Monitor X (Twitter) every day: what it really costs
To monitor a keyword or account on X, run the search once, then tell your AI “every morning”. A run is 2 credits for a page of usually 20 posts, so a daily watch is at most 62 credits a month ($0.21). New posts go to email, a group chat, RSS or a webhook. You need no X developer account, and it uses no account of yours.
Every morning, search X for “acme” and email me the new posts with links, most liked first.
First, run it once
See what comes back before you make anything daily. Ask your AI, or send the request. It costs 2 credits: Search.
Search X for “acme” and show me the newest posts with links.curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "x", "query": "weather forecast" }'{ "request_id": "req_00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001", "schema_version": "v1", "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:10:39.000Z", "action": "search", "platform": "x", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "x", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [], "type": "content", "url": "https://example.com/…", "format": "video", "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:44:12.000Z", "author": { "id": "…", "username": "…", "name": "…", "verified": true, "followers": 7425 }, "metrics": { "likes": 238, "comments": 37, "shares": null, "collects": 145, "views": 8357, "reposts": 121 }, "images": [], "hashtags": [], "is_pinned": null } ], "unavailable": ["title", "metrics.shares", "is_pinned"], "page": { "has_more": true, "cursor": "cur_…", "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:40:39.000Z" }, "warnings": [], "applied_params": { "query": "weather forecast" }, "cost_credits": 2, "billing": { "cost_credits": 2, "balance_credits": 98, "today_spend_credits": 2, "daily_limit_credits": null, "daily_remaining_credits": null, "display": "This call: 2 credits (≈ $0.0067). Balance: 98 credits (≈ $0.33)." }, "replayed": false}100 free credits on sign-up, no card.
Then say one sentence to your AI
Once SocialToAI is connected, say what to watch. Your AI first shows what will run, when, about what a run costs and at most what a month costs, and where new items go. It charges nothing for that, and makes the watch only after you agree.
Every morning, search X for “acme” and email me the new posts with links, most liked first.Every Monday, tell me what these X accounts posted last week and which posts did better than usual: <links>.It works without an AI too: run the tool or the call on the website, then press the daily button. Everything else about a watch is in Schedules.
What a month really costs
| What you watch | A run | A month, daily | A month, weekly | A daily month at the first pack | The free credits cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One keyword | 2 | 62 | 10 | about $0.21 | 50 runs |
| One account, with the Account snapshot tool | 9 | 279 | 45 | about $0.93 | 11 runs |
For comparison: X's own API charges per post returned, $0.005 a post. A daily watch that reads a page of 20 posts reads 620 posts a month, $3.10 at that price. Here it is 62 credits, $0.21 at the first pack, because a page is charged as one call. An estimate: pages can hold fewer posts. Source: X's pricing, checked 2026-10-17.
Where new items go
Pick one or several when you make the watch. What it can send is the same on every platform.
| Where | How to set it | What arrives |
|---|---|---|
On by default for a watch made in your AI or in the console. With a key, send email_new_items: true. | How many are new, with their links. | |
| Feishu / Lark | Add a custom bot to the group and give its address to your AI or to push_url. We post a test message first. | The count, the first 5 links, what the run cost, a link to the console. No post text. |
| WeCom | The same, with a group bot's address. | The same. |
| Slack | The same, with an Incoming Webhooks address. | The same. |
| RSS or JSON Feed | Every watch has one private address, on the Tasks page. Reading it is free. | Links and dates. For 24 hours after a run also the title and the start of the text. Anyone with the address can read it. |
| Webhook | Add an endpoint in the console's settings. See Webhooks. | schedule_run.finished after each run, and schedule.alert when its main number moves. Signed. |
| Your AI, when you ask | Ask “what's new?”. Nothing to set. | What your watches found and you have not seen, for free. |
What to know first
- The first run is only the starting point. It notes what is there and sends nothing new, and it is charged like any run. New items start with the second run.
- Daily or weekly, not real time. It runs at the time you choose, in your time zone.
- A run with nothing new still costs a run: it read the page. A failed run costs nothing.
- It stays under its limits. One run may cost at most what you set. The month's most is that limit times 31 for a daily watch and 5 for a weekly one; a run past either is skipped, free.
- One free, then 20. A free account holds 1 watch, run from its free credits. When they no longer cover a run it pauses, charges nothing and emails you; any purchase starts it again. An account that has bought credits holds 20.
- One page a run. A keyword busier than one page between runs loses the older ones. Narrow the query with
from:or a date: search X by date.
FAQ
Do I need an X developer account?
No. You need one SocialToAI key, or sign-in from your AI client.
Does it use my account on the platform?
No. No account of yours needed, your accounts stay out of it. You need one SocialToAI account, made with an email.
Can I try it for free?
Yes. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card. A free account holds 1 watch, and at 2 credits a run the free credits cover 50 runs.
Is it real time?
No. It runs daily or weekly at the time you choose.
Is a run charged when nothing is new?
Yes: it read the page, so it costs a run. A failed run costs nothing, and a run over your limit is skipped, free.
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