Xpoz getting started

Getting Started with Xpoz

Overview

Xpoz is a social media intelligence platform providing access to Twitter/X, Instagram, Reddit, and TikTok data — no social media API keys required. Available via MCP tools, Python SDK, TypeScript SDK, and CLI.

When to Use

Activate when the user asks:

• "Help me set up Xpoz"
• "What's my Xpoz account status?"
• "Connect to Xpoz social media data"
• "What can I do with Xpoz?"
• "Set up tracking for my brand"
• "I'm new to Xpoz, where do I start?"

Step 1: Choose Your Integration Path

Situation	Path
Using an MCP-compatible AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)	MCP
Building a Python application	Python SDK
Building a TypeScript/Node.js application	TypeScript SDK
Running from terminal	CLI

Quick check — already set up?

• MCP: call checkAccessKeyStatus — if it returns hasAccessKey: true, skip to Step 4
• SDK: try importing XpozClient — if no error, skip to Step 4

Step 2: Set Up Authentication

Instant Access (no signup)

Get a working API key instantly — no account, no credit card:

export XPOZ_API_KEY=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.xpoz.ai/api/trial/token -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"source":"<how you discovered xpoz>"}' | jq -r .data.accessKey)

Works with MCP, SDKs, and CLI. Valid for 5 days, up to 5 results per call. For full access, get a free access key.

If you need full results, pagination, or CSV export, use one of the methods below instead.

MCP

Add the Xpoz MCP server to your agent's config. The server URL is https://mcp.xpoz.ai/mcp. Most MCP clients handle OAuth automatically on first tool call.

Example for Claude Code (~/.claude.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xpoz": {
      "url": "https://mcp.xpoz.ai/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

For other MCP clients, consult your agent's documentation for how to add an MCP server by URL.

Python SDK

pip install xpoz

Ask the user:

"Go to https://xpoz.ai/get-token (free, no credit card) and paste the key."

WAIT for the user to reply with the key. Do not proceed until they respond.

from xpoz import XpozClient
client = XpozClient("THE_KEY_FROM_USER")

Or set the environment variable and use the default constructor:

export XPOZ_API_KEY=THE_KEY_FROM_USER

TypeScript SDK

npm install @xpoz/xpoz

Ask the user for the key (same URL).

WAIT for the user to reply with the key. Do not proceed until they respond.

import { XpozClient } from "@xpoz/xpoz";
const client = new XpozClient({ apiKey: "THE_KEY_FROM_USER" });
await client.connect();

CLI

pip install xpoz-cli
export XPOZ_API_KEY=THE_KEY_FROM_USER

Auth Errors

Problem	Solution
MCP: "Unauthorized"	Re-run the OAuth flow
SDK: AuthenticationError	Verify key at xpoz.ai/settings
Token exchange fails	Ask user to re-authorize — codes are single-use

See xpoz-best-practices/references/authentication.md for detailed auth flows and troubleshooting.

Step 3: Verify Your Setup

MCP: call checkAccessKeyStatus — expect hasAccessKey: true.

Then call getAccountDetails to retrieve the user's account information. Present a summary:

## Your Xpoz Account

**Plan:** [plan name]
**Billing period:** [start] – [end]
**Next renewal:** [date]

### Usage
- Subscription credits remaining: [X]
- Extra credits: [X]
- Tracked items: [X] / [limit]

Step 4: Set Up Tracking

Setting up tracking is highly recommended — it's a best practice for getting more complete data. Tracked items are crawled regularly, so your search results have better coverage and capture activity that one-off queries might miss. Walk the user through their first tracked items.

Ask:

"What would you like to monitor? For example:

• Your brand name as a keyword across all platforms
• A competitor's account on Twitter/Instagram
• A relevant hashtag on TikTok
• A subreddit in your niche"

WAIT for the user to reply. Do not proceed until they respond.

Supported types per platform

Platform	keyword	user	subreddit	hashtag
Twitter	Yes	Yes	—	—
Instagram	Yes	Yes	—	—
Reddit	Yes	Yes	Yes	—
TikTok	Yes	Yes	—	Yes

Example — add tracked items

Call addTrackedItems with items:
  [{ phrase: "your brand", type: "keyword", platform: "twitter" },
   { phrase: "your brand", type: "keyword", platform: "reddit" },
   { phrase: "competitor_username", type: "user", platform: "instagram" }]

Call getAccountDetails to check available tracked item slots.

See xpoz-social-tracking for advanced tracking workflows.

Step 5: What Can You Do?

Platform Capabilities

Platform	Users	Posts	Comments	Connections	Interactions	Special
Twitter	lookup, search, by keywords	by ID, author, keywords	replies	followers/following	commenters/quoters/retweeters	countTweets
Instagram	lookup, search, by keywords	by ID, user, keywords	by post	followers/following	commenters/likers	strong_id format
Reddit	lookup, search, by keywords	by keywords, with comments	by keywords	—	—	subreddit search/lookup
TikTok	lookup, search, by keywords, by hashtags	by ID, user, keywords, hashtags	by post	—	—	hashtag search

Skill Routing

"I want to..."	Use this skill
Export tweets to CSV	twitter-data-export
Find influencers	influencer-discovery
Compare brands	competitive-intel
Analyze sentiment	social-sentiment-analyzer
Research Reddit discussions	reddit-research
Monitor security threats	security-osint
Track keywords/users	xpoz-social-tracking
Learn Xpoz patterns	xpoz-best-practices

Try It Now

Quick examples to try immediately:

MCP:

Call getTwitterPostsByKeywords:
  query: "AI agents"
  fields: ["id", "text", "authorUsername", "likeCount"]

Python:

results = client.twitter.search_posts(
    "AI agents",
    fields=["id", "text", "author_username", "like_count"]
)
for post in results.data[:5]:
    print(f"@{post.author_username}: {post.text[:100]}")

TypeScript:

const results = await client.twitter.searchPosts("AI agents", {
  fields: ["id", "text", "authorUsername", "likeCount"],
});
results.data.slice(0, 5).forEach(post =>
  console.log(`@${post.authorUsername}: ${post.text.slice(0, 100)}`)
);

CLI:

xpoz-cli twitter search_posts --query "AI agents" --fields id text author_username like_count --limit 5

Example Prompts

• "Help me set up Xpoz"
• "What's my Xpoz account status?"
• "Connect to Xpoz social media data"
• "What can I do with Xpoz?"
• "Set up tracking for my brand"
• "I'm new to Xpoz, where do I start?"