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X account location checker

See where X says an account is based, how it connects, and how often it changed its username: X's "About this account" screen for up to 10 accounts at once.

3 credits per account, from your free Weir credits (5,000 a month, no card).

What the checker shows

Each account gets the four lines of X's “About this account” screen: where it is based, how it connects (“Connected via”), how many times it changed its username and when, and the day it joined. Verified accounts and accounts whose owner passed X's ID check are marked. When X doubts the country, its “may not be accurate” note appears under the account. Download the results as a CSV to keep them with your notes.

X began showing this screen on every public profile on 22 November 2025. What each label means, and when it is wrong, is in the guide to “account based in” on X. If the account is yours and the country is wrong, see how to hide or change your X account location.

Reading the results

A country is one signal, never proof. Read it with the account's age, its username history and how it posts: a brand-new account that renamed itself twice and connects through another country's app store is worth a closer look; a long-standing account that travels is not. The account age checker and the username history guide fill in the rest, and the bot checker guide puts the signs together.

Use it to check accounts, not to follow a person. Vetting a partner, spotting a fake brand account or studying a network of look-alike accounts are good uses; watching or exposing a private person breaks Weir's acceptable use policy.

Questions

How do I see where an X account is based?

On X, open the profile and tap the "Joined" date under the bio: the "About this account" screen lists the country. Here, type up to 10 usernames or profile links and press Run to read the same screen for all of them at once.

What does "Account based in" mean?

It is the country or region X believes the account is run from. X's help center says it is inferred from the account's aggregated IP addresses, so it is not the location typed in the bio and not GPS.

Is the X account location accurate?

Mostly, but a VPN, a proxy or recent travel can move it. When X doubts the country, it adds a "may not be accurate" note, and the checker shows that note under the account.

Why does an account show no location?

X does not show a country for grey-check government accounts. Protected accounts keep the whole screen hidden, so the checker reports them as not found. Some owners choose to show a wider region instead of the country, which the checker shows as X sends it.

What does "Connected via" mean?

How the account reaches X: "Web" for a browser, or an app store such as "United States App Store". A local business that connects through another country's store deserves a second look, but it is a clue, not proof.

Does the account know I checked?

No. The checker reads the same public screen X shows anyone. It does not follow, message or notify the account.

Can I check more than 10 accounts?

Run the checker again with the next 10, or call the API's about endpoint in a loop: GET /v1/x/users/{user}/about costs 3 credits an account. Both run on the free 5,000 credits a month.

Why does it need a Weir account?

It reads X live, which costs a little per lookup, so it runs on your free monthly credits: 5,000 a month, no card. Each account checked uses 3 credits; one that is not found costs nothing.