# Twitter (X) Followers Scraper | $0.10/1K | Followers/Following (`ecomdate/x-followers-scraper`) Actor

Export any X (Twitter) account's followers or following list in bulk — no login, just $0.10 per 1,000 users. One row per user: handle, name, bio, followers, verification & more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ecomdate/x-followers-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ecomdate Tech](https://apify.com/ecomdate) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.10 / 1,000 user scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

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

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

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

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

Export the **followers** or **following** list of any X (Twitter) account in **bulk**. Paste one or more handles and get a clean row per user — handle, name, bio, follower/following counts, verification, location and more. Perfect for lead lists, audience research, and influencer discovery. **No Twitter login or API key needed on your end.**

### Features

- 👥 **Followers or Following** — pick which list to export per run
- 📄 **One row per user** — flat output that drops straight into CSV, Excel, or a CRM
- 📊 **Rich fields** — username, name, bio, followers, following, tweets, verification, location, website, join date, avatar
- 🔢 **Spend controls** — cap per account (`maxItemsPerUser`) and per run (`maxItems`)
- 🧵 **Handles huge lists** — automatic cursor pagination under the hood
- 🔗 **Flexible input** — `@handle`, `handle`, or `https://x.com/handle`
- 🚫 **Clear on empty** — accounts with no results return a `status` row instead of vanishing

### How it works

1. Provide the source accounts and choose **Followers** or **Following**.
2. The Actor pages through each account's list and streams one record per user into the dataset.
3. Set **Max users per account** / **Max users total** to control size and cost.
4. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or pull via API.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `usernames` | Array<String> | Yes | – | Source accounts. Accepts `@handle`, `handle`, or profile URL. |
| `listType` | String | No | `followers` | `followers` or `following`. |
| `maxItemsPerUser` | Integer | No | `200` | Max users to scrape per source account (`0` = no limit). |
| `maxItems` | Integer | No | `0` | Max users across all accounts (`0` = no limit). |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "usernames": ["apify", "@github"],
  "listType": "followers",
  "maxItemsPerUser": 500,
  "maxItems": 0
}
````

### Output

One record per follower / following user:

```json
{
  "sourceUsername": "apify",
  "listType": "followers",
  "status": "ok",
  "userId": "1596171553557254144",
  "username": "Remote_Crypto",
  "name": "Remote Crypto Jobs",
  "description": "Find your next crypto job",
  "followers": 1820,
  "following": 430,
  "tweetsCount": 5123,
  "mediaCount": 210,
  "verified": false,
  "location": "Remote",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "createdAt": "2022-11-25T10:00:00+00:00",
  "profileImage": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/...",
  "profileUrl": "https://x.com/Remote_Crypto",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-09T12:00:00+00:00"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Lead generation** — build a targeted list from a competitor's or community's followers
- **Influencer discovery** — see who a key account follows
- **Audience research** — analyze the makeup of an account's followers (verified share, bios, locations)
- **CRM enrichment** — expand your prospect list with real X profiles

### Pricing

Simple pay-per-result:

- **User Scraped** — **$0.0001 per user** ($0.10 per 1,000 followers/following)

Example: scraping 10,000 followers ≈ **$1.00**. With Apify's Free plan ($5 monthly credits) you can export **~50,000 users for free** each month — with **no separate compute or platform fees**, the per-user price is all you pay.

### FAQ

**Followers or following — can I get both?**
Pick one per run with `listType`. Run twice (or add both accounts) to get both lists.

**How many followers can I scrape per account?**
As many as the account has — use `maxItemsPerUser` to cap it. Very large accounts (millions of followers) can be expensive and slow, so start with a limit.

**What if an account is private, suspended, or has no results?**
You get a single row for it with `status: "no_results"`, so nothing silently disappears.

**Are the fields the same for followers and following?**
Mostly. For `following` lists, X exposes fewer details, so `verified` and `location` may be empty for some users.

**Do I need a Twitter/X login or API key?**
No. Just paste the source handles.

**Is scraping X legal?**
This Actor collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for complying with X's Terms and applicable laws (e.g. GDPR).

### Support

Need another field, `both` mode, or hit a bug? Open an issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab.

***

**Need more?** Looking for full profile data or keyword/hashtag tweet search? Check out the other X (Twitter) scrapers from this developer.

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

X/Twitter accounts whose followers or following you want to export. Accepts '@handle', 'handle', or 'https://x.com/handle'.

## `listType` (type: `string`):

Whether to scrape the accounts' followers or the accounts they follow.

## `maxItemsPerUser` (type: `integer`):

Maximum followers/following to scrape per source account (0 = no limit). Large accounts can have millions — set a limit to control spend.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of users across all source accounts (0 = no limit).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "apify"
  ],
  "listType": "followers",
  "maxItemsPerUser": 200,
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `users` (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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "apify"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ecomdate/x-followers-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 = { "usernames": ["apify"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ecomdate/x-followers-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 '{
  "usernames": [
    "apify"
  ]
}' |
apify call ecomdate/x-followers-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Twitter (X) Followers Scraper | $0.10/1K | Followers/Following",
        "description": "Export any X (Twitter) account's followers or following list in bulk — no login, just $0.10 per 1,000 users. One row per user: handle, name, bio, followers, verification & more.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "IgucfvCWGlDeFXOgn"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/ecomdate~x-followers-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-ecomdate-x-followers-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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/ecomdate~x-followers-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-ecomdate-x-followers-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/ecomdate~x-followers-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-ecomdate-x-followers-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",
                "required": [
                    "usernames"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "usernames": {
                        "title": "Source accounts",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "X/Twitter accounts whose followers or following you want to export. Accepts '@handle', 'handle', or 'https://x.com/handle'.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "listType": {
                        "title": "List to scrape",
                        "enum": [
                            "followers",
                            "following"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Whether to scrape the accounts' followers or the accounts they follow.",
                        "default": "followers"
                    },
                    "maxItemsPerUser": {
                        "title": "Max users per account",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum followers/following to scrape per source account (0 = no limit). Large accounts can have millions — set a limit to control spend.",
                        "default": 200
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max users total",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of users across all source accounts (0 = no limit).",
                        "default": 0
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```