The Autohive X integration connects your X (formerly Twitter) account with Autohive’s automation platform, enabling:

  • Post creation and management - Create posts with text, media (images, GIFs, videos), polls, replies, and quotes
  • Post retrieval and search - Get specific posts by ID, search posts by query, and retrieve user timelines
  • User interactions - Follow/unfollow users, get user profiles, and manage your authenticated user information
  • Engagement features - Repost and undo reposts, bookmark posts, and retrieve bookmarked content
  • Media support - Upload and attach images, GIFs, and videos to posts with automatic media handling
  • Advanced post features - Create polls with customizable options and duration, reply to posts, and quote posts

Install the integration

  1. Log in to Autohive and navigate to Your user profile > Connections or Your workspace -> Integrations

  2. Locate the X (formerly Twitter) Integration card and click Connect to workspace

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  3. Authorize with X - you’ll be redirected to X’s authorization page

  4. Review and approve permissions. Autohive requests access to:

    • Read and write posts
    • Read and write follows
    • Upload and manage media
    • Read and write bookmarks
    • Access user information

    Ensure you approve the permissions required in order for the integration to function as expected.

  5. Confirm installation - you’ll be redirected to Autohive with “Connected” status displayed

Use the integration

You can now use the integration with your agents, workflows and scheduled tasks!

  1. Follow our Create your first agent guide on how to create an agent.
  2. In the ‘Agent settings’, scroll down to the ‘Add Integrations and Agents’ section, click ‘Add integrations and agents’, and select X (formerly Twitter). You can choose what individual X capabilities to turn on and off.
  3. Once the settings have been selected, begin prompting the agent with the workflow you’d like to achieve with Autohive and X!

Available capabilities

Post Management

  • Create Post: Create new posts with text (max 280 characters for standard accounts), optional media, polls (2-4 options), replies, and quotes
  • Get Post: Retrieve detailed information about specific posts by ID with optional user information and engagement metrics
  • Delete Post: Permanently delete posts from your X account
  • Search Posts: Search for posts matching a query with support for X search operators, date ranges, and pagination (10-100 results per page)

User Timeline and Content

  • Get User Posts: Retrieve posts from a user’s timeline with filtering options to exclude replies and reposts (5-100 results per page)
  • Get Liked Posts: Access posts liked by a specific user with pagination support (5-100 results per page)
  • Get Bookmarks: Retrieve the authenticated user’s bookmarked posts with pagination (1-100 results per page)

User Management

  • Get User: Retrieve user profile information by ID or username including bio, followers, and verification status
  • Get Authenticated User: Access the authenticated user’s profile information and account details
  • Follow User: Follow users on X to receive their posts in your timeline
  • Unfollow User: Unfollow users to stop receiving their posts

Engagement Actions

  • Repost: Repost (retweet) posts to share content with your followers
  • Undo Repost: Remove a repost from your timeline
  • Bookmark Post: Save posts to your bookmarks for later reference
  • Remove Bookmark: Remove posts from your bookmarks collection

Key features

Rich Media Support

  • Upload and attach images (JPEG, PNG), GIFs, and videos (MP4) to posts
  • Base64-encoded file content support for seamless media handling
  • Automatic media ID generation and attachment to posts
  • MIME type detection for proper media processing

Advanced Post Creation

  • Reply to existing posts by providing the post ID to create threaded conversations
  • Quote posts to add commentary while sharing others’ content
  • Create polls with 2-4 options and customizable duration (default 24 hours)
  • Character limit enforcement for standard accounts (280 characters)

Comprehensive Search and Discovery

  • Search posts using X’s powerful search operators for advanced queries
  • Filter search results by date range with ISO 8601 timestamps
  • Paginate through search results with next_token support
  • Include user information and additional context in search results

User Engagement Tracking

  • Access engagement metrics including likes, reposts, replies, and impressions
  • Track user activity with timeline filtering for replies and reposts
  • Monitor liked posts to understand user interests and engagement patterns
  • Manage bookmarks for content curation and later reference

Timeline and Content Management

  • Retrieve user timelines with up to 100 posts per request
  • Exclude replies or reposts for focused content feeds
  • Pagination support for browsing historical posts
  • Access both public user timelines and authenticated user data

Enterprise-Ready Authentication

  • OAuth 2.0 platform authentication with PKCE for enhanced security
  • Offline access support for long-running automation workflows
  • Comprehensive scope management for granular permission control
  • Secure token handling with automatic refresh capabilities

Common use cases

Social Media Automation

  • Schedule and automatically post content to X at optimal times
  • Cross-post content from blogs, newsletters, or other platforms to X
  • Create recurring posts for promotions, announcements, or updates
  • Automate post deletion after time-sensitive content expires

Content Curation and Sharing

  • Search for trending topics and automatically repost relevant content
  • Monitor specific keywords and bookmark interesting posts for review
  • Share content from RSS feeds or news sources with automated posting
  • Quote posts with AI-generated commentary for thought leadership

Engagement and Community Management

  • Automatically follow users who mention your brand or specific keywords
  • Track and respond to mentions, replies, and direct engagement
  • Monitor liked posts to identify brand advocates and engaged users
  • Bookmark customer feedback posts for product development insights

Analytics and Monitoring

  • Track post performance with engagement metrics and click data
  • Search for brand mentions and competitor activity across X
  • Monitor hashtag usage and trending topics in your industry
  • Aggregate user timeline data for content analysis and insights

Campaign and Event Management

  • Create polls to gather audience feedback and opinions
  • Post event updates with media attachments and relevant hashtags
  • Thread replies for live-tweeting events or product launches
  • Quote posts from attendees or participants to amplify event reach

Multi-Account Management

  • Manage posts across multiple X accounts for brands or clients
  • Coordinate social media campaigns with synchronized posting
  • Monitor multiple user timelines for competitive intelligence
  • Automate engagement actions across team or organizational accounts

Disconnect the integration

Important: Disconnecting stops data synchronization but preserves existing data in both systems.

  1. Navigate to Your user profile -> Connections or Your workspace -> Integrations
  2. Find the X (formerly Twitter) Integration
  3. Click Disconnect and confirm

Data Impact: Existing data remains unchanged in both systems, but sync stops and Autohive loses X API access.

Uninstall the app

From X: Go to your X Settings > Security and account access > Connected apps > Find Autohive and revoke access.