X Search tool for Grok to access X social media data
Enables Grok to perform keyword, semantic, and user searches on X, fetching posts and profiles.
The X Search tool enables Grok to perform keyword search, semantic search, user search, and thread fetch on X (formerly Twitter). This tool allows the model to access real-time social media content, analyze posts, and gather insights from X's vast data.
Accessing and analyzing real-time social media content from X (formerly Twitter) within Grok.
Starting September 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT, X Search is billed at $5 per 1k posts fetched and $10 per 1k user profiles fetched, replacing the current $5 per 1k calls. Every post returned by a search or thread fetch, including parent and quoted posts, counts; every profile returned by a user search counts.
https://docs.x.ai/developers/tools/x-search
The X Search tool allows Grok to query X (formerly Twitter) for posts and user profiles. It supports keyword and semantic searches, thread fetching, and can filter by specific X handles or date ranges. Image and video understanding can also be enabled.
- X Search | SpaceXAI Docs ↗xAI · xAI Docs: Guides · May 20, 2026 · paraphrased
First seen on Subvolts May 20, 2026. Updated Sep 11, 2026. Spotted a problem? Tell us.
- X Search | SpaceXAI DocsxAI · xAI Docs: Guides · May 20, 2026
The Playbook: reusable how-tos, prompts, configs and tips pulled out of the news.
- HeuristicLeverage file attachments for agentic workflows in GrokUse file attachments to activate document search and agentic workflows for enhanced information retrieval and analysis. · 5 min
- Code snippetAttach files to Grok chat using public URL or file IDReference publicly accessible files or uploaded file IDs to enable document search in Grok conversations. · 5 min
- Setting tipFilter X Search by date range using ISO8601 formatUse from_date and to_date to limit X Search data to a specific period in ISO8601 format. · 2 min
- Setting tipRestrict X Search results to specific user handlesUse allowed_x_handles or excluded_x_handles to filter X posts by specific user accounts in searches. · 2 min
- ChecklistVerify Grok collections search output for structured analysis and verifiable dataCheck for structured methodology, calculations, assumptions, limitations, and specific file citations. · 5 min
- HeuristicCombine Grok collections search with web search for richer analysisBlend internal knowledge base insights with real-time external information for comprehensive answers. · 15 min
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.