Meta tags
twitter:creator:id
Attributes the page’s content to an X account using its numeric user ID. Use twitter:creator when you know the @handle.
Code examples
Good example
<meta name="twitter:creator:id" content="123456789">A numeric X user ID.
Avoid this example
<meta name="twitter:creator:id" content="@username">A handle belongs in twitter:creator.
Avoid this example
<meta name="twitter:creator:id" content="username">A username is not a numeric user ID.
Avoid this example
<meta name="twitter:creator:id" content="">An empty value identifies no account. Omit the optional field instead.
Recommendations
- 01Use the Numeric IDX user IDs are stable numeric strings. Do not put a handle in this field.
- 02Use Without "@"The @ prefix belongs in twitter:creator, not in the numeric ID field.
Related documentation
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