# retraced X (Twitter) User Metadata

> retraced X (Twitter) User Metadata is a paid API for AI agents from pay.retraced.site, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns metadata for a given X (Twitter) handle, including location, source app, username change count, and recent activity proxy.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://pay.retraced.site/x/user/:handle
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/retraced-x-twitter-user-metadata-999050d2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tseaAmCzQ5k6HLEj-u9rc

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 retraced-x-twitter-user-metadata-999050d2
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the X account metadata for the handle 'elonmusk' — I want to know where they're based, what app they post from, and how many times they've changed their username?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need lightweight, structured metadata about an X/Twitter account by handle — especially for account vetting, due diligence, or social profile enrichment workflows. Prefer this over full social media scraping tools when you only need account-level signals like location, source app, and username history rather than post content or follower graphs.

## Known failure modes

- Handle not found or account does not exist — returns error or empty result
- Rate limiting or payment failure — 402 payment required if USDC not provided
- Invalid handle format — returns validation error
- Account is suspended or deactivated — may return partial or no data
- Private/protected accounts may limit available metadata

## How this service works

X (Twitter) account metadata for any handle (based_in, source app, username-change count, recent-activity proxy). Utility endpoint.

## Output

Returns structured metadata for the given X handle, including geographic location (based_in), the source app used for posting, a count of how many times the username has been changed, and a proxy signal for recent account activity.

## 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",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "handle"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "handle": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "X handle without @"
      }
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "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/retraced-x-twitter-user-metadata-999050d2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from pay.retraced.site](https://www.zero.xyz/host/pay.retraced.site/llms.txt)