--- title: "X Organic (Twitter) connection guide" slug: "x-organic-twitter-connection-guide" description: "Connect your X Organic (Twitter) data to Supermetrics with our guide on permissions and connection instructions for seamless reporting." updated: 2026-05-06T11:41:45Z published: 2026-05-06T13:25:57Z --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.supermetrics.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # X Organic (Twitter) connection guide This guide contains all permissions and requirements for connecting your X Organic (Twitter) data to Supermetrics. You can connect to data sources from the [Data sources page on the Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/token-management). On the Hub, you can also [share an authentication link](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-data-sources-from-supermetrics-hub#share-authentication-link) to connect to a data source you don't have direct access to. After you connect to the data source on the Hub, you can use the data source connection in [all available destinations](/v1/docs/x-organic-twitter-connection-guide#connection-instructions). ## Required permissions Before you can fetch data from X Organic data source connector, you need to subscribe to the [Premium package in X](https://help.x.com/en/using-x/x-premium) which gives you access to advanced analytics. In addition to the Premium package, you must have the following to fetch X Organic data: - A completed X profile - An active X Ads account connected to the X profile. [Follow these steps to create a X Ads account](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-twitter-ads-account-for-x-organic-twitter). Next, you will need access to the Ad account linked to the X account you want to report data for: 1. Open the [X Ads portal](https://ads.x.com/). 2. In the top right-hand corner, click your account name and select **Edit access to account**. 3. If you don't yet have access to this Ad account: 1. Click **Add access**, and add your handle. 2. Select Ad manager or Account administrator role. 3. Check the box for **Can compose promotable Tweets** under the role selection. 4. Click **Save changes**. 4. If you already have your account added: 1. Make sure you have Ad manager or Account administrator role and the option to compose promotable tweets. 2. If not, click **Edit access**. 3. Change the role. 4. Check the box for **Can compose promotable Tweets**. 5. Click **Save changes**. ### Access posts from other X profiles To fetch posts for another X account with [multi-user login](https://business.x.com/en/help/troubleshooting/multi-user-login-faq.html), you must be added as a **Campaign analyst** or **Administrator** to the other X Ads account. Please ask the administrator of the other X account to do the following: 1. Create an X ad account if they don’t have one already. [Follow these steps to create a X Ads account](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-twitter-ads-account-for-x-organic-twitter). 2. Navigate to [X Ads](http://ads.x.com/). 3. Click the account name in the top right corner and select **Edit access to account**. 4. Click **Add access**. 5. Enter the name of your X handle in the text box, select **Campaign analyst** or **Administrator**. 6. Check the box for **Can compose promotable Tweets** next to your account. 7. Save the changes. ## Query types Query types define what sort of metrics and dimensions are available. You need to select one of the following query types when pulling data: - **Profile info**: Get X profile-level metrics. - **Tweet engagement**: Measure the organic performance of your posts. ## Connection instructions When connecting to X Organic (Twitter), you need to log in to X and select the account to pull data from. 1. Select the X Organic (Twitter) data source [on the Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/token-management) or in the data destination. 2. If prompted, choose to make this connection [shared or private](/v1/docs/about-shared-and-private-connections). 3. Click **Start**. 4. Log in to the X account you want to fetch data from. 5. Click **Authorize app** to allow the Supermetrics app to access your profile data. 6. In your data destination, select the account to include in your reporting and a query type. See detailed instructions on [how to connect to a data source from the Supermetrics Hub.](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-data-sources-from-supermetrics-hub) You can also connect to X Organic (Twitter) from these destinations: - Google Sheets: [How to log in to a Supermetrics data source in Google Sheets](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-a-supermetrics-data-source-in-google-sheets) - Data Studio: [How to connect data sources to Looker Studio](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-data-sources-to-looker-studio-formerly-data-studio) - Excel: [How to connect data sources to Excel with Supermetrics](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-data-sources-to-excel-with-supermetrics) - Power BI: [How to create your first Supermetrics query for Power BI](/v1/docs/how-to-create-your-first-supermetrics-query-for-power-bi) - The Supermetrics API: [How to use the Query Manager](/v1/docs/how-to-use-the-query-manager) - Data warehouse and cloud storage (Hub): [How to create a transfer](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-transfer) - BigQuery (marketplace): [How to create a BigQuery (marketplace) transfer](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-bigquery-marketplace-transfer) ## More resources - [X Organic (Twitter) report building guide](/v1/docs/x-organic-twitter-report-building-guide) - [How to reauthenticate a data source in Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Excel, or Power BI](/v1/docs/how-to-reauthenticate-a-data-source-connection-in-google-sheets-looker-studio-excel-power-bi-and-supermetrics-hub) - [How to reauthenticate a data source in data warehouse, API, or cloud storage platform](/v1/docs/how-to-reauthenticate-a-data-source-connection-in-data-warehouse-destinations-or-the-supermetrics-api) - [How to manage data source connections on the Supermetrics Hub](/v1/docs/how-to-manage-data-source-connections-on-supermetrics-hub)