Reply tweets and quote reposts

Reply Tweets

Use platformSpecificData.replyToTweetId to publish a tweet as a reply to an existing tweet.

Note: replyToTweetId cannot be combined with replySettings. For threads, only the first tweet replies to the target; subsequent tweets chain normally.

Quote Tweets (Quote Reposts)

Use platformSpecificData.quoteTweetId to publish a quote tweet (quote repost) of an existing tweet.

Note: quoteTweetId is mutually exclusive with mediaItems and platformSpecificData.poll. For threads, it applies to the first tweet only.

Note: X only permits quoting your own posts or posts you are mentioned in / part of the conversation thread of; quoting an arbitrary other account's post is rejected by X.

Note: Quoting via quoteTweetId is billed at the standard create rate ($0.015). Pasting a tweet URL into the text is billed at the URL rate ($0.20).

curl -X POST https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Adding context via quote tweet",
    "platforms": [{
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "quoteTweetId": "1748391029384756102"
      }
    }],
    "publishNow": true
  }'

const { post } = await zernio.posts.createPost({
  content: 'Adding context via quote tweet',
  platforms: [{
    platform: 'twitter',
    accountId: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID',
    platformSpecificData: {
      quoteTweetId: '1748391029384756102'
    }
  }],
  publishNow: true
});

console.log('Quote tweet posted!', post._id);

result = client.posts.create_post(
    content="Adding context via quote tweet",
    platforms=[{
        "platform": "twitter",
        "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "platformSpecificData": {
            "quoteTweetId": "1748391029384756102"
        }
    }],
    publish_now=True
)
post = result.post
print(f"Quote tweet posted! {post['_id']}")

curl -X POST https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Replying via Zernio API",
    "platforms": [{
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "replyToTweetId": "1748391029384756102"
      }
    }],
    "publishNow": true
  }'

const { post } = await zernio.posts.createPost({
  content: 'Replying via Zernio API',
  platforms: [{
    platform: 'twitter',
    accountId: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID',
    platformSpecificData: {
      replyToTweetId: '1748391029384756102'
    }
  }],
  publishNow: true
});
console.log('Reply posted!', post._id);

result = client.posts.create_post(
    content="Replying via Zernio API",
    platforms=[{
        "platform": "twitter",
        "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "platformSpecificData": {
            "replyToTweetId": "1748391029384756102"
        }
    }],
    publish_now=True
)
post = result.post
print(f"Reply posted! {post['_id']}")

Reply Thread

To reply with a thread, combine replyToTweetId with threadItems. Only the first thread item replies to the target tweet.

curl -X POST https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platforms": [{
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "replyToTweetId": "1748391029384756102",
        "threadItems": [
          {"content": "1/ Reply thread: first tweet replies to the target"},
          {"content": "2/ Follow-up tweet in the same thread"}
        ]
      }
    }],
    "publishNow": true
  }'

const { post } = await zernio.posts.createPost({
  platforms: [{
    platform: 'twitter',
    accountId: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID',
    platformSpecificData: {
      replyToTweetId: '1748391029384756102',
      threadItems: [
        { content: '1/ Reply thread: first tweet replies to the target' },
        { content: '2/ Follow-up tweet in the same thread' }
      ]
    }
  }],
  publishNow: true
});
console.log('Reply thread posted!', post._id);

result = client.posts.create_post(
    platforms=[{
        "platform": "twitter",
        "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "platformSpecificData": {
            "replyToTweetId": "1748391029384756102",
            "threadItems": [
                {"content": "1/ Reply thread: first tweet replies to the target"},
                {"content": "2/ Follow-up tweet in the same thread"}
            ]
        }
    }],
    publish_now=True
)
post = result.post
print(f"Reply thread posted! {post['_id']}")

const { post } = await zernio.posts.createPost({
  platforms: [{
    platform: 'twitter',
    accountId: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID',
    platformSpecificData: {
      threadItems: [
        {
          content: '1/ Starting a thread about API design',
          mediaItems: [{ type: 'image', url: 'https://cdn.example.com/image1.jpg' }]
        },
        { content: '2/ First, always use proper HTTP methods...' },
        { content: '3/ Second, version your APIs from day one...' },
        { content: '4/ Finally, document everything! /end' }
      ]
    }
  }],
  publishNow: true
});
console.log('Thread posted!', post._id);

result = client.posts.create_post(
    platforms=[{
        "platform": "twitter",
        "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "platformSpecificData": {
            "threadItems": [
                {
                    "content": "1/ Starting a thread about API design",
                    "mediaItems": [{"type": "image", "url": "https://cdn.example.com/image1.jpg"}]
                },
                {"content": "2/ First, always use proper HTTP methods..."},
                {"content": "3/ Second, version your APIs from day one..."},
                {"content": "4/ Finally, document everything! /end"}
            ]
        }
    }],
    publish_now=True
)
post = result.post
print(f"Thread posted! {post['_id']}")

curl -X POST https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platforms": [{
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "threadItems": [
          {
            "content": "1/ Starting a thread about API design",
            "mediaItems": [{"type": "image", "url": "https://cdn.example.com/image1.jpg"}]
          },
          {
            "content": "2/ First, always use proper HTTP methods..."
          },
          {
            "content": "3/ Second, version your APIs from day one..."
          },
          {
            "content": "4/ Finally, document everything! /end"
          }
        ]
      }
    }],
    "publishNow": true
  }'

Reply Tweets

Use platformSpecificData.replyToTweetId to publish a tweet as a reply to an existing tweet.

Note: replyToTweetId cannot be combined with replySettings. For threads, only the first tweet replies to the target; subsequent tweets chain normally.

Quote Tweets (Quote Reposts)

Use platformSpecificData.quoteTweetId to publish a quote tweet (quote repost) of an existing tweet.

Note: quoteTweetId is mutually exclusive with mediaItems and platformSpecificData.poll. For threads, it applies to the first tweet only.

Note: X only permits quoting your own posts or posts you are mentioned in / part of the conversation thread of; quoting an arbitrary other account's post is rejected by X.

Note: Quoting via quoteTweetId is billed at the standard create rate ($0.015). Pasting a tweet URL into the text is billed at the URL rate ($0.20).

curl -X POST https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Adding context via quote tweet",
    "platforms": [{
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "quoteTweetId": "1748391029384756102"
      }
    }],
    "publishNow": true
  }'

const { post } = await zernio.posts.createPost({
  content: 'Adding context via quote tweet',
  platforms: [{
    platform: 'twitter',
    accountId: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID',
    platformSpecificData: {
      quoteTweetId: '1748391029384756102'
    }
  }],
  publishNow: true
});

console.log('Quote tweet posted!', post._id);

result = client.posts.create_post(
    content="Adding context via quote tweet",
    platforms=[{
        "platform": "twitter",
        "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "platformSpecificData": {
            "quoteTweetId": "1748391029384756102"
        }
    }],
    publish_now=True
)
post = result.post
print(f"Quote tweet posted! {post['_id']}")

curl -X POST https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Replying via Zernio API",
    "platforms": [{
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "replyToTweetId": "1748391029384756102"
      }
    }],
    "publishNow": true
  }'

const { post } = await zernio.posts.createPost({
  content: 'Replying via Zernio API',
  platforms: [{
    platform: 'twitter',
    accountId: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID',
    platformSpecificData: {
      replyToTweetId: '1748391029384756102'
    }
  }],
  publishNow: true
});
console.log('Reply posted!', post._id);

result = client.posts.create_post(
    content="Replying via Zernio API",
    platforms=[{
        "platform": "twitter",
        "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "platformSpecificData": {
            "replyToTweetId": "1748391029384756102"
        }
    }],
    publish_now=True
)
post = result.post
print(f"Reply posted! {post['_id']}")

Reply Thread

To reply with a thread, combine replyToTweetId with threadItems. Only the first thread item replies to the target tweet.

curl -X POST https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platforms": [{
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "replyToTweetId": "1748391029384756102",
        "threadItems": [
          {"content": "1/ Reply thread: first tweet replies to the target"},
          {"content": "2/ Follow-up tweet in the same thread"}
        ]
      }
    }],
    "publishNow": true
  }'

const { post } = await zernio.posts.createPost({
  platforms: [{
    platform: 'twitter',
    accountId: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID',
    platformSpecificData: {
      replyToTweetId: '1748391029384756102',
      threadItems: [
        { content: '1/ Reply thread: first tweet replies to the target' },
        { content: '2/ Follow-up tweet in the same thread' }
      ]
    }
  }],
  publishNow: true
});
console.log('Reply thread posted!', post._id);

result = client.posts.create_post(
    platforms=[{
        "platform": "twitter",
        "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "platformSpecificData": {
            "replyToTweetId": "1748391029384756102",
            "threadItems": [
                {"content": "1/ Reply thread: first tweet replies to the target"},
                {"content": "2/ Follow-up tweet in the same thread"}
            ]
        }
    }],
    publish_now=True
)
post = result.post
print(f"Reply thread posted! {post['_id']}")

const { post } = await zernio.posts.createPost({
  platforms: [{
    platform: 'twitter',
    accountId: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID',
    platformSpecificData: {
      threadItems: [
        {
          content: '1/ Starting a thread about API design',
          mediaItems: [{ type: 'image', url: 'https://cdn.example.com/image1.jpg' }]
        },
        { content: '2/ First, always use proper HTTP methods...' },
        { content: '3/ Second, version your APIs from day one...' },
        { content: '4/ Finally, document everything! /end' }
      ]
    }
  }],
  publishNow: true
});
console.log('Thread posted!', post._id);

result = client.posts.create_post(
    platforms=[{
        "platform": "twitter",
        "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "platformSpecificData": {
            "threadItems": [
                {
                    "content": "1/ Starting a thread about API design",
                    "mediaItems": [{"type": "image", "url": "https://cdn.example.com/image1.jpg"}]
                },
                {"content": "2/ First, always use proper HTTP methods..."},
                {"content": "3/ Second, version your APIs from day one..."},
                {"content": "4/ Finally, document everything! /end"}
            ]
        }
    }],
    publish_now=True
)
post = result.post
print(f"Thread posted! {post['_id']}")

curl -X POST https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platforms": [{
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "threadItems": [
          {
            "content": "1/ Starting a thread about API design",
            "mediaItems": [{"type": "image", "url": "https://cdn.example.com/image1.jpg"}]
          },
          {
            "content": "2/ First, always use proper HTTP methods..."
          },
          {
            "content": "3/ Second, version your APIs from day one..."
          },
          {
            "content": "4/ Finally, document everything! /end"
          }
        ]
      }
    }],
    "publishNow": true
  }'

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