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## API
The VXTwitter API currently returns information about tweets. If you want more functionality added, please [Open an issue!](https://github.com/dylanpdx/BetterTwitFix/issues)
The following fields are returned:
```json
{
"date": "Wed Oct 05 18:40:30 +0000 2022", // Date the tweet was posted
"date_epoch": 1664995230, // Epoch date the tweet was posted
"hashtags": ["so","cool"], // String of hashtags in the tweet (without the actual hashtag)
"likes": 21664, // the amount of likes the tweet has
"mediaURLs": [ // A url for any media in the tweet (videos, gifs, images)
"https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/FeU5fh1XkA0vDAE.mp4",
"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeU5fhPXkCoZXZB.jpg"
],
"media_extended": [ // More detailed information about media
{ // image:
"altText": "picture of Kermit doing a one legged stand on a bicycle seat riding through the park", // Alt text for the image or video, usually typed in by the poster of the tweet
"size": { // Width and Height of the original image
"height": 1007,
"width": 1179
},
"thumbnail_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeU5fhPXkCoZXZB.jpg", // For images, this is the same as 'url'
"type": "image", // type of the media, can be 'image' or 'video'
"url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeU5fhPXkCoZXZB.jpg" // direct URL to the media
},
{
"altText": "GIF of Laura Dern in Jurassic Park as Dr. Ellie Sattler taking off her sunglasses in shock",
"duration_millis": 0, // duration of the video in milliseconds. This can be 0 if Twitter doesn't provide it (i.e gifs)
"size": { // Width and Height of the original video
"height": 206,
"width": 194
},
"thumbnail_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/FeU5fh1XkA0vDAE.jpg", // Direct link to the video thumbnail
"type": "video",
"url": "https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/FeU5fh1XkA0vDAE.mp4" // Direct MP4 link
},
],
"replies": 2911, // the amount of replies the tweet has
"retweets": 3229, // the amount of retweets the tweet has
"text": "whoa, it works\n\nnow everyone can mix GIFs, videos, and images in one Tweet, available on iOS and Android https://t.co/LVVolAQPZi", // the tweet's text
"tweetID": "1577730467436138524", // ID of the tweet as a string
"tweetURL": "https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1577730467436138524", // a link to the tweet, without tracking parameters
"user_name": "Twitter", // Name of the user who posted the tweet. This CAN have spaces, emojis, etc. as it's not the 'handle' of the user. A good example is "Nintendo of America"
"user_screen_name": "Twitter" // The actual handle of the user, i.e "NintendoAmerica"
}
```

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## API
If you're a nerd like me and want to use information about a tweet in your code, you can make a request to `api.vxtwitter.com` to get basic information about a tweet:
`https://api.vxtwitter.com/Twitter/status/1263145271946551300`
`https://api.vxtwitter.com/Twitter/status/1577730467436138524`
```json
{
"date": "Wed May 20 16:31:15 +0000 2020",
"date_epoch": 1589992275,
"date": "Wed Oct 05 18:40:30 +0000 2022",
"date_epoch": 1664995230,
"hashtags": [],
"likes": 60038,
"likes": 21664,
"mediaURLs": [
"https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1263145212760805376/vid/1280x720/9jous8HM0_duxL0w.mp4?tag=13"
"https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/FeU5fh1XkA0vDAE.mp4",
"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeU5fhPXkCoZXZB.jpg"
],
"replies": 11720,
"retweets": 16729,
"text": "Testing, testing...\n\nA new way to have a convo with exactly who you want. Were starting with a small % globally, so keep your 👀 out to see it in action. https://t.co/pV53mvjAVT",
"tweetID": "1263145271946551300",
"tweetURL": "https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1263145271946551300",
"media_extended": [
{
"altText": "GIF of Laura Dern in Jurassic Park as Dr. Ellie Sattler taking off her sunglasses in shock",
"duration_millis": 0,
"size": {
"height": 206,
"width": 194
},
"thumbnail_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/FeU5fh1XkA0vDAE.jpg",
"type": "video",
"url": "https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/FeU5fh1XkA0vDAE.mp4"
},
{
"altText": "picture of Kermit doing a one legged stand on a bicycle seat riding through the park",
"size": {
"height": 1007,
"width": 1179
},
"thumbnail_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeU5fhPXkCoZXZB.jpg",
"type": "image",
"url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeU5fhPXkCoZXZB.jpg"
}
],
"replies": 2911,
"retweets": 3229,
"text": "whoa, it works\n\nnow everyone can mix GIFs, videos, and images in one Tweet, available on iOS and Android https://t.co/LVVolAQPZi",
"tweetID": "1577730467436138524",
"tweetURL": "https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1577730467436138524",
"user_name": "Twitter",
"user_screen_name": "Twitter"
}
```
See [the following page](https://github.com/dylanpdx/BetterTwitFix/blob/main/api.md) for more info on the API
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