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Xquik X (Twitter) Scraper API

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https://github.com/xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper

A high-performance X (Twitter) Scraper API and alternative to the official X API. Xquik provides structured data for tweets, profiles, and articles via REST API, SDKs, CLI, MCP, and Apify Actors. It features a suite of specialized scrapers for followers, engagement, communities, and trends, utilizing a filter-first billing model to reduce costs by filtering data before delivery.

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What's inside Xquik

  1. Overview of related Xquik Scrapers

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    Xquik provides a suite of specialized scrapers. Choose the one that matches your starting point and data requirements:

    ScraperBest Use Case
    X Tweet ScraperScrape tweets from searches, profiles, or IDs without additional analysis.
    X Profile ScraperStart from accounts/handles to get profiles, posts, replies, and media.
    X Reply ScraperScrape conversations and comments under specific posts.
    X Engagement ScraperBulk measure who engaged (likes, retweets, quotes) with specific posts.
    X Follower ScraperScrape followers, following, or community members as profile rows.
    X User Search ScraperBuild account lists by searching via handle, bio, or location.
    X Community ScraperScrape X Community info, posts, and members.
    X Trends ScraperTrack real-time trends by location.
    X Article ScraperExtract long-form X Articles as Markdown/text.
    X Media DownloaderExtract photos, videos, and GIFs from posts or profiles.
    AI Analysis ScrapersSpecialized scrapers for Brand Monitoring, Sentiment Analysis, News Monitoring, or Trading Signals.

  2. What is X Follower Scraper?

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    X Follower Scraper is a high-speed, cost-effective tool for extracting public profile data from X (Twitter). It can collect data for:

    • Followers
    • Following
    • List members
    • List subscribers
    • Community members

    Unlike other scrapers, Xquik applies filters and deduplication before billing, meaning you only pay for the unique, filtered results delivered to your dataset. It requires no X login and has no startup or per-query costs.

  3. What is X Tweet Scraper?

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    X Tweet Scraper is a high-performance service for extracting X (Twitter) data, including tweets, replies, profiles, lists, and search results. It is designed to be cost-effective by only charging for unique, filtered, and delivered results, rather than charging for raw data before filtering or deduplication.

    Key Features:

    • Cost Efficiency: Charges from $0.00015 per delivered result. No X login required, and no fixed start or search fees.
    • Versatile Inputs: Supports URLs, Handles, List IDs, Tweet IDs, and Search queries.
    • Advanced Filtering: Includes over 50 filters to refine data collection.
    • Robust Execution: Handles large volumes of Tweet IDs, automatic search/quote page requests (up to 300 records), and maintains state via checkpoints and saved cursors.

  4. Overview of X Tweet Scraper

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    X Tweet Scraper is a high-speed, low-cost service for scraping X (Twitter) data. It provides comprehensive data including posts, engagement metrics, public author profiles, and media.

    Key features include:

    • Cost Efficiency: Unlike other Apify Actors, Xquik performs filtering and deduplication before billing. You are only charged for unique results that match your filter criteria.
    • Pricing: Scraping public posts starts from $0.00015 per result on all Apify plans (Apify platform fees are extra).
    • No Barriers: No X login, startup fees, or query fees are required.
    • Versatile Inputs: Accepts URLs, handles, list IDs, post IDs, and search queries with over 50 available filters.
    • Modes: Supports Search, Timeline, List, and Engagement modes within a single input.

    Note: Xquik is an independent third-party service and is not affiliated with X Corp.

  5. Explore associated Xquik Actors

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    Xquik provides a suite of specialized Actors that share the same extraction engine, filter-based billing, and diagnostics. Depending on your data needs, you can choose from various specialized scrapers and AI analysis tools:

    Data Extraction Scrapers

    • X Tweet Scraper: Scrape tweets from searches, profile feeds, Lists, and tweet IDs. Use this for raw tweet data without analysis.
    • X Profile Scraper: Scrape profiles, posts, replies, media, and likes via handles, IDs, or URLs.
    • X Reply Scraper: Scrape replies, comments, and entire conversation threads under posts.
    • X Engagement Scraper: Scrape replies, quotes, reposts, likes, and threads for URLs or post IDs in bulk.
    • X Follower Scraper: Scrape followers, following, List members, and Community members as profile lines.
    • X User Search Scraper: Search for users by handle, bio, and location.
    • X List Scraper: Scrape posts, members, and followers of a specific List.
    • X Community Scraper: Scrape info, posts, searches, members, and moderators of an X Community.
    • X Trends Scraper: Scrape real-time trends by location.
    • X Article Scraper: Scrape long-form X Articles in Markdown and text.
    • X Media Downloader: Extract photos, videos, and GIFs from posts or profiles.

    AI Analysis Actors

    • X (Twitter) Brand Monitoring with AI Analysis: Monitor brand mentions with sentiment and customer experience analysis.
    • X Tweet Sentiment Analysis with AI: Assign attitude, intensity, and sarcasm probability to tweets.
    • X (Twitter) News Monitor with AI Analysis: Categorize posts by format, source attribution, and topic relevance.
    • X Tweet Classifier with AI Analysis: Answer custom questions regarding categories, scores, or yes/no classifications for each tweet.

  6. Use the X Community Scraper

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    The X Community Scraper collects information, posts, keyword searches, members, and moderators from X (Twitter) Communities using Community URLs or IDs. It does not require an X API key or login.

    Key features:

    • Collects community metadata, rules, recent posts, members, and moderators.
    • Supports keyword searches (sorted by recent or top).
    • Combines multiple communities and resources in a single execution.
    • Filters (for posts, members, and moderators) are applied before billing to ensure you only pay for relevant, unique results.
    {
  "communityIds": ["1493446837214187523"],
  "resources": ["info", "tweets", "members", "moderators"],
  "maxItems": 10000
}

  7. Access Xquik APIs and Integrations

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    Beyond the Apify Actors, Xquik offers several ways to interact with X data programmatically:

    • REST API: Comprehensive guide for all 129 REST operations.
    • Followers API: Retrieve available followers for an account.
    • Following API: Retrieve accounts that a specific user is following.
    • List Members API: Export members of public X Lists.
    • MCP Server: Discover and execute JSON or text operations via Model Context Protocol.
    • Webhooks: Receive events for specific posts and profiles.

  8. Explore related Xquik Scraper Actors

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    Xquik provides a suite of specialized scrapers that share the same extraction engine and filter-first billing model. Choose the one that fits your specific data needs:

    ActorBest Use Case
    X Tweet ScraperScrapes tweets from searches, profiles, Lists, or IDs without extra analysis.
    X Profile ScraperScrapes profiles, posts, replies, media, and likes starting from handles/IDs.
    X Reply ScraperScrapes replies, comments, and conversations under specific posts.
    X Engagement ScraperScrapes replies, quotes, retweeters, and likers for post URLs/IDs.
    X Follower ScraperScrapes followers, following, List members, and subscribers.
    X User Search ScraperBuilds account lists by searching handles, bios, and locations.
    X List ScraperScrapes posts, members, and followers from X Lists.
    X Trends ScraperTracks real-time trends by location.
    X Article ScraperExtracts long-form X Articles as Markdown/text.
    X Media DownloaderExtracts photos, videos, and GIFs from posts or profiles.
    AI Analysis ActorsSpecialized actors for Brand Monitoring, Sentiment Analysis, Stock/Crypto Signals, News Monitoring, and Tweet Classification.

  9. Access Xquik via REST API and other interfaces

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    Beyond the Apify Actor, Xquik provides several ways to integrate data into your applications:

    • REST API: Access 129 operations, including Search Tweets API, Batch Tweets API (up to 100 IDs), and User Tweets API.
    • MCP Server: Use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for AI agent integration.
    • Webhooks: Receive signed event deliveries.
    • Dashboard: 47 specialized dashboard tools for monitoring and management.

  10. Explore Xquik non-scraping features and APIs

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    Beyond scraping, Xquik offers several developer tools and integration points:

    • REST APIs: Access specific data endpoints like the Followers API, Following API, and List Members API.
    • MCP Server: Use the Model Context Protocol server to discover and run supported JSON or text operations.
    • Webhooks: Receive real-time notifications for supported tweet and profile events.
    • Dashboards: 47 dashboard tools and 129 REST operations are available via the API documentation.

  11. Choose the right Xquik Scraper Actor

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    Xquik provides a suite of specialized scrapers (Actors) on Apify. All Xquik Actors share the same extraction engine, diagnostic tools, and filter-based billing system. Select the Actor based on your specific data requirements:

    Data Extraction Scrapers

    • X Tweet Scraper: Extracts tweets from searches, profile timelines, Lists, and Tweet IDs. Best for raw tweet data without analysis. (Starts at $0.00015/row)
    • X Profile Scraper: Extracts profiles, including posts, replies, media, and likes, from handles, IDs, or URLs. Use this when starting from accounts. (Starts at $0.00015/row)
    • X Engagement Scraper: Extracts replies, quotes, retweeters, likers, and threads for post URLs or IDs. Use this to measure post interaction. (Starts at $0.00015/row)
    • X Follower Scraper: Extracts followers, following, List members, subscribers, and Community members as profile rows. (Starts at $0.00015/profile)
    • X User Search Scraper: Searches for users by handle, bio, and location with filters for followers, verification, age, and location. (Starts at $0.00015/profile)
    • X List Scraper: Extracts posts, members, and followers of Lists via URL or ID. (Starts at $0.00015/row)
    • X Community Scraper: Extracts information, posts, searches, members, and moderators of X Communities. (Starts at $0.00015/row)
    • X Trends Scraper: Extracts real-time trends by location, including rank, volume, query, and WOEID. (Starts at $0.00015/trend)
    • X Article Scraper: Extracts long-form X Articles as Markdown or text, including covers, authors, dates, and metrics. (Starts at $0.00015/article)
    • X Media Downloader: Extracts or archives photos, videos, and GIFs from posts or profiles. (Starts at $0.00015/media row)

    AI-Powered Analysis Scrapers

    Use these when you need automated labeling and sentiment analysis. (All AI scrapers start at $0.0003 per analyzed tweet)

    • X (Twitter) Brand Monitoring with AI Analysis: Monitors brand mentions for relevance, sentiment, and customer experience replies.
    • X Tweet Sentiment Analysis with AI: Labels attitude, intensity, and sarcasm probability.
    • X (Twitter) Stock & Crypto AI Trading Signals: Labels bullish, bearish, neutral, or mixed positions, content type, conviction, and asset relevance.
    • X (Twitter) News Monitor with AI Analysis: Labels news posts by format, source attribution, and topic relevance.
    • X Tweet Classifier with AI Analysis: Uses custom categories, scores, and yes/no questions to classify tweets.

  12. What X Tweet Scraper does

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    X Tweet Scraper is a high-speed, cost-effective service for collecting public X (Twitter) data. It extracts tweets, engagement metrics, public author profiles, and media.

    It supports multiple input types including:

    • URLs
    • Handles
    • List IDs
    • Tweet IDs
    • Search queries

    Key features include over 50 filters and a unique billing model where you are only charged for delivered, unique results that match your filters (unlike other scrapers that charge before filtering or deduplication).