In a new tweet from its Twitter developer account, the company announced that it will end free API access starting February 9 (one week from now). A new paid basic tier will be available soon.
Twitter is losing money every year, and Elon Musk and his team are scrambling to save the social network from bankruptcy. This means that some features of the platform require a subscription to increase revenue streams.The latest feature to hit is free API access for developers.
Starting February 9th, developers and businesses relying on Twitter’s API will have to pay a monthly fee to access their data. In one of the company’s tweets, Twitter said that because it has one of the largest and most powerful data sets, it maintains relationships with entities that use its website’s API, and in the future it will be faster and more comprehensive. said it is committed to enabling universal access.
