Timelines

Comparing Twitter API's timelines endpoints

The v2 reverse chronological timeline, user Tweets timeline, and user mention timeline endpoints replace the v1.1 statuses/home_timeine, v1.1 statuses/user_timeline, and v1.1 statuses/mentions_timeline endpoints respectively. If you have code, apps, or tools that use an older version of this endpoint and are considering migrating to the newer Twitter API v2 endpoint, then this guide is for you.  For a more in-depth migration guide see Standard v1.1 migration to Twitter API v2.

This page contains three comparison tables:

  • Reverse chronological home timeline
  • User Tweet timeline
  • User mention timeline

 

Reverse chronological home timeline

The following tables compare the standard v1.1 and Twitter API v2 home timeline endpoints:

 

Description

Standard v1.1

Twitter API v2

Documentation

API Reference

API Reference

HTTP methods supported

GET

GET

Host domain

https://api.twitter.com

https://api.twitter.com

Endpoint paths

/1.1/statuses/home_timeline.json

/2/users/:id/timelines/reverse_chronological

Required parameters

user_id or screen_name

User ID set as path parameter :id

Authentication

OAuth 1.0a User Context

 

OAuth 1.0a User Context

OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code Flow with PKCE

Request rate limits/Volume limits

15 requests per 15-minute with OAuth 1.0a User Context

Request cap: 100,000 within a 24 hour period.

180 requests per 15-minute window 

Tweet cap:

500,000 when using Essential access

2 million when using Elevated access

10 million when using Academic Research access

Default Tweets per response

15

100

Maximum Tweets per response

800

800

Historical Tweets available

The most recent 800 Tweets, including Retweets

The most recent 3,200 Tweets, including Retweets

Timeline navigation options

since_id (exclusive) used for update polling

max_id (inclusive)

start_time

end_time

since_id(exclusive) used for update polling 

until_id (exclusive) 

Optional parameters for results refinement

count

exclude_replies

include_rts

trim_user

tweet_mode

since_id

max_id

max_results

exclude(retweets,replies)

tweet.fields

user.fields

place.fields

media.fields

poll.fields

expansions

start_time

end_time

since_id

until_id

Supports requesting and receiving annotations

N/A

If annotations are included in tweet.fields, results will be annotated with inferred annotation data based on the Tweet text, such as 'Music Genre' and 'Folk Music' or 'Musician' and 'Dolly Parton'

Supports requesting and receiving specific Tweet metrics

N/A

If annotations are included in tweet.fields, results will be annotated with public_metrics per Tweet including retweet_count, reply_count, quote_count and like_count, non_public_metrics , including impression_count, user_profile_clicks, url_link_clicks.

Additional media metrics such as view_count and video playback metrics.

Additional organic_metrics and promoted_metrics available with User Context for promoted Tweets.

Supports requesting and receiving conversation_id

N/A

Returns a conversation_id field where the value represents the first published Tweet in a reply thread to help you track conversations. 

Tweet JSON format

Standard v1.1 data format

Twitter API v2 format (determined by fields and expansions request parameters, not backward-compatible with v1.1 formats)

To learn more about how to migrate from the Standard v1.1 format to the Twitter API v2 format, please visit our data formats migration guide.

Results order

Reverse chronological

Reverse chronological

Results pagination

N/A must use navigation by Tweet ID

Results can be reviewed moving forward or backward using a pagination_token

Requires the use of credentials from a developer App associated with a Project

 

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User Tweet timeline

The following tables compare the standard v1.1 and Twitter API v2 user Tweet timeline endpoints:

Description Standard v1.1 Twitter API v2
Documentation API Reference API Reference
HTTP methods supported GET GET
Host domain https://api.twitter.com https://api.twitter.com
Endpoint paths /1.1/statuses/user_timeline.json
 /2/users/:id/tweets
Required parameters

user_id or screen_name

 User ID set as path parameter :id
Authentication

OAuth 1.0a User Context

OAuth 2.0 App-Only

OAuth 1.0a User Context

OAuth 2.0 App-Only

OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE
Request rate limits/Volume limits

900 requests per 15 min with OAuth 1.0a User Context

1500 requests per 15 min with OAuth 2.0 App-Only

Request cap: 100,000 within a 24 hour period.

900 requests per 15-minute window with OAuth 1.0a User Context

1500 requests per 15-minute window with OAuth 2.0 App-Only

Tweet cap:
500,000 when using Essential access
2 million when using Elevated access
10 million when using Academic Research access
Default Tweets per response 15 10
Maximum Tweets per response 200 100
Historical Tweets available The most recent 3,200 Tweets, including Retweets The most recent 3,200 Tweets, including Retweets
Timeline navigation options

since_id (exclusive) used for update polling

max_id (inclusive)

start_time

end_time

since_id (exclusive) used for update polling 

until_id (exclusive) 
Optional parameters for results refinement count
exclude_replies
include_rts
trim_user
tweet_mode
since_id
max_id		 max_results
exclude(retweets,replies)
tweet.fields
user.fields
place.fields
media.fields
poll.fields
expansions
start_time
end_time
since_id
until_id

Supports requesting and receiving annotations

 N/A Returns Tweet results with inferred annotation data based on the Tweet text, such as 'Music Genre' and 'Folk Music' or 'Musician' and 'Dolly Parton'

Supports requesting and receiving specific Tweet metrics

 N/A

Returns Tweet results with available public_metrics per Tweet including retweet_count, reply_count, quote_count and like_count.

Available with OAuth1.0a User Context:
Additional non_public_metrics , including impression_count, user_profile_clicks, url_link_clicks.

Additional media metrics such as view_count and video playback metrics.

Additional organic_metrics and promoted_metrics available with OAuth 1.0a User Context for promoted Tweets.
Supports requesting and receiving conversation_id N/A Returns a conversation_id field where the value represents the first published Tweet in a reply thread to help you track conversations. 
Tweet JSON format Standard v1.1 data format

Twitter API v2 format (determined by fields and expansions request parameters, not backward-compatible with v1.1 formats)

To learn more about how to migrate from the Standard v1.1 format to the Twitter API v2 format, please visit our data formats migration guide.
Results order Reverse chronological Reverse chronological
Results pagination N/A must use navigation by Tweet ID
 Results can be reviewed moving forward or backward using a pagination_token
Requires the use of credentials from a developer App associated with a Project   ✔


 

User mention timeline

The following tables compare the standard v1.1 and Twitter API v2 user mention timeline endpoints

Description Standard v1.1 Twitter API v2
Documentation API Reference API Reference
HTTP methods supported GET GET
Host domain https://api.twitter.com https://api.twitter.com
Endpoint paths /1.1/statuses/mentions_timeline.json /2/users/:id/mentions
Required parameters

no required parameters

 User ID set as path parameter :id
Authentication

OAuth 1.0a User Context

OAuth 1.0a User Context

OAuth 2.0 App-Only

OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE
Default request rate limits

75 requests per 15 min with OAuth 1.0a User Context

100,000 request cap within a 24 hour period.

180 requests per 15-minute window with OAuth 1.0a User Context

450 requests per 15-minute window with OAuth 2.0 App-Only

Tweet cap:

500,000 when using Essential access
2 million when using Elevated access
10 million when using Academic Research access
Default Tweets per response 15 10
Maximum Tweets per response 200 100
Historical Tweets available The most recent 800 Tweets The most recent 800 Tweets
Timeline navigation options

since_id (exclusive) used for update polling

max_id (inclusive)

start_time

end_time

since_id (exclusive) used for update polling

until_id (exclusive)
Optional parameters for results refinement count
trim_user
include_entities
tweet_mode
since_id
max_id		 max_results
tweet.fields
user.fields
place.fields
media.fields
poll.fields
expansions
start_time
end_time
since_id
until_id

Supports requesting and receiving annotations

 N/A Returns Tweet results with inferred anotation data based on the Tweet text, such as 'Music Genre' and 'Folk Music' or 'Musician' and 'Dolly Parton'

Supports requesting and receiving specific Tweet metrics

 N/A

Returns Tweet results with available public_metrics per Tweet including retweet_count, reply_count, quote_count and like_count.

Available with OAuth 1.0a User Context:
Additional non_public_metrics , including impression_count, user_profile_clicks, url_link_clicks. 

Additional media metrics such as view_count and video playback metrics.

Additional organic_metrics and promoted_metrics available with OAuth 1.0a User Context for promoted Tweets
Supports requesting and receiving conversation_id N/A Returns a conversation_id field where the value represents the first published Tweet in a reply thread to help you track conversations. 
Tweet JSON format Standard v1.1 data format

Twitter API v2 format (determined by fields and expansions request parameters, not backward-compatible with v1.1 formats)

To learn more about how to migrate from the Standard v1.1 format to the Twitter API v2 format, please visit our data formats migration guide.
Results order Reverse chronological Reverse chronological
Request parameters for pagination N/A must use navigation by Tweet ID
 Results can be reviewed moving forward or backward using pagination_token
Requires the use of credentials from a developer App associated with a Project   ✔

 

Other migration resources

Tweet lookup: Standard v1.1 to Twitter API v2
Twitter API migration hub