Getting Started Guide

Getting Started with XTracker

Follow this step-by-step guide to set up your account and start tracking X (Twitter) accounts.

Create Account

Sign up for a free XTracker account

Add API Key

Connect your twitterapi.io key

Start Tracking

Follow accounts & analyze data

1

Create Your Account

  1. Visit the registration page and enter your email address and a secure password.

  2. Click the "Register" button to create your account.

  3. Once registered, you'll be redirected to the dashboard where you can set up your account.

Already have an account? Log in here.
2

Obtain a Twitter API Key

  1. Visit twitterapi.io and create an account.

  2. Subscribe to a plan that fits your needs.

  3. Once subscribed, navigate to your account dashboard to access your API key.

  4. Copy your API key for use in XTracker.

Why do I need my own API key?

XTracker uses your Twitter API key to fetch data from accounts you follow. This approach ensures you have full control over your API usage and rate limits.

3

Configure Your Dashboard

  1. Go to the Dashboard and scroll to the "Twitter API Settings" section.

  2. Enter your twitterapi.io API key in the provided field and click "Save".

  3. In the "API Key Management" section, generate a new XTracker API key for accessing the API programmatically (optional).

Important: Your XTracker API key requires admin approval before it can be used. This is a security measure to prevent abuse.
4

Follow Twitter Accounts

  1. Go to the Followed Accounts page.

  2. Enter the Twitter username (or URL) of the account you want to follow.

  3. Click "Follow Account" to add it to your list. Repeat for all accounts you wish to track.

  4. After adding accounts, the system will automatically start fetching their tweets using your API key.

Pro Tip

You can follow accounts by entering their username in various formats:

  • @username
  • username
  • twitter.com/username
  • x.com/username
5

Explore and Analyze Data

  1. Visit the Database Explorer to browse and analyze tweets from followed accounts.

  2. Use filters to find specific content, hashtags, mentions, or date ranges.

  3. View detailed metrics for each tweet including engagement statistics.

  4. Export filtered data for further analysis if needed.

Data Refresh: New tweets are fetched daily from your followed accounts. Ensure your twitterapi.io key remains active for uninterrupted service.
6

API Integration (Optional)

  1. Go to Account Settings and navigate to the "API Integration" section.

  2. For direct API access, generate an API key that you can use in your applications with the X-API-Key header.

  3. For OAuth applications like Custom GPTs, click "Manage OAuth Applications" to create OAuth clients.

  4. Set up your OAuth client with the appropriate scopes (permissions) based on the endpoints you need to access.

Advanced Integration

For detailed API documentation, refer to the API Documentation page which includes all available endpoints, parameters, and authentication options.

7

Custom GPT Integration

  1. In your Custom GPT settings on the OpenAI platform, add an "Action" for the XTracker API.

  2. For Authentication type, select "OAuth" and use these endpoints:

    • Authorization URL: https://xtrackerapi.com/api/oauth/authorize
    • Token URL: https://xtrackerapi.com/api/oauth/token
    • Scope: profile posts:read accounts:read accounts:write

  3. Enter your Client ID and Client Secret from step 6.

  4. For OpenAPI schema, copy it from our API Documentation page.

Custom GPT Authentication: XTracker supports both traditional ChatGPT OAuth callback URLs and the new GPT Actions format using /aip/ paths. Make sure to select "Bearer" for the token format in your GPT configuration.

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