By Scouts Labs Inc · Since 2022

About Sorsa API

Sorsa API is a read-only REST API for public X (Twitter) data, built by Scouts Labs Inc. Since 2022 we have served more than 5 billion requests for 2,000+ developers and 100+ companies, on one promise: public data access should be fast, flat-priced, and open to anyone with an API key.

What we do

The data layer between X and the people who build on it

We run the infrastructure that turns public X (Twitter) activity into clean, structured JSON: 40 endpoints covering tweets, advanced search, user profiles, followers, lists, communities, and action verification. One API key, flat per-request pricing, no OAuth and no approval process.

Developers wire it into dashboards, research pipelines, AI agents, and internal tools. Whatever gets built on top, our job stays the same: keep the data fast, complete, and affordable.

5B+
Requests served
2,000+
Developers
100+
Companies
40
Endpoints
99.9%
Uptime
300ms
p50 latency
Our story

From TweetScout to Sorsa

Sorsa did not start as a pivot or a weekend experiment. It started in 2022 as TweetScout API, a data backend built for crypto analytics teams that needed reliable X data when the official API could not provide it at a workable price. The product outgrew its niche: trading desks, AI labs, agencies, and indie developers kept arriving with the same problem and staying for the same reason. We rebranded to Sorsa to match what the product had become, a general-purpose X data API for every read-heavy workload.

2022

TweetScout API launches

A read-only X data API built for crypto analytics, with influence scoring and audience-quality data that still ship today as the Sorsa Score endpoints.

2023

The official API access crisis

X eliminated free access, shut down the Academic Research Track, and priced meaningful volume into enterprise contracts. Demand for a stable, affordable alternative multiplied, and TweetScout scaled to meet it.

2025

TweetScout becomes Sorsa

New name, same infrastructure, wider mission: one flat-priced API for every public X data workflow, from social listening to LLM training.

Today

The data backbone for thousands of builders

More than 5 billion requests served, 99.9% uptime, and a 40-endpoint surface with full data parity with the official API on reads.

Why we built it

Why we built Sorsa

Access to public X data kept getting harder for the people who needed it most. The official API bills every post and profile as a separate resource, caps monthly reads, requires OAuth and a developer-account application, and pushes serious volume into enterprise contracts that start around $42,000 a month. We watched builders abandon working products, researchers lose access to public data mid-study, and startups burn budgets on per-resource invoices they could not predict.

Sorsa exists to remove that wall. Public data should be accessible on transparent terms: a flat price per request, the same rate limit for an indie hacker as for an enterprise, and a setup that takes 3 minutes instead of an approval queue. That is the entire thesis, and it has not changed since 2022. See it on the pricing page.

How we build

The principles we build on

Flat, transparent pricing

1 request equals 1 API call, on every endpoint and every plan. No credit systems, no per-endpoint multipliers, no surprise invoices when your traffic spikes.

Developer-first

Clean JSON with a stable schema, cursor-based pagination, endpoints deliberately close to the official API, and documentation written for both humans and LLMs. Migration typically takes under 2 hours.

Read-only by design

Every write action (posting, liking, following, DMs) is intentionally disabled. This protects X from spam and automation abuse, and it protects you: nothing built on Sorsa can post, delete, or act on an account. Sorsa is strictly a data retrieval and verification API.

Built for the AI era

Our documentation lives in a single machine-readable file that any LLM can ingest in one pass, and our MCP server turns the API into native tools for Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client. AI agents are first-class users, not an afterthought.

Privacy-respecting

We work with publicly available data only, the same data a browser or search engine can see. We do not access private accounts, DMs, or anything behind a login.

Scope

What Sorsa is not

Not a posting tool

No tweets, replies, likes, follows, or DMs. If you need write access, use the official X API alongside Sorsa.

Not a dashboard

Sorsa is the data layer. You build the product, the analysis, or the agent on top of it.

Not affiliated with X Corp

Sorsa API is an independent third-party service. X and the X logo are trademarks of X Corp.

Company information

Scouts Labs Inc

Intershore Chambers, PO Box 4642,
Road Town, Tortola, VG1111,
British Virgin Islands

Sorsa API is developed and operated by Scouts Labs Inc, a software company focused on high-performance data infrastructure for developers, researchers, and businesses worldwide.

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