# 🐦 Twitter / X User Profile Scraper (`ethereal_wool/twitter-user-profile`) Actor

Extract Twitter / X user profile data — name, and more. Scrape by keyword, URL or ID. Export to JSON, CSV & Excel, use the API, schedule runs and integrate. No code required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ethereal\_wool/twitter-user-profile.md
- **Developed by:** [Jackie Chen](https://apify.com/ethereal_wool) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$10.00 / 1,000 results

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

## Twitter (X) User Profile Scraper

![twitter-user-profile](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/48FFrfZnw5XqzUC1C/records/twitter-user-profile__hero)

Look up **Twitter / X** user profiles by **@handle** or **numeric user ID** and get clean,
structured data for each account: display name, bio, follower & following counts, tweet and
media counts, verification status, avatar, banner, website, location, account creation date,
and pinned tweet ID.

> **Unofficial.** This Actor is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Twitter / X
> (X Corp.). It is an independent tool that retrieves publicly available data via a
> third-party API. Use it in compliance with X's terms and all applicable laws; you are
> responsible for how you use the retrieved data.

### What it does

- **By @handle** — give one or more screen names (the `@handle`, with or without the `@`),
  e.g. `nasa`, `elonmusk`. One profile is fetched per handle.
- **By user ID** — give one or more numeric user IDs (`rest_id`), e.g. `11348282`. Use these
  for stable lookups that survive handle changes.

Profiles are de-duplicated by user ID within a run.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `screenNames` | string[] | `["nasa"]` | Screen names (`@handle`, without the `@`) to look up. One profile per handle. |
| `restIds` | string[] | `[]` | Numeric user IDs (`rest_id`) to look up. |
| `maxItems` | integer | `10` | Max total profiles across all handles and user IDs. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "screenNames": ["nasa", "elonmusk"],
  "restIds": ["11348282"],
  "maxItems": 10
}
````

### Output

One dataset item per profile:

```json
{
  "restId": "11348282",
  "screenName": "nasa",
  "name": "NASA",
  "description": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
  "followers": 92092041,
  "following": 119,
  "tweetsCount": 74059,
  "mediaCount": 27979,
  "status": "active",
  "protected": false,
  "blueVerified": true,
  "verificationType": "Government",
  "avatar": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/.../0ZxKlEKB_normal.jpg",
  "headerImage": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/11348282/1775567134",
  "website": "http://www.nasa.gov/",
  "location": "Pale Blue Dot",
  "createdAt": "Wed Dec 19 20:20:32 +0000 2007",
  "pinnedTweetId": "2059393717111308634",
  "url": "https://twitter.com/nasa",
  "source": "screen_name:nasa"
}
```

### Notes

- Data is sourced live; the upstream occasionally rate-limits, so the Actor retries
  transient blocks with exponential backoff.
- A profile that can't be found (suspended / wrong handle) is logged and skipped rather
  than failing the whole run.

### Quick start

1. Open the Actor and press **Run** — the default input works out of the box.
2. Adjust the input fields below to your target (keywords, IDs, or URLs) and set `maxItems` to cap spend.
3. Grab results from the **Dataset** tab as JSON / CSV / Excel, or pull them via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) and MCP from your own code.

No proxies to configure, no cookies to paste, no login — the Actor handles everything server-side.

### Why teams switch to this Twitter (X) profile scraper

Bulk-enriching X accounts via the official API is costly and capped. This Actor
reads a direct HTTP API and returns display name, bio, follower / following
counts, verification, location, and join date as clean JSON at **$3 per 1,000
profiles**.

### What people build with it

- **Influencer shortlisting** — enrich handles with real follower counts and
  bios, then filter to your tier in one pass.
- **Lead enrichment** — turn a list of X usernames into structured profile
  records for your CRM.
- **Audience mapping** — size the voices in a topic before you engage.
- **Brand protection** — find impersonation and lookalike handles for your brand.
- **Recruiting** — bios self-describe roles and skills; surface the people you
  want to reach.

### Tips for better results

- Usernames work with or without `@`.
- Follower counts are numeric, so tier filtering (e.g. 10k–100k) is one line.
- Chain into [Twitter User Tweets Scraper](https://apify.com/ethereal_wool/twitter-user-tweets)
  to pull each account's timeline once shortlisted.

***

### Why this Actor

- **Direct API, no headless browser** — fast, stable runs with nothing to babysit.
- **No login, no cookies** — we never touch your accounts, so there's no ban risk.
- **Fresh, real-time data** — every run reads the source live, not a stale cache.
- **Pay per result** — you're billed only for the rows actually delivered.
- **Structured JSON** — export to CSV, Excel, or JSON, or pull straight from the API / MCP.

### Use cases

- Vet creators and accounts for influencer-marketing shortlists.
- Benchmark follower counts and engagement against competitors.
- Enrich CRM/lead records with public profile data.
- Track account growth and bio/links over time.

### FAQ

**Do I need an account, cookies, or to log in anywhere?**
No. The Actor talks to a fast, direct HTTP API server-side — you just provide inputs and run it.

**How am I billed?**
Pay-per-result: a fixed price per row returned, with no separate platform/compute charge. Caps like `maxItems` keep spend predictable.

**Can I run it on a schedule or call it from my app?**
Yes — use Apify Schedules, the REST API, the JavaScript / Python clients, or the MCP server. See the **API** tab.

**Is this affiliated with Twitter (X)?**
No. It's an independent tool that collects publicly available data. Use it in line with the platform's terms and applicable law.

### More Twitter (X) scrapers by us

- [**Twitter (X) Search**](https://apify.com/ethereal_wool/twitter-tweet-search) — Tweet search · Top & Latest · 30+ fields
- [**Twitter (X) User Tweets**](https://apify.com/ethereal_wool/twitter-user-tweets) — User timeline · stats · media
- [**Twitter (X) Tweet Replies**](https://apify.com/ethereal_wool/twitter-tweet-replies) — Replies & comments on a tweet
- [**Twitter (X) User Replies**](https://apify.com/ethereal_wool/twitter-user-tweet-replies) — A user's replies timeline

Browse the full fleet → **https://apify.com/ethereal\_wool**

# Actor input Schema

## `screenNames` (type: `array`):

Twitter / X screen names (the @handle, without the @), e.g. nasa, elonmusk. One profile is fetched per handle.

## `restIds` (type: `array`):

Numeric Twitter / X user IDs (rest\_id), e.g. 11348282. Use these for stable lookups that survive handle changes.

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

Maximum total number of profiles to fetch across all handles and user IDs.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Route the upstream API calls through an Apify Proxy to vary the source IP. Usually not needed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "screenNames": [
    "nasa"
  ],
  "restIds": [],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "screenNames": [
        "nasa"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ethereal_wool/twitter-user-profile").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 = { "screenNames": ["nasa"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ethereal_wool/twitter-user-profile").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 '{
  "screenNames": [
    "nasa"
  ]
}' |
apify call ethereal_wool/twitter-user-profile --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "🐦 Twitter / X User Profile Scraper",
        "description": "Extract Twitter / X user profile data — name, and more. Scrape by keyword, URL or ID. Export to JSON, CSV & Excel, use the API, schedule runs and integrate. No code required.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "I5ZySh3iCHTud7g5M"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/ethereal_wool~twitter-user-profile/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-ethereal_wool-twitter-user-profile",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/ethereal_wool~twitter-user-profile/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-ethereal_wool-twitter-user-profile",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/ethereal_wool~twitter-user-profile/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-ethereal_wool-twitter-user-profile",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                    "screenNames": {
                        "title": "Screen names (@handles)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Twitter / X screen names (the @handle, without the @), e.g. nasa, elonmusk. One profile is fetched per handle.",
                        "default": [
                            "nasa"
                        ],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "restIds": {
                        "title": "User IDs (rest_id)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Numeric Twitter / X user IDs (rest_id), e.g. 11348282. Use these for stable lookups that survive handle changes.",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max profiles",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum total number of profiles to fetch across all handles and user IDs.",
                        "default": 10
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Optional. Route the upstream API calls through an Apify Proxy to vary the source IP. Usually not needed.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": false
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```