Twitter to charge $100 from developers for access to basic API

A week after Twitter announced shutting down free access to the API, the microblogging platform on Thursday said that it will charge $100 per month for the basic tier of API (Application Programming Interface). Initially, the company had planned to shut down free access to its API on February 9, but now it has extended the deadline to February 13. Also Read: Elon Musk Reveals Big Gaming Plans: xAI To Launch ‘AI-Generated Game’ By 2026

The company shared the information on Twitter via its Twitter Dev account, saying: “We’re excited to announce an extension of the current free Twitter API access through February 13.” “Paid basic access that offers low level of API usage, and access to Ads API for a $100 monthly fee.” Also Read: Why Thousands Are Cancelling Netflix After Elon Musk’s Latest Tweet

Moreover, the company said that on February 13, it will depreciate the premium API, which was part of v1.1. “Also on February 13, we will deprecate the Premium API. If you’re subscribed to Premium, you can apply for Enterprise to continue using these endpoints,” it tweeted. Further, the microblogging platform mentioned that it will also be introducing a new form of free access to those bot developers who post good content. Also Read: Elon Musk’s xAI Fires 500 Employees? Report Suggests Major Layoffs

“A new form of free access will be introduced as this is extremely important to our ecosystem — limited to Tweet creation of up to 1,500 tweets per month for a single authenticated user token, including login with Twitter,” the company tweeted. The company concluded by saying, “This is a new chapter for the Twitter API to increase quality, reduce spam, and enable a thriving ecosystem.”

Twitter on Thursday announced that Blue subscribers in the US can now post long tweets of up to 4,000 characters on the micro-blogging platform. The company posted from its @TwitterBlue account: “Starting today, if you’re subscribed to Twitter Blue in the US you can create longer tweets.

“Most standard functions of Tweeting still apply, whether you want to post a picture, use a hashtag, or create a poll. But now you can type all the way up to 4,000 characters.” However, for now, longer tweets on the web cannot be saved as drafts or scheduled to be sent later.

“We know longer tweets could mean a lot of scrolling, so they’ll be capped at 280 characters on your timeline and you’ll see a ‘Show more’ prompt to click and read the whole tweet,” it added. Only Blue subscribers can post longer Tweets, but non-subscribers can read, reply, retweet, and quote Tweet to them.

Moreover, Blue users will be able to reply and quote a longer tweet with up to 4,000 characters, the platform mentioned.

With inputs from IANS