# Twitter Profile Scraper (`brilliant_gum/twitter-profile-scraper`) Actor

Scrape any Twitter/X profile without login or API key. Get followers, bio, location, website, verification status and email from bio. Optionally fetch recent tweets with likes, retweets, views and engagement metrics. Bulk input, language filter, CSV/JSON export.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/brilliant\_gum/twitter-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Yuliia Kulakova](https://apify.com/brilliant_gum) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $25.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## X / Twitter Profile Scraper

![X / Twitter Profile Scraper](https://i.imgur.com/jyHJIiC.png)

**Get any Twitter/X profile data in seconds — no login, no API key, no limits.**

Drop in a list of handles and get back everything: followers, bio, location, website, verification status, contact email, and optionally their recent tweets with full engagement metrics. Works on any public account.

---

### Who uses this

**Sales & lead generation** — Build targeted outreach lists. Get emails from bios, follower counts, and profile data for hundreds of prospects in one run.

**Market research** — Track competitors, monitor influencers, benchmark engagement. Know exactly what's working in your niche.

**Recruitment** — Find and qualify candidates by their Twitter presence, follower count, and what they tweet about.

**PR & media** — Instantly pull journalist and creator profiles before outreach. See reach, activity, and contact info without manual research.

**Data & analytics** — Feed clean, structured Twitter data into your dashboards, CRMs, or AI pipelines.

---

### What you get

#### Profile data
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `username` | Twitter handle |
| `displayName` | Full name |
| `bio` | Profile description |
| `email` | Email extracted from bio automatically |
| `location` | Location as shown on profile |
| `website` | Website URL |
| `followerCount` | Number of followers |
| `followingCount` | Number following |
| `tweetCount` | Total tweets posted |
| `likeCount` | Total likes given |
| `verified` | Legacy verified badge |
| `isBlueVerified` | X Premium checkmark |
| `isProtected` | Private account flag |
| `joinDate` | When the account was created |
| `profileImageUrl` | Full-size profile photo |
| `bannerUrl` | Banner image |
| `twitterUrl` | Direct link to profile |

#### Tweet data *(when `maxTweetsPerUser > 0`)*
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `text` | Clean tweet text |
| `createdAt` | Date posted |
| `likeCount` | Likes |
| `retweetCount` | Retweets |
| `replyCount` | Replies |
| `quoteCount` | Quote tweets |
| `viewCount` | Impressions / views |
| `bookmarkCount` | Bookmarks |
| `language` | Detected language |
| `isRetweet` | Is this a retweet? |
| `isReply` | Is this a reply? |
| `hashtags` | List of hashtags used |
| `mentions` | Mentioned usernames |
| `urls` | Expanded URLs in tweet |
| `media` | Photos and videos with direct URLs |
| `tweetUrl` | Direct link to the tweet |

---

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `handles` | array | Accepts any format: `elonmusk`, `@nasa`, `https://x.com/openai` |
| `profileUrls` | array | Full profile URLs |
| `maxTweetsPerUser` | integer | Tweets to fetch per profile. `0` = profile only (default). Max: `500` |
| `includeRetweets` | boolean | Include retweets in results. Default: `true` |
| `tweetsLanguage` | string | Only return tweets in this language. ISO 639-1 code: `en`, `es`, `de`, `fr`, `ja`... |
| `deduplication` | boolean | Skip duplicate profiles. Default: `true` |

---

### Example inputs

**Profile data only — fastest:**
```json
{
  "handles": ["elonmusk", "sama", "ycombinator", "openai"],
  "maxTweetsPerUser": 0
}
````

**Profile + recent tweets:**

```json
{
  "handles": ["sundarpichai", "satyanadella"],
  "maxTweetsPerUser": 50
}
```

**English tweets only, no retweets:**

```json
{
  "handles": ["NASA", "SpaceX"],
  "maxTweetsPerUser": 100,
  "includeRetweets": false,
  "tweetsLanguage": "en"
}
```

**Mix of formats — all work:**

```json
{
  "handles": ["sama", "@BarackObama", "https://x.com/Apple", "https://twitter.com/Google"],
  "maxTweetsPerUser": 0
}
```

***

### Export formats

JSON · CSV · Excel · XML · HTML Table — download directly from Apify or access via API.

***

### Pricing

**$25.00 per 1,000 profiles**

| Run | Profiles | Tweets | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick lookup | 10 | 0 | ~$0.25 |
| Lead list | 100 | 0 | ~$2.50 |
| With recent tweets | 100 | 20 each | ~$2.50 |
| Deep research | 500 | 50 each | ~$12.50 |

Pay only for what you scrape — no subscriptions, no monthly fees.

# Actor input Schema

## `handles` (type: `array`):

List of Twitter/X usernames to scrape (e.g. elonmusk, @sama, https://x.com/openai). Mix of formats accepted.

## `profileUrls` (type: `array`):

List of Twitter/X profile URLs (e.g. https://x.com/openai or https://twitter.com/NASA).

## `maxTweetsPerUser` (type: `integer`):

Number of recent tweets to fetch per profile. Set to 0 to skip tweets and only get profile data (faster).

## `includeRetweets` (type: `boolean`):

Include retweets in the timeline results. Set to false to get only original tweets.

## `tweetsLanguage` (type: `string`):

Only return tweets in this language (ISO 639-1 code, e.g. 'en', 'es', 'de', 'fr', 'ja'). Leave empty for all languages.

## `deduplication` (type: `boolean`):

Skip duplicate profiles if the same user appears in multiple inputs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "handles": [
    "elonmusk",
    "sama",
    "ycombinator"
  ],
  "maxTweetsPerUser": 0,
  "includeRetweets": true,
  "deduplication": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "handles": [
        "elonmusk",
        "sama",
        "ycombinator"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("brilliant_gum/twitter-profile-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "handles": [
        "elonmusk",
        "sama",
        "ycombinator",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("brilliant_gum/twitter-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "handles": [
    "elonmusk",
    "sama",
    "ycombinator"
  ]
}' |
apify call brilliant_gum/twitter-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=brilliant_gum/twitter-profile-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Twitter Profile Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape any Twitter/X profile without login or API key. Get followers, bio, location, website, verification status and email from bio. Optionally fetch recent tweets with likes, retweets, views and engagement metrics. Bulk input, language filter, CSV/JSON export.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "W517BTjpzCYIt6wZW"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/brilliant_gum~twitter-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-brilliant_gum-twitter-profile-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/brilliant_gum~twitter-profile-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-brilliant_gum-twitter-profile-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/brilliant_gum~twitter-profile-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-brilliant_gum-twitter-profile-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "handles": {
                        "title": "Twitter Handles",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Twitter/X usernames to scrape (e.g. elonmusk, @sama, https://x.com/openai). Mix of formats accepted.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "profileUrls": {
                        "title": "Profile URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Twitter/X profile URLs (e.g. https://x.com/openai or https://twitter.com/NASA).",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxTweetsPerUser": {
                        "title": "Max Tweets Per User",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of recent tweets to fetch per profile. Set to 0 to skip tweets and only get profile data (faster).",
                        "default": 0
                    },
                    "includeRetweets": {
                        "title": "Include Retweets",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Include retweets in the timeline results. Set to false to get only original tweets.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "tweetsLanguage": {
                        "title": "Tweets Language Filter",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Only return tweets in this language (ISO 639-1 code, e.g. 'en', 'es', 'de', 'fr', 'ja'). Leave empty for all languages."
                    },
                    "deduplication": {
                        "title": "Deduplication",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Skip duplicate profiles if the same user appears in multiple inputs.",
                        "default": true
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```