> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration.

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/twitter/lists/get](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/twitter/lists/get)
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/twitter/lists/get.mdx](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/twitter/lists/get.mdx)

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route).
- **OpenAPI JSON:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json](https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json)

## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site)

- [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown).
- [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope.
- [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`.
- [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — every operation with identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, credits, and its SDK method. Generated from OpenAPI, so use it for route selection instead of scanning individual pages.
- [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples.
- [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, Make custom app, SDK, and REST API connection paths.
- [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install.
- [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 204 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help.
- [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples.
- [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start.
- [Make integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/make.mdx) — custom app modules for Make scenarios, API key credentials, and module catalog.
- [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI).
- [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls).
- [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist.
- [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping.
- [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages.
- [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance.
- [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs.
- Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract.

## Markdown docs convention

- Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`).
- Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`).
- Published blog posts use the same convention: `/blog/{slug}` → `/blog/{slug}.mdx`, or `Accept: text/markdown` on the HTML URL (`Vary: Accept`).

---
# Get Twitter list (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/twitter/lists/get)

## Summary

Get an X list by URL or id.

**Tags:** `Twitter`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v1/twitter/lists`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.twitter.getList({ url })`
- **Accepted identifiers:** `url` (query)
- **Pagination:** none
- **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `not_found`, `private`

## Agent notes

- **Disambiguation:** Unknown lists usually return `lookupStatus: not_found`. Some valid-looking list ids return an uncharged 502 `lookup_failed` — that is not a client input error; confirm the list on X or try another id.

## Credits

- **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup.
- **Maximum on success (200):** 1 credit.
- **Normalization failure (502):** 0 credits charged.
- **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`.

## Authentication

- **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`)

## Parameters

### `url` (query)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096
- **Description:** List permalink or numeric id.

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: List details.
- **400**: Invalid request
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key
- **402**: Insufficient credits
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data).
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff.

## Response body (200)

List details.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, not_found, private. Whether the list was found.
  - **list** (required) — type `object`; nullable. List details when available.
    - **id** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Numeric list identifier as a string.
    - **name** (required) — type `string`. List display name.
    - **description** (required) — type `string`; nullable. List description text when available.
    - **isPrivate** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether the list is private.
    - **url** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Canonical public list URL on x.com (`https://x.com/i/lists/{id}`).
    - **bannerUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. List banner image URL when available.
    - **memberCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Approximate member count when available.
    - **subscriberCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Approximate subscriber (follower) count when available.
    - **createdAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. List creation time (ISO-8601) when available.
    - **owner** (required) — type `object`; nullable. List owner compact user card when available.
      - **id** (required) — type `string`. Numeric X user id as a string.
      - **handle** (required) — type `string`. X screen name (handle) without the leading @.
      - **displayName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Display name shown on the profile.
      - **description** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Profile biography text.
      - **avatarUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Best available square avatar image URL.
      - **bannerUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Profile banner image URL when available.
      - **location** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Location string from the profile when provided.
      - **website** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Primary outbound link (expanded URL) from the profile.
      - **verified** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether X marks the profile with legacy verification (not necessarily paid blue).
      - **isBlueVerified** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether the account has X blue (paid) verification.
      - **isProtected** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether the account is protected (private).
      - **followerCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Follower count from X when available.
      - **followingCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Following (friends) count from X when available.
      - **tweetCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Total post (status) count from X when available.
      - **listedCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Listed count when X provides it.
      - **createdAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Account creation time (ISO-8601) when derivable.
      - **profileUrl** (required) — type `string`. Canonical public profile URL on x.com (`https://x.com/<handle>`).
      - **profileImageShape** (optional) — type `string`; nullable. Avatar crop shape reported by X, such as Circle or Square.
      - **verifiedType** (optional) — type `string`; nullable. X verification type label when provided (for example a government or organization note).
      - **pinnedTweetIds** (optional) — type `array`; nullable. Pinned tweet ids from X, in display order.
        - _items:_
          - type `string`
      - **professional** (optional) — type `object`; nullable. X professional-account metadata when the account is marked professional.
        - **type** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Professional account type from X, when present.
        - **category** (required) — type `array`; nullable. Professional category entries from X.
          - _items:_
            - nullable
        - **restId** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Professional account rest id from X, when present.
      - **withheldInCountries** (optional) — type `array`; nullable. Country codes where the profile is withheld.
        - _items:_
          - type `string`
      - **favoritesCount** (optional) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Total likes (favorites) on the profile when available.
      - **mediaCount** (optional) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Media item count when X provides it.
    - **slug** (optional) — type `string`; nullable. List slug when X provides one.
    - **uri** (optional) — type `string`; nullable. List URI when X provides one.
    - **facepileUrls** (optional) — type `array`; nullable. Member avatar URLs shown in the list preview.
      - _items:_
        - type `string`; minLength: 1
    - **defaultBannerMedia** (optional) — nullable. Default banner media payload when X provides one.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.
  - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.
  - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request.
  - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response.
  - **cached** (optional) — type `boolean`. True when served from shared response cache. Credits still apply (full endpoint price); Age header may be present.

### Example JSON (found)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "list": {
      "id": "9001939934624392988",
      "name": "Sample User 71233",
      "description": "Sample profile bio for Sample User 52066.",
      "isPrivate": false,
      "url": "https://x.com/i/lists/9001939934624392988",
      "bannerUrl": null,
      "memberCount": 42,
      "subscriberCount": 2362,
      "createdAt": "2022-07-01T02:37:35.000Z",
      "owner": {
        "id": "1004175810672249878",
        "handle": "sample_user_78026",
        "displayName": "Sample User 78026",
        "description": "Sample profile bio for Sample User 78026.",
        "avatarUrl": "https://example.com/images/sample-avatar-78026.jpg",
        "bannerUrl": "https://example.com/images/sample-banner-78026.jpg",
        "location": null,
        "website": null,
        "verified": false,
        "isBlueVerified": false,
        "isProtected": false,
        "followerCount": 66,
        "followingCount": 334,
        "tweetCount": 1477,
        "listedCount": 0,
        "createdAt": "2020-03-14T01:03:23.000Z",
        "profileUrl": "https://x.com/sample_user_78026",
        "profileImageShape": "Circle",
        "verifiedType": null,
        "pinnedTweetIds": [
          "2003389317958797165"
        ],
        "professional": null,
        "withheldInCountries": [],
        "favoritesCount": 59316,
        "mediaCount": 19
      },
      "slug": null,
      "uri": null,
      "facepileUrls": [
        "https://example.com/link-94089/profile-29900/media/sample-media-71233.jpg"
      ],
      "defaultBannerMedia": null
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_example_twitter_list",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Machine-readable error codes

When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime):

- `bad_request`

## Error handling & retries

Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status.

- **400**: Invalid request **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help.
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help.
- **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help).
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter.

### Suggested client defaults

- Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request.
- On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user.
- On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries.

## Examples

### TypeScript SDK

```typescript
import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk";

const client = new SocialFetchClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!,
});

const result = await client.twitter.getList({
  url: "https://x.com/i/lists/1227596802024771586",
});

if (!result.ok) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value.data);
}
```

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/twitter/lists?url=https://x.com/i/lists/1227596802024771586",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/twitter/lists?url=https://x.com/i/lists/1227596802024771586" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/twitter/lists?url=https://x.com/i/lists/1227596802024771586",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```