drain.lat API

GET /profile/:username

Fetch a Twitter/X public profile.

GET /api/v1/twitter/profile/:username

string

required

The Twitter/X username to look up.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/profile/elonmusk" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/profile/elonmusk", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/profile/elonmusk",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Display name.

string

Twitter handle.

string

Profile bio.

string

Follower count (formatted, e.g. 219.4M).

string

Following count.

string

Total post count.

boolean

Whether the account is verified.

string

Profile image URL.

string

Banner image URL.

string

Location listed on profile.

string

Website listed on profile.

string

When the account was created.

Response

{
  "name": "Elon Musk",
  "username": "elonmusk",
  "bio": "Mars & Cars, Chips & Doge",
  "followers": "219.4M",
  "following": "1,012",
  "posts": "47.2K",
  "verified": true,
  "profileImage": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/...",
  "bannerImage": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/...",
  "location": "",
  "website": "",
  "joinedDate": "Joined June 2009",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

GET /profile/:username/stats

Get just the key stats for a Twitter user - faster than the full profile.

GET /api/v1/twitter/profile/:username/stats

string

required

The Twitter/X username.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/profile/elonmusk/stats" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/profile/elonmusk/stats", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/profile/elonmusk/stats",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

Response

{
  "username": "elonmusk",
  "followers": "219.4M",
  "following": "1,012",
  "posts": "47.2K",
  "verified": true,
  "joinedDate": "Joined June 2009",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

GET /search

Search for Twitter users by keyword.

GET /api/v1/twitter/search?q=query

string

required

Search query keyword.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/search?q=nasa" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/search?q=nasa", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/search",
    params={"q": "nasa"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

Response

[
  {
    "name": "NASA",
    "username": "NASA",
    "bio": "Explore the universe and discover our home planet.",
    "verified": true,
    "profileImage": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/..."
  }
]

Returns up to 10 results per query.

POST /bulk/profiles

Fetch multiple Twitter profiles in a single request.

POST /api/v1/twitter/bulk/profiles

string[]

required

Array of Twitter usernames to look up. Maximum 5.

curl -X POST "https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/bulk/profiles" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"usernames": ["elonmusk", "nasa"]}'

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/bulk/profiles", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ usernames: ["elonmusk", "nasa"] })
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/twitter/bulk/profiles",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"usernames": ["elonmusk", "nasa"]}
)
print(res.json())

Response

[
  {
    "username": "elonmusk",
    "success": true,
    "data": {
      "name": "Elon Musk",
      "username": "elonmusk",
      "followers": "219.4M",
      "verified": true
    }
  },
  {
    "username": "nasa",
    "success": true,
    "data": {
      "name": "NASA",
      "username": "NASA",
      "followers": "98.2M",
      "verified": true
    }
  }
]

Maximum 5 usernames per request. Profiles are fetched sequentially so larger batches take longer.

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