---
title: "X API prices and posting limits, dated"
url: "https://get1post.com/data/x-api-costs.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/data/x-api-costs"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
type: "reference"
summary: "What X charges to create a post through its API, with and without a link, and the limits on creating posts, from X's own pages."
related: ["https://get1post.com/tools/x-api-cost-calculator.md", "https://get1post.com/platforms/x/specs.md"]
---

# X API prices and posting limits, dated

What X charges to create a post through its API, with and without a link, and the limits on creating posts, from X's own pages.

Through the X API a plain post costs $0.015 and a post with a URL costs $0.200, per X's pricing page. Creating posts is limited to 100 per 15 minutes per user and 10,000 per 24 hours per app. This page lists the write prices and limits with the date we read them.

**Write prices (per request)**

| Action | Price |
| --- | --- |
| Create a post | $0.015 |
| Create a post with a URL | $0.200 |
| Create a post (summoned) | $0.010 |
| Delete an interaction | $0.010 |
| Media metadata | $0.005 |

**Limits on creating posts**

| Scope | Limit |
| --- | --- |
| Per user | 100 per 15 minutes |
| Per app | 10,000 per 24 hours |

Work out your month with the [X API cost calculator](https://get1post.com/tools/x-api-cost-calculator.md). X says prices are subject to change; its Developer Console shows the current rates.

## Questions

**Why is a post with a link so much dearer?**

X prices it at $0.200 against $0.015 for a plain post, a bit over thirteen times as much. Its pages do not say why.

**Do reads cost money too?**

Yes. X charges per resource returned for reads, for example $0.005 per post read. This page covers writes.

## Sources

- [X API pricing](https://docs.x.com/x-api/getting-started/pricing), read 2026-10-22
- [X API rate limits](https://docs.x.com/x-api/fundamentals/rate-limits), read 2026-10-22

## Related

- [Free X API posting cost calculator](https://get1post.com/tools/x-api-cost-calculator.md)
- [X specs and limits: text, media, daily cap](https://get1post.com/platforms/x/specs.md)