Enable image and video understanding in X Search
Set enable_image_understanding or enable_video_understanding to true for X Search to analyze media in posts.
enable_image_understanding: Allows the agent to analyze images in X posts. enable_video_understanding: Allows the agent to analyze videos in X posts. This is only available for X Search (not Web Search).
Where
X Search tool parameters
Why
To gain deeper insights from X posts by enabling the model to interpret visual content within them.
What it does and when to use it
Activate image and video analysis within X Search by setting 'enable_image_understanding' or 'enable_video_understanding' to true. This feature allows the AI to interpret visual media embedded in X posts, providing richer insights.
Sources and credit
- X Search | SpaceXAI Docs ↗xAI · xAI Docs: Guides · May 20, 2026 · paraphrased
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Where it shows up
- X Search | SpaceXAI DocsxAI · xAI Docs: Guides · May 20, 2026
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Questions people ask
- Which AI tools does this work with?
- The sources used it with Grok.
- Where did this come from?
- xAI (xAI Docs: Guides). Subvolts collected, normalized and credited it; the link above opens the original.