PHP X (Everything App) API Library v2

A PHP library for the X (formerly Twitter) API v2. Supports posting, media uploads (images, GIFs, video), threads, likes, retweets, follows, timeline, search, and direct messages.

Requirements

• PHP 8.2 or higher

Installation

composer require codechap/x

Code Quality

This library passes PHPStan analysis at level 8 (strictest level).

./vendor/bin/phpstan analyse

Setup

All methods require OAuth 1.0a credentials from developer.x.com:

use codechap\x\X;

$x = new X();
$x->set('apiKey', 'your-api-key');
$x->set('apiKeySecret', 'your-api-key-secret');
$x->set('accessToken', 'your-access-token');
$x->set('accessTokenSecret', 'your-access-token-secret');

Posting Tweets

// Simple text tweet
$x->post('Hello, X!');

// Reply to a tweet
$x->post('This is a reply', '1234567890');

Posting with Media

use codechap\x\Msg;

// Single image with alt text
$msg = new Msg();
$msg->set('content', 'Check this out!');
$msg->set('image', '/path/to/photo.jpg');
$msg->set('altText', 'A description of the image');
$x->post($msg);

// Multiple media (up to 4 images, or 1 GIF, or 1 video)
$msg = new Msg();
$msg->set('content', 'Multiple photos!');
$msg->set('media', [
    ['path' => '/path/to/photo1.jpg', 'alt_text' => 'First photo'],
    ['path' => '/path/to/photo2.png', 'alt_text' => 'Second photo'],
]);
$x->post($msg);

// Upload video
$msg = new Msg();
$msg->set('content', 'Watch this video!');
$msg->set('image', '/path/to/video.mp4');
$x->post($msg);

Threads

$threadA = new Msg();
$threadA->set('content', 'Thread part 1');
$threadA->set('image', '/path/to/image.jpg');

$threadB = new Msg();
$threadB->set('content', 'Thread part 2');

$x->post([$threadA, $threadB]);

Standalone Media Upload

// Upload media separately (returns media_id for use in tweets)
$result = $x->uploadMedia('/path/to/image.jpg', 'Alt text here');
echo $result['media_id'];

// Supported: JPEG, PNG, WebP (5MB), GIF (15MB), MP4 (512MB)

Tweet Actions

$x->deleteTweet('1234567890');
$x->likeTweet('1234567890');
$x->unlikeTweet('1234567890');
$x->retweet('1234567890');
$x->unretweet('1234567890');

User Lookup

// Get your own profile
$me = $x->me();
echo $me['data']['name'];

// Look up by username
$user = $x->lookupUser('elonmusk');
echo $user['data']['id'];

// Look up by ID
$user = $x->lookupUserById('44196397');

Follow / Unfollow

// Accepts username or user ID
$x->followUser('@someuser');
$x->unfollowUser('someuser');

// Get followers (paginated)
$result = $x->getFollowers('someuser', 100);
foreach ($result['users'] as $user) {
    echo $user['username'] . "\n";
}
// Use $result['next_token'] for next page

// Get ALL followers (auto-paginates)
$allFollowers = $x->getAllFollowers('someuser');

// Same for following
$result = $x->getFollowing('someuser');
$allFollowing = $x->getAllFollowing('someuser');

Timeline

// Get home timeline
$timeline = $x->getTimeline(20);
foreach ($timeline['tweets'] as $tweet) {
    echo "@{$tweet['username']}: {$tweet['text']}\n";
}

// Exclude retweets and/or replies
$timeline = $x->getTimeline(20, null, 'retweets,replies');

Search

// Search recent tweets (last 7 days)
$results = $x->searchTweets('php programming', 10, 'recency');
foreach ($results['tweets'] as $tweet) {
    echo "@{$tweet['username']}: {$tweet['text']}\n";
}

Direct Messages

// Get DM events
$dms = $x->getDmEvents(20);
foreach ($dms['events'] as $event) {
    echo "{$event['sender_id']}: {$event['text']}\n";
}

// Send a DM
$x->sendDm('conversation-id', 'Hello there!');

OAuth Login Flow

// Step 1: Get authorization URL
$authUrl = $x->getAuthUrlFor('http://localhost:8080/callback');
// Redirect user to $authUrl

// Step 2: Handle callback
$tokens = $x->handleCallback($oauthToken, $oauthVerifier, $callbackUrl);
// Save $tokens['access_token'] and $tokens['access_token_secret']

API Reference

Method	Description
me()	Get authenticated user's profile
lookupUser($username)	Look up user by username
lookupUserById($id)	Look up user by ID
post($message, $replyTo)	Post tweet, thread, or reply
deleteTweet($id)	Delete a tweet
likeTweet($id)	Like a tweet
unlikeTweet($id)	Unlike a tweet
retweet($id)	Retweet
unretweet($id)	Undo retweet
uploadMedia($path, $altText)	Upload media file
followUser($user)	Follow a user
unfollowUser($user)	Unfollow a user
getFollowers($user, $max, $token)	Get followers (paginated)
getFollowing($user, $max, $token)	Get following (paginated)
getAllFollowers($user)	Get all followers
getAllFollowing($user)	Get all following
getTimeline($max, $token, $exclude)	Get home timeline
searchTweets($query, $max, $sort, $token)	Search recent tweets
getDmEvents($max, $token)	Get DM events
sendDm($conversationId, $text)	Send a direct message
getAuthUrlFor($callback)	Get OAuth authorization URL
handleCallback($token, $verifier, $callback)	Exchange OAuth tokens

Media Limits

Type	Max Size	Formats
Image	5 MB	JPEG, PNG, WebP
Animated GIF	15 MB	GIF
Video	512 MB	MP4

• Max 4 images per tweet, OR 1 GIF, OR 1 video (no mixing)
• Chunked upload is used automatically for GIFs, videos, and large files