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X Media API

Endpoints related to retrieving and uploading Media — 11 operation(s) in the X-published contract.

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Operations 11

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /2/media Look up several media items by key · Get Media by media keys #
Ask an LLM
“Can I get details for a batch of media keys in one call?”
“What type, size and URL info comes back for multiple media keys?”
Tell an agent
Get media details for keys {media_keys}.
Look up these media items together: {media_keys}.
GET /2/media/analytics Get analytics for media items · Get Media analytics #
Ask an LLM
“How are my uploaded videos performing over a date range?”
“Can I get media analytics broken down by hour or day?”
Tell an agent
Show analytics for media {media_keys} from {start_time} to {end_time}.
Get {granularity} media analytics for {media_keys} between {start_time} and {end_time}.
POST /2/media/metadata Add metadata to uploaded media · Create Media metadata #
Ask an LLM
“Can I attach extra metadata to an image after uploading it?”
“What call sets metadata on an existing media ID?”
Tell an agent
Add metadata {metadata} to media {id}.
Attach metadata to uploaded media {id}.
DELETE /2/media/subtitles Remove subtitles from a video · Delete Media subtitles #
Ask an LLM
“How do I delete a subtitle track in a particular language from a video?”
“Can I remove captions I previously added to media?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete the {language_code} subtitles from {media_category} media {id}.
Remove {language_code} captions on video {id} ({media_category}).
POST /2/media/subtitles Add subtitles to a video · Create Media subtitles #
Ask an LLM
“Can I attach subtitle files to a video I uploaded?”
“What's needed to add captions to a video's media ID?”
Tell an agent
Add subtitles {subtitles} to video {id}.
Attach captions {subtitles} to {media_category} media {id}.
GET /2/media/upload Check a media upload's processing status · Get Media upload status #
Ask an LLM
“Is my uploaded video still processing or ready to post?”
“How can I poll the status of a chunked media upload?”
Tell an agent
Check the upload status of media {media_id}.
Poll processing progress for upload {media_id}.
POST /2/media/upload Upload a media file in one request · Upload a media file and get back its identifiers, including a media_key. #
Ask an LLM
“What's the simplest way to upload an image for a post in a single request?”
“Can I share an uploaded media file with other user accounts?”
Tell an agent
Upload {media} as {media_category} and give me its media key.
Upload {media} as {media_category} and also grant access to {additional_owners}.
POST /2/media/upload/initialize Start a chunked media upload · Initialize media upload #
Ask an LLM
“Where does a chunked upload for a large video begin?”
“What size and type details go into initializing a media upload?”
Tell an agent
Initialize a chunked upload of {total_bytes} bytes of type {media_type}.
Start a {media_category} chunked upload for a {total_bytes}-byte file.
POST /2/media/upload/{id}/append Append a chunk to a media upload · Append Media Upload #
Ask an LLM
“Which segment index goes with each chunk of a media upload?”
“Can I send a large video to an upload session in pieces?”
Tell an agent
Append chunk {segment_index} ({media}) to media upload {id}.
Send segment {segment_index} of the file {media} into upload session {id}.
POST /2/media/upload/{id}/finalize Finalize a chunked media upload · Finalize Media upload #
Ask an LLM
“What do I call after all chunks of a media upload are sent?”
“Does finalizing an upload make the media usable in posts?”
Tell an agent
Finalize media upload {id}.
Complete the chunked upload session {id}.
GET /2/media/{media_key} Get one media item by key · Get Media by media key #
Ask an LLM
“Can I look up a single media item from its media key?”
“Which fields can I request for one piece of media?”
Tell an agent
Get media {media_key}.
Show media item {media_key} with fields {fields}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.x.com/x-api/media/introduction

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/x/refs/heads/main/openapi/x-media-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

x-media-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: X API v2 core endpoints
  version: '2.168'
  title: X API v2 Media API
  termsOfService: https://developer.x.com/en/developer-terms/agreement-and-policy.html
  contact:
    name: X Developers
    url: https://developer.x.com/
  license:
    name: X Developer Agreement and Policy
    url: https://developer.x.com/en/developer-terms/agreement-and-policy.html
servers:
- description: X API
  url: https://api.x.com
tags:


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