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Captapi vs TwitterAPIs
Pay-as-you-go Twitter/X API only; Captapi offers a broader cross-platform suite.
CaptapiOne API + MCP server for public social media data
TwitterAPIsPay-as-you-go Twitter/X API: tweet scraper, search, writesWhich to pick
Pick Captapi if you want…
- Unified social media data API
- Open-source code (CDCStream/captapi-mcp on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with REST, MCP server or Claude (on Captapi's list, not TwitterAPIs')
Pick TwitterAPIs if you want…
- Low-cost, on-demand Twitter data
- Twitter/X data
- Integrations with cURL, Node.js or Postman (on TwitterAPIs' list, not Captapi's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Captapi:Captapi offers a single REST API and MCP server to fetch structured public social media data from 33 platforms.
- TwitterAPIs:Pay-per-call Twitter/X API offering 112 REST endpoints without needing an X developer account.
- Best for
- Captapi:Unified social media data API
- TwitterAPIs:Low-cost, on-demand Twitter data
- Who it’s for
- Captapi:Developers, AI agents, marketers and researchers who need cross-platform social media data.
- TwitterAPIs:Developers needing Twitter data without a developer account or monthly plan.
- Pricing
- Captapi:Freemium
- TwitterAPIs:Freemium
- Plans
- Captapi:Free $0 · Starter $9 per month · Pro $27 per month · Business $90 per month
- TwitterAPIs:Free credits $0.50 · Standard pay-as-you-go $0.0008 per call
- Open source
- Captapi:Yes, 0 GitHub stars
- TwitterAPIs:—
- Works with
- Captapi:REST, MCP server, Claude, Cursor, VS Code, n8n, Python, Node
- TwitterAPIs:cURL, Python, Node.js, Postman, OpenAPI
Captapi features
- 179 endpoints across 33 platforms. Access posts, comments, profiles, transcripts, metrics and ad libraries with one API key.
- AI-powered video summaries. GPT-4o-mini generates key points, topics and sentiment for YouTube videos.
- 24-hour shared cache. Add cache=true for instant, free cached responses.
- MCP server integration. Connect to Claude, Cursor or VS Code via OAuth or API key for AI-agent workflows.
- Credit-based billing. Pay only for successful data extraction; failed or empty requests cost 0 credits.
- Developer-first design. Plain REST, no OAuth, with SDKs for Python, Node and PHP (coming soon) and an n8n node.
TwitterAPIs features
- Pay-per-call pricing. Each read or simple write call costs $0.0008, with premium endpoints at $0.0016-$0.004.
- No X developer account required. Sign up, get a bearer token and start calling endpoints instantly.
- 112 unified endpoints. 68 read and 44 write actions covering tweets, users, threads, lists, spaces, trends and more.
- Real-time account monitoring. Watch X accounts and receive signed webhooks or Slack/Discord alerts; 1 account free forever.
- MCP server for AI agents. Native server (npx @twitterapis/mcp) integrates with Claude, Cursor and other MCP-compatible agents.
- High rate limits. 600 requests per minute per key with 20 concurrent calls, no per-endpoint quotas.
Captapi vs TwitterAPIs FAQ
Is Captapi or TwitterAPIs free?+
Captapi has a free plan; paid plans start at $9/month (Starter). TwitterAPIs has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Captapi or TwitterAPIs open source?+
Captapi is open source (CDCStream/captapi-mcp on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for TwitterAPIs.
Do Captapi and TwitterAPIs integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Python. Captapi also lists REST, MCP server, Claude, Cursor and 4 more; TwitterAPIs also lists cURL, Node.js, Postman and OpenAPI.
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