Twitter will start charging developers for API access as Elon Musk seeks to drive revenue

Elon Musk tweet displayed on a phone screen and Twitter logo displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on December 21, 2022Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTwitter will start charging developers to get access to its API, a vital tool that powers popular services like TweetDelete and bots that send users prompts on data in real time.The microblogging site, which was taken over by Elon Musk last October, said that from Feb. 9 it would “no longer support free access to the Twitter API.”Third-party services using the Twitter API will have to use its basic paid tier instead, the company said.”Over the years, hundreds of millions of people have sent over a trillion Tweets, with billions more every week,” an official Twitter account tweeted late Wednesday.”Twitter data are among the world’s most powerful data sets. We’re committed to enabling fast & comprehensive access so you can continue to build with us.”Musk responded with a tweet, saying “free API is being abused right now by bot scammers & opinion manipulators. There’s no verification process or cost, so easy to spin up 100k bots to do bad things. Just ~$100/month for
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