X (Twitter) Followers & Following Scraper

A high-speed, cost-effective Apify Actor to scrape followers, following, and verified followers lists from any public X (formerly Twitter) profile. Extract complete profile data including handles, display names, bios, locations, follower counts, and verification types for just $0.10 per 1,000 profiles. No X API keys required.

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Key Features

• Scrape X (Twitter) Followers: Extract complete profile data of any user's follower base.
• Scrape X (Twitter) Following: Export details of all accounts followed by a target profile.
• Scrape Verified Followers Only: Target Premium/blue-badge accounts (ideal for high-value B2B lead generation).
• Bulk Scrapes: Paste up to 5 profile handles or full URLs in a single run.
• Country Pinning (Anti-Block): Pin residential proxies to specific countries (e.g., US, IN, DE) to keep scraper sessions stable and secure.
• Pay-Per-Result Pricing: Only pay $0.10 per 1,000 profiles successfully scraped.
• No X API Key Needed: Zero configuration of Twitter API keys, logins, or developer accounts required.
• Clean Formats: Download datasets in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

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What Data Does It Extract?

For every profile scraped, the Actor retrieves the following structured information:

Field Name	Type	Description
id	String	Numeric X User ID
username	String	Profile handle (without @)
name	String	Display name
profile_url	String	Link to the user profile (e.g., https://x.com/username)
description	String	Bio text
followers_count	Integer	Total followers count
friends_count	Integer	Total following count
statuses_count	Integer	Total tweets posted
favourites_count	Integer	Total likes given
media_count	Integer	Total media uploaded
is_blue_verified	Boolean	Premium / verified profile status
verified_type	String	Type of verification (blue, business, government, or none)
location	String	Self-reported profile location
profile_image_url	String	URL of the avatar image
profile_banner_url	String	URL of the banner image
created_at	String	Account creation date (ISO timestamp)
relationship_type	String	Relation type (followers, following, or verified_followers)
target_user	String	Shorthand handle you scraped this profile from
scraped_at	String	Scrape execution timestamp

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How to Use the Scraper

Step 1: Input Targets

Provide the profile handles or full URLs of the accounts you want to scrape (up to 5).

{
  "usernamesOrUrls": [
    "elonmusk",
    "https://x.com/nasa"
  ]
}

Step 2: Toggle List Types

Choose which lists to scrape:

• Followers (Default: true)
• Following (Default: true)
• Verified (verified followers only, Default: false)

Step 3: Configure Proxy & Country Pinning (Crucial)

To ensure the scraper remains completely stable and bypasses Twitter's geo-locking limits:

1. Keep Use Residential Proxy toggled on.
2. Under Proxy Country Code, input the two-letter code (e.g. IN for India, US for United States, GB for Great Britain) matching the country of the scraping cookies. Pinning the proxy country prevents session invalidation due to sudden geographic jumps.

Step 4: Run and Export

Click Start to run the Actor. Once completed, go to the Storage tab to export your profiles list to CSV, Excel, or JSON.

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Input Parameters Schema

Param	Type	Required	Description
usernamesOrUrls	Array	Yes	List of target Twitter/X handles or profile URLs (max 5).
Followers	Boolean	No	Extract target's followers list. Default is true.
Following	Boolean	No	Extract target's following list. Default is true.
Verified	Boolean	No	Extract target's verified followers list. Default is false.
useResidentialProxy	Boolean	No	Use residential proxy groups for anti-bot bypass. Default is true.
proxyCountryCode	String	No	Two-letter country code (e.g. US, IN) to pin the proxy IP location.
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Custom proxy options if not using the default residential groups.

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Output Example

{
  "target_user": "rish_w3b",
  "relationship_type": "following",
  "username": "elonmusk",
  "name": "Elon Musk",
  "id": "44196397",
  "description": "Owner of Tesla, SpaceX, xAI & X",
  "followers_count": 185200000,
  "friends_count": 521,
  "statuses_count": 42500,
  "favourites_count": 21500,
  "is_blue_verified": true,
  "verified_type": "blue",
  "profile_url": "https://x.com/elonmusk",
  "profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/...",
  "profile_banner_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/...",
  "created_at": "2009-06-02T20:12:29.000Z",
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-02T08:50:00.000Z"
}

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Pricing & Costs

• Billing Rate: $0.10 per 1,000 items written to the dataset.
• Platform Usage: Apify infrastructure compute costs are fully included in the rate.
• Pay for Results: You are only charged for successfully scraped profiles that enter your dataset. There are no startup fees or subscriptions.

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Use Cases

• Lead Generation: Scrape B2B leads by targeting followers of industry leaders or competitors, then filter by keywords in their bio.
• Audience Analysis: Segment follower demographics by analyzing their locations and bio metadata.
• Influencer Discovery: Export following lists of niche influencers to find relevant brands, co-creators, or market partners.
• Competitor Tracking: Monitor who is following competitor accounts over time.

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Legal & Ethical Scraping Disclaimer

This scraper only extracts publicly available profile information that users choose to share openly on X (Twitter). It does not access private data, emails, phone numbers, or passwords. Scraping public web data is legal, but personal data in certain regions may be protected by regulations like GDPR. Ensure your scraping activities comply with local data protection laws.

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Need Help or Custom Integrations?

This Actor is developed and maintained by mikolabs (mikolabs.xyz). For custom scrapers, questions, or issues, open a ticket in the Issues tab on the Actor console page or visit our website.