Twitter Followers Scraper (X.com)

Extract followers, verified followers, following, and affiliates from any X.com (Twitter) profile. Effortlessly scrape members from Lists and Communities.

What is Twitter Followers Scraper (X followers scraper)?

The Twitter Followers Scraper lets you scrape X.com (Twitter) followers, following, list members, and community members without using the official Twitter API. It is a powerful X followers scraper and Twitter followers extractor designed for speed, reliability, and ease of use.

Whether you need to analyze a competitor's audience, find influencers within a specific community, or export list members, this Actor provides a streamlined way to get the data you need at scale.

Data Extracted

The scraper returns a detailed list of users. Common data points include:

Data Point	Description
screen_name	The @handle of the user
name	The display name on the profile
user_id	Unique Twitter ID
description	The user's bio/description
followers_count	Number of followers
friends_count	Number of accounts they follow
is_blue_verified	Boolean indicating if the account is verified
profile_image_url	Link to the user's avatar
location	User's location (if public)
created_at	Account creation date

Why use this Twitter Scraper?

Why scrape X.com followers? (Use Cases)

• Competitor Analysis: Build a database of followers from competitor accounts to understand their audience demographics and interests.
• Influencer Discovery: Find verified followers in specific niches for targeted outreach and marketing campaigns.
• Community Research: Export members of X Communities or Lists to analyze specific interest groups and trends.
• Lead Generation: Identify potential leads based on who they follow or which communities they are part of.

Why use this on Apify?

This Actor leverages the full power of the Apify platform:

• Run in the Cloud: Execute long-running scrapes 24/7 without needing local resources.
• Built-in Proxy Rotation: Automatically handles proxies to avoid IP bans and ensure reliable data extraction.
• Scheduling: Set up recurring runs (daily, weekly) to track audience growth or changes over time.
• Integrations: Connect results directly to Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, or your own API.
• Export Formats: Download data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Features 🚀

• Flexible Input: Provide simple handles (e.g., elonmusk/followers) or full URLs.
• Support for Lists & Communities: Scrape deeply into niche groups using List and Community IDs.
• High Performance: Optimized to handle pagination automatically and retries failed requests.
• Verified Filtering: Specifically target "Verified Followers" (blue checkmarks) to identify high-value accounts.
• Configurable Limits: Set a maxResults cap or enable scrapeAllResults to get every single user.

Supported URL Formats

The scraper is designed to be flexible. You can input full URLs from x.com or twitter.com, or just the relative paths. Here is how different inputs are categorized:

Input Pattern	Category	Action
handle/followers	Followers	Extracts the followers of the specified user.
handle/verified_followers	Verified Followers	Extracts only the blue-checkmark followers.
handle/following	Following	Extracts the accounts that the user is following.
handle/affiliates	Affiliates	Extracts associated business/organization accounts.
communities/ID/members	Community Members	Extracts all members of a specific X Community.
lists/ID/members	List Members	Extracts users who are members of a specific List.
lists/ID/followers	List Followers	Extracts users who follow a specific List.

Note: All patterns work with full URLs (e.g., https://x.com/amazon/followers) or shortened paths (e.g., amazon/followers).

How to scrape X.com followers with Twitter Followers Scraper

1. Find your target: Copy the URL of the profile, list, or community you want to scrape.
2. Enter the URL: Paste it into the input field. You can add multiple URLs at once.
3. Set your limits: Decide how many results you need per URL using the maxResults parameter.
4. Run: Click "Start" to begin the scraping process.
5. Download: Wait for the run to finish and download your dataset in your preferred format.

Tips & Advanced Options

• maxResults vs. scrapeAllResults: Use maxResults to control costs and time. If you enable scrapeAllResults, the actor will attempt to paginate through all available users. Be cautious with accounts that have millions of followers, as this will consume more Compute Units (CUs).
• Testing: We recommend running a test with a small maxResults (e.g., 20) first to ensure you are getting the data you expect before launching a full-scale scrape.

Input Example

You can provide URLs in various formats. The scraper automatically detects the category:

{
  "urls": [
    "amazon/followers",
    "https://x.com/amazon/verified_followers",
    "https://twitter.com/communities/1493446837214187523/members",
    "lists/1748648376080666720/members"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "scrapeAllResults": false
}

Output Example

The results will be stored in a dataset, where each item represents a user. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel from the dataset tab.

{
  "user_id": "44196397",
  "screen_name": "elonmusk",
  "name": "Elon Musk",
  "description": "...",
  "followers_count": 170000000,
  "friends_count": 500,
  "is_blue_verified": true,
  "profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/...",
  "location": "...",
  "created_at": "Tue Jun 02 20:12:29 +0000 2009"
}

Pricing 💰

Web scraping costs can vary based on the complexity and volume of data. This Actor follows a simple and transparent pricing model:

• Paying Users: $0.25 per 1,000 results.
• Free Plan Users: $5.00 per 1,000 results.

The final cost is calculated based on the number of results extracted and the Compute Units (CU) used on the Apify platform. We recommend monitoring your initial runs to estimate costs for larger jobs.

If you are a free user, consider upgrading to a paid plan for better rates, concurrency, and resource limits.

FAQ & Support

• Is it legal? Our scraper extracts only publicly available data. We recommend reviewing the legality of web scraping and ensuring your use case complies with local regulations (GDPR, etc.).
• Need a custom solution? If you need additional fields or a different Twitter scraping logic, feel free to reach out for custom development.
• Issues? If the scraper fails or you encounter bugs, please report them in the Issues tab on the Apify Console.
• Other Twitter Scrapers: If you also need to scrape tweets or perform advanced searches, check out my other X/Twitter actors:
  • X (Twitter) Advanced Search Scraper
  • X (Twitter) Community Search & Post Scraper