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Get DM Events
An MCP tool from the X (Twitter) API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Get DM Events Retrieves a list of recent direct message events across all conversations. [GET /2/dm_events]
Name on the gateway: x_api__get_direct_messages_events · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
max_results | integer | max_results parameter |
pagination_token | string | A base32hex-encoded pagination token. |
event_types | array | event_types parameter |
dm_event.fields | array | A comma separated list of DmEvent fields to display. |
expansions | array | A comma separated list of fields to expand. |
user.fields | array | A comma separated list of User fields to display. |
post.fields | array | A comma separated list of Post fields to display. |
media.fields | array | A comma separated list of Media fields to display. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "x_api__get_direct_messages_events",
"arguments": {}
}Or connect the X (Twitter) API server directly, which lists 258 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-x-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/x-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the get dm events tool with max_results set to ….