date, location, verification status, and if they've changed their username before?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured account metadata (join date, location, verification, username history) for a specific X/Twitter user by handle, especially in agent workflows that need lightweight profile enrichment without pulling full timelines or tweet data. Prefer this over full profile endpoints when only account-level metadata is needed.

## Known failure modes

- Username not found — handle does not exist or has been suspended
- Invalid handle format — handle contains disallowed characters (must be alphanumeric and underscore)
- Payment failure — x402 payment of $0.03 USDC not processed successfully
- Rate limiting or upstream X API unavailability
- Empty or missing fields if the account has not provided location or has not changed usernames

## How this service works

Account info: join date, base location, verification, username changes. Example: GET /api/jack/about

## Output

A JSON object containing the X/Twitter account's join date, base location, verification status, and history of username changes for the requested handle.

## Example request

```json
{
 "input": {
  "type": "http",
  "method": "GET",
  "queryParams": {
   "name": "twitter"
  }
 }
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "name"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_]+$",
       "minLength": 1,
       "description": "X handle without the leading @ (alphanumeric and underscore)."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/readx-x-twitter-account-about-endpoint-1925b410/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from readx.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/readx.sh/llms.txt)