How do I search tweets for research?
Tell Astra what you're looking for. She uses the official X/Twitter API or SkillBoss social-data APIs to search posts, trends, and conversations related to your topic.
What can I ask?
- "Search tweets about the latest AI regulation news"
- "Find what people are saying about our competitor's launch"
- "Show me trending discussions about [topic] on X"
- "Find tweets from key voices in the AI safety space"
- "Search for customer complaints about [product category]"
How does it work?
Astra queries X/Twitter with your criteria and returns relevant tweets, public metrics, and conversation context. xAI/Grok is used for generation and analysis; it is not the tweet-search API.
Direct X API pricing is metered. Tycoon bills X API usage at 2x the official X rate:
- Post reads: $0.010 per post returned.
- User reads: $0.020 per user returned.
- Posting: $0.030 per post, or $0.400 when the post includes a URL.
How to use it in research
- Competitive intelligence: monitor what people say about competitors
- Market research: find unfiltered customer opinions and pain points
- Trend spotting: identify emerging topics before they mainstream
- Crisis monitoring: track sentiment around your brand or product
- Influencer identification: find who drives conversations in your space
"Astra, search tweets about our competitor's latest feature launch""Find what people are saying about AI coding assistants on X"