X API v2 authentication mapping

A chart that maps each X API v2 endpoint to the authentication methods it supports, including OAuth 1.0a User Context, OAuth 2.0 App Only, and OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE.

The following chart illustrates which v2 endpoints map to what authentication methods.   

Endpoint	OAuth 1.0a User Context	OAuth 2.0 App Only	OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE
Tweet lookup Retrieve multiple Tweets with a list of IDs GET /2/tweets Retrieve a single Tweet with an ID GET /2/tweets/:id	✅	✅	✅   Scopes: tweet.read users.read
Manage Tweets Post a Tweet POST /2/tweets Delete a Tweet DELETE /2/tweets/:id	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read tweet.write users.read
Timelines User Tweet timeline GET /2/users/:id/tweets User mention timeline GET /2/users/:id/mentions Reverse chronological home timeline GET /2/users/:id/timelines/reverse_cronological	✅ ✅	✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read ✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read
Recent search Search for Tweets published in the last 7 days GET /2/tweets/search/recent	✅	✅	✅ Scopes:  tweet.read users.read
Full-archive search Only available to those with Academic Research access Search the full archive of Tweets GET /2/tweets/search/all		✅
Filtered stream Add or delete rules from your stream POST /2/tweets/search/stream/rules Retrieve your stream’s rules GET /2/tweets/search/stream/rules Connect to the stream GET /2/tweets/search/stream		✅
Volume streams Streams about 1% of all Tweets in real-time. GET /2/tweets/sample/stream		✅
Manage Retweets Retweet a Tweet POST /2/users/:id/retweets Delete a Retweet DELETE /2/users/:id/retweets/:source_tweet_id	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read tweet.write users.read
Retweets lookup Users who have Retweeted a Tweet GET /2/tweets/:id/retweeted_by	✅	✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read
Bookmarks lookup Get bookmarked Tweets GET /2/tweets/:id/bookmarks			✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read bookmark.read
Manage Bookmarks Bookmark a Tweet POST /2/tweets/:id/bookmarks Remove a Bookmark of a Tweet DELETE /2/users/:id/bookmarks:tweet_id			✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read bookmark.write
Manage Likes Like a Tweet POST /2/users/:id/likes Undo a Like of a Tweet DELETE /2/users/:id/likes/:tweet_id	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read like.write
Likes lookup Users who have liked a Tweet GET /2/tweets/:id/liking_users Tweets liked by a user GET /2/users/:id/liked_tweets	✅	✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read like.read
Hide replies Hides or unhides a reply to a Tweet. PUT /2/tweets/:id/hidden	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read tweet.moderate.write
Users lookup Retrieve multiple users with IDs GET /2/users Retrieve a single user with an ID GET /2/users/:id Retrieve multiple users with usernames GET /2/users/by Retrieve a single user with a usernames GET /2/users/by/username/:username Get information about an authenticated user GET /2/users/me	✅	✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read
Manage follows Allows a user ID to follow another user POST /2/users/:id/following Allows a user ID to unfollow another user DELETE /2/users/:source_user_id/following/:target_user_id	✅		✅ Scopes:  tweet.read users.read follows.write
Follows lookup Lookup following of a user by ID GET /2/users/:id/following Lookup followers of a user by ID GET /2/users/:id/followers	✅	✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read follows.read
Blocks lookup Returns a list of users who are blocked by the specified user ID  GET /2/users/:id/blocking	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read block.read
Manage Mutes Allows a user ID to mute another user POST /2/users/:id/muting Allows a user ID to unmute another user DELETE /2/users/:source_user_id/muting/:target_user_id	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read mute.write
Mutes lookup Returns a list of users who are muted by the specified user ID GET /2/users/:id/muting	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read mute.read
Spaces lookup Lookup Space by ID GET /2/spaces/:id Lookup multiple Spaces  GET /2/spaces Discover Spaces created by user ID GET /2/spaces/by/creator_ids		✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read space.read
Spaces lookup Get users who purchased a ticket to a Space GET /2/spaces/:id/buyers			✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read space.read
Spaces search Returns live or scheduled Spaces matching your specified search terms. GET /2/spaces/search		✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read space.read
List lookup Lookup a specific list by ID GET /2/lists/:id Lookup a user’s owned List GET /2/users/:id/owned_lists	✅	✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read list.read
Manage Lists Creates a new List on behalf of an authenticated user POST /2/lists	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read list.read list.write
Manage Lists Deletes a List the authenticated user owns DELETE /2/lists/:id Updates the metadata for a List the authenticated user owns PUT /2/lists/:id	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read list.write
List Tweets lookup Lookup Tweets from a specified List GET /2/lists/:id/tweets	✅	✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read list.read
List members lookup Returns a list of members from a specified List GET /2/lists/:id/members Returns all Lists a specified user is a member of GET /2/users/:id/list_memberships	✅	✅	✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read list.read
Manage List members Add a member to a List that the authenticated user owns POST /2/lists/:id/members Removes a member from a List the authenticated user owns DELETE /2/lists/:id/members/:user_id	✅		✅ Scopes: tweet.read users.read list.write
List follows lookup Returns all followers of a specified List GET /2/lists/:id/followers Returns all Lists a specified user follows GET /2/users/:id/followed_lists	✅	✅	✅ Scope