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Connecting an X (Twitter) channel lets you receive Direct Messages and mentions as PingBack conversations. Agents can reply from within PingBack and the reply is posted back on X.
X is available on the Mini and Pro plans only.

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Prerequisites

Before you start, you need an X Developer App with the following settings configured in the X Developer Portal:
  • App permissions: Read and Write
  • Direct Message access: Enabled
  • All four credentials generated: API Key, API Key Secret, Access Token, and Access Token Secret
  • A Bearer Token for the app

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Setup

1

Gather your X credentials

From your X Developer App dashboard, collect the following five values:
FieldWhere to find it
api_keyApp Keys and Tokens > API Key
api_secretApp Keys and Tokens > API Key Secret
access_tokenApp Keys and Tokens > Access Token
access_token_secretApp Keys and Tokens > Access Token Secret
bearer_tokenApp Keys and Tokens > Bearer Token
2

Create the X channel in PingBack

Send a POST request to /api/v1/channels/ with type set to "x" and all five credentials in the config object.
curl -X POST https://api.pingback.live/api/v1/channels/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "x",
    "config": {
      "api_key": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "api_secret": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "access_token": "0000000000-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "access_token_secret": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "bearer_token": "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
    },
    "is_active": true
  }'
If either api_key or access_token is missing, PingBack will reject the request with a 400 error.
3

Webhook registration (automatic)

PingBack automatically registers a webhook endpoint for your X channel at:
https://api.pingback.live/api/v1/webhooks/x/{channel_id}
Where {channel_id} is the numeric id returned in the response above. You may need to register this URL as the webhook endpoint in your X Developer App’s Dev Environments section if you are using the Account Activity API.
4

Test the connection

Send a Direct Message to your connected X account from another account. The message should appear as a new conversation in your PingBack inbox within seconds.