X API v2 - Java Examples

Working Java code samples for the X (formerly Twitter) API v2.

Setup

1. Install Java 11+

java --version

2. Add dependencies

Using Maven, add to your pom.xml:

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
        <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
        <version>4.5.13</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
        <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
        <version>2.9.1</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

3. Set environment variables

For Bearer Token authentication (app-only):

export BEARER_TOKEN='your_bearer_token'

Examples by Category

Posts

File	Description	Auth
posts/SearchRecent.java	Search recent posts (7 days)	Bearer

Users

File	Description	Auth
users/Lookup.java	Look up users by username	Bearer

Building and Running

# Compile
javac -cp ".:lib/*" posts/SearchRecent.java

# Run
java -cp ".:lib/*" SearchRecent

More Information

• X API Documentation
• X Developer Portal