Why we built it
In 2022 analytics teams needed public Twitter data they could rely on, at a price the official API couldn’t offer. We built TweetScout API as their data backend.
In 2023 the official API ended free reads, closed its Academic Research track and moved serious volume into enterprise contracts from about $42,000 a month. Developers, researchers and startups kept arriving with the same problem, and stayed.
In 2025 TweetScout API became Sorsa API: a new name for what the product had become, with the same team and the same infrastructure. One API for every read-heavy workload on public X data.
One request, one price.
Any endpoint, any plan. Failed requests are never charged.
Sorsa API pricingRead-only by design.
Sorsa API never asks for your X login, and X never learns who is asking.
Uptime and securityA stable API. Your code doesn’t change.
Your requests and the response schema stay the same, so integrations don’t break. When X changes something, we fix it on our side.
Sorsa API documentationReady for AI agents.
An MCP server, an agent skill and the full docs in one file for models.
Build with AIWho runs Sorsa API?
Scouts Labs Inc, with its registered office at Intershore Chambers, PO Box 4642, Road Town, Tortola, VG1111, British Virgin Islands. The same team has built and run the API since 2022, first as TweetScout API.
Is Sorsa API the same as TweetScout?
Yes. TweetScout API was renamed Sorsa API in 2025: same team, same infrastructure, running since 2022.
Is Sorsa API affiliated with X?
No. It is an independent service, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by X Corp. X and the X logo are trademarks of X Corp.
Where does Sorsa API get its data?
Sorsa API is a Twitter scraper API: it reads public X data live on every request, the same data any browser or search engine sees without logging in, and returns clean JSON through one REST API. It never asks for your X login, and X never learns who is asking.
How is Sorsa API different from the official X API?
One API key instead of a developer account and OAuth; one price per request, so tweets cost from $0.014 per 1,000 instead of $5.00; 20 requests per second on every plan; read-only. For posting, use the official X API next to Sorsa API.
Can I post or like through Sorsa API?
No. It is read-only by design, so nothing built on it can post, like, follow or send DMs, and your X account is never involved.
Is Sorsa API reliable enough for production?
It has run in production since 2022 with 6B+ requests served, 99.9% uptime guaranteed in our terms on every paid plan, and a response schema that stays stable: when X changes something, we fix it on our side. See uptime and security.
How do I reach the Sorsa API team?
Email contacts@sorsa.io, open a ticket in your dashboard, or talk to sales about volume and custom terms.