Does the tweet still load without s and t?

Yes. The tweet ID in the URL path is all X needs to serve the tweet. s and t are attribution metadata.

What is twclid used for?

twclid is X's ad-click attribution token — the Twitter equivalent of fbclid or gclid. It lets advertisers using the X Pixel match off-platform conversions back to the originating ad click.

Remove tracking

Remove tracking from Twitter / X links

Twitter / X share links carry s, t, ref_src, ref_url, and sometimes twclid. The s parameter encodes the share surface (mobile app, web, etc.) and t is a per-share token tied to your session. Removing them keeps the tweet URL intact.

Try it — paste a Twitter / X link

Or prepend prunethe.link/https://x.com/user/status/1234567890?s=20&t=abc123xyz&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Before and after

Original (with tracking)

https://x.com/user/status/1234567890?s=20&t=abc123xyz&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Cleaned

https://x.com/user/status/1234567890

Removed (3)

stref_src

What Twitter / X tracks in shared links

s=20 means shared from mobile, s=46 is web, and so on. t is a signed token that lets X correlate the click to your share. ref_src and ref_url expose where the tweet was embedded or discovered. twclid is X's equivalent of fbclid for ad-click attribution.

Twitter / X tracking parameters explained

s: Share surface (20 = iOS, 46 = web, etc.).
t: Signed per-share session token.
ref_src: Embedded-referrer source (e.g. twsrc^tfw).
ref_url: URL of the page that embedded or referenced the tweet.
twclid: Twitter Click ID — ad-click attribution token.

Frequently asked questions

Does the tweet still load without s and t?: Yes. The tweet ID in the URL path is all X needs to serve the tweet. s and t are attribution metadata.
What is twclid used for?: twclid is X's ad-click attribution token — the Twitter equivalent of fbclid or gclid. It lets advertisers using the X Pixel match off-platform conversions back to the originating ad click.