{"id":5733,"date":"2025-10-23T08:21:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/?p=5733"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:01:37","slug":"x-rolls-out-pay-per-use-api-beta-to-attract-developers-back-to-the-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/x-rolls-out-pay-per-use-api-beta-to-attract-developers-back-to-the-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"X Rolls Out Pay-Per-Use API Beta to Attract Developers Back to the Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>X is expanding a closed beta of a pay-per-use API plan aimed at giving more developers flexible, usage-based access to the platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18705-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18705-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18705-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18705-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18705.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image by pressfoto on Freepik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d4ebdfa05f6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d4ebdfa05f6\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/x-rolls-out-pay-per-use-api-beta-to-attract-developers-back-to-the-platform\/#What_X_announced\" >What X announced<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/x-rolls-out-pay-per-use-api-beta-to-attract-developers-back-to-the-platform\/#How_the_plan_differs_and_why_X_says_it_matters\" >How the plan differs and why X says it matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/x-rolls-out-pay-per-use-api-beta-to-attract-developers-back-to-the-platform\/#Background_and_next_steps_for_developers\" >Background and next steps for developers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_X_announced\"><\/span>What X announced<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company\u2019s Developers account said it is widening a closed beta for a new pay-per-use API model and is accepting applications from both new and power users. Selected participants will receive a $500 voucher to build with the X API. The announcement includes a public pricing table that breaks costs down by request type \u2014 reading posts, creating posts, DMs, trends, bookmarks \u2014 and a calculator to help developers estimate expenses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_plan_differs_and_why_X_says_it_matters\"><\/span>How the plan differs and why X says it matters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike X\u2019s post-2023 tiered subscriptions, which charged flat monthly fees for bundles of requests, the pay-per-use model bills by action. X positions the change as a way to lower the barrier for smaller apps and to bring back developers who left after earlier price hikes. The new developer console and self-serve tools aim to make costs more transparent, though X has not said whether it will retire the older tiered plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background_and_next_steps_for_developers\"><\/span>Background and next steps for developers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The move follows major API overhauls in 2023 that moved many clients off free access and introduced expensive enterprise tiers. X rolled out top-up packs last year for apps that hit tier limits. With the beta expansion X is inviting more teams to test the usage model; the company has not published a full timetable for a general launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X is expanding a closed beta of a pay-per-use API plan aimed at giving more developers flexible, usage-based access to the platform. What X announced The company\u2019s Developers account said it is widening a closed beta for a new pay-per-use API model and is accepting applications from both new and power users. Selected participants will &#8230; <a title=\"X Rolls Out Pay-Per-Use API Beta to Attract Developers Back to the Platform\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/x-rolls-out-pay-per-use-api-beta-to-attract-developers-back-to-the-platform\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about X Rolls Out Pay-Per-Use API Beta to Attract Developers Back to the Platform\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":5735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"coauthors":[19],"class_list":["post-5733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5733"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5734,"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5733\/revisions\/5734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5733"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tweetdelete.net\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=5733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}