# X (Twitter) Followers Scraper: Followers, Following & Profiles (`feeddlabs/x-twitter-followers-scraper`) Actor

Export available X followers, following, and profile rows. Filter by bio, location, and counts, or return newly observed accounts on repeat runs. Free demo: fixed sample only; paid Apify plan required for custom data. API platform usage is billed separately by Apify.

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

## Pricing

from $0.12 / 1,000 accounts

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

![X (Twitter) Followers Scraper by Feedd Labs](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/Sw4BBkYoScT1IcdEY/records/banner-followers.png)

## X (Twitter) Followers Scraper: Followers, Following & Profiles

**Free demo:** runs and API requests return a fixed sample of real rows.
Your accounts, queries, dates, and filters are not applied. Repeating a run
returns the same sample; a smaller row limit returns its prefix. Upgrade
your Apify plan to request your own data. Demo rows have no result charge;
the listed Actor start charge still applies.

Export the followers, following, and profile of any public X account. Run it
again later to return followers not previously seen by this Actor.
Results reflect the lists X makes available at collection time.

**$0.15 per 1,000 accounts.** No fee per account you look up.
Try the fixed Free demo.

### Why use it

- **Only the new followers.** Tick **Only new since my last run** and repeat
  runs return accounts not seen in earlier results. This identifies newly
  observed accounts, not the exact time they followed. Result fees apply
  only to returned accounts.
- **Filters.** Filter by follower count, blue check, website, or words in the
  bio or location. You pay only for accounts that match.
- **Structured exports.** Download profile rows for your research or
  automation. Run time depends on the account and requested filters.
- **Same columns for every row.** Profiles, followers and following share
  the same columns, with 400 px profile pictures.

### Quick start

1. Add accounts: handles, @handles, IDs or x.com links.
2. Tick **Followers**, **Following**, or **Profile**.
3. Run it.

```json
{ "accounts": ["NASA", "SpaceX"], "followers": true, "maxPerAccount": 5000 }
```

**New followers every day:** tick **Only new since my last run**, schedule it
daily and connect it to Slack or Google Sheets.

```json
{ "accounts": ["yourbrand"], "followers": true, "onlyNew": true }
```

**Followers with 1,000+ followers and "founder" or "CEO" in the bio:**

```json
{ "accounts": ["ycombinator"], "followers": true, "minFollowers": 1000, "bioKeywords": ["founder", "CEO"] }
```

### What you get

| Column | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| `type`, `of` | `profile`, `follower`, or `following`, and whose list it's on |
| `username`, `name`, `url` | Handle, display name and profile link |
| `bio`, `location`, `website` | From the profile |
| `followers`, `following`, `posts` | Counts |
| `verified`, `blue_verified`, `protected` | Badges and privacy |
| `created_at`, `avatar`, `banner` | Join date, profile picture, and header |

Download as CSV, Excel, or JSON.

### Use it as an API

Call it like a REST API, with no runs to manage: `/followers`, `/following`,
and `/profiles` answer in JSON with the same rows and prices as a run. Try them
in the **Endpoints** tab, or copy the Actor's URL from there:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  "https://ACTOR_URL/followers?account=NASA&maxPerAccount=500"
```

### Pricing

Prices below are result fees. The **Pricing** tab also lists an Actor start
charge, including for empty runs, demo runs, and problem reports. Demo rows have
no result charge. Custom data requires a paid Apify plan. Its subscription
includes usage credit; it is not a separate Feedd subscription. API calls
require an Apify token.

$0.15 per 1,000 rows: 50,000 followers cost $7.50. On Apify's Business plan,
$0.12 per 1,000.

Apify Free plan: fixed sample data only. Runs and API calls return the same
sample. Upgrade for custom data at the result rates above.

### FAQ

**Do I need an X account or API key?** No.

**In what order do followers come?** Newest first, as X lists them.

**Want to know who an account starts following or unfollows over time?**
That's our [X (Twitter) Account Watch](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/x-account-changes).

**What about private accounts?** You get their profile, but their lists are
private.

**Can AI agents use it?** Yes. Add
`https://mcp.apify.com?tools=feeddlabs/x-twitter-followers-scraper` to Claude,
ChatGPT, or Cursor and ask, for example, "Which of @ycombinator's newest
followers have 'founder' in their bio?"

**Something not right?** Write it in **Report a problem** and run the Actor.
The run only submits your report, with no result charge. The listed Actor
start charge still applies. AI agents can report problems too.

### More from Feedd Labs

| Actor | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| [X (Twitter) Real-Time Monitor](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/x-twitter-user-tracker) | Posts and account changes delivered by WebSocket or webhook |
| [X (Twitter) Search Scraper](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/x-twitter-search) | Tweets and replies by keyword, account and date |
| [X (Twitter) Followers Scraper](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/x-twitter-followers-scraper) | Followers, following and profiles of public accounts |
| [X (Twitter) Account Watch](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/x-account-changes) | Who an account follows or unfollows, and its profile changes |
| [X (Twitter) Ads Library](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/x-ads-library) | Collected promoted ads and brand creative |
| [Mainstream News Live & Archive](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/mainstream-news-archive) | Collected news articles from major outlets |
| [US Stock Market Data](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/us-stock-market-data) | 1-minute stock history since 2016, futures and financial statements |
| [Crypto Derivatives Data](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/crypto-derivatives-data) | Open interest, funding and liquidations on 4 exchanges |
| [Crypto OHLCV & Trades](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/crypto-ohlcv-trades-data) | Candles from 1 second to 1 day and individual trades |
| [Polymarket Data](https://apify.com/feeddlabs/polymarket-odds-history) | Available odds history, volume and open interest by event |

# Actor input Schema

## `accounts` (type: `array`):

Handles, @handles, numeric IDs or x.com links, up to 1,000.

## `profile` (type: `boolean`):

One row with each account's profile.

## `followers` (type: `boolean`):

Who follows each account, newest first.

## `following` (type: `boolean`):

Who each account follows, newest first.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Only accounts that followed (or were followed) since your last run of this Actor. You pay only for the new ones.

## `maxPerAccount` (type: `integer`):

Stop each followers or following list after this many accounts, up to 1,000,000.

## `minFollowers` (type: `integer`):

Keep only accounts with at least this many followers.

## `maxFollowers` (type: `integer`):

Keep only accounts with at most this many followers.

## `blueOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only accounts with a blue check.

## `withWebsite` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only accounts with a website on their profile.

## `bioKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keep only accounts whose bio has any of these words, e.g. founder, CEO, crypto.

## `locationKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keep only accounts whose location has any of these words, e.g. London, USA.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many rows across all accounts. Total across the whole run, not per query or account. On Free, this can only shorten the fixed sample.

## `reportProblem` (type: `string`):

Something wrong or missing? Write it here and run: we get your message, the run does nothing else, and it's free. AI agents can use this too.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "accounts": [
    "NASA"
  ],
  "profile": true,
  "followers": true,
  "following": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxPerAccount": 100,
  "blueOnly": false,
  "withWebsite": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `accounts` (type: `string`):

Dataset rows: type (profile, follower, or following), whose list it came from, and the account's profile.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

The OUTPUT record: how many rows each account returned.

# 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 = {
    "accounts": [
        "NASA"
    ],
    "maxPerAccount": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("feeddlabs/x-twitter-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 = {
    "accounts": ["NASA"],
    "maxPerAccount": 100,
}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "accounts": [
    "NASA"
  ],
  "maxPerAccount": 100
}' |
apify call feeddlabs/x-twitter-followers-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,feeddlabs/x-twitter-followers-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mS2Z2KtOCLxT70wTh/builds/lURzEAEtWI8IYH0ki/openapi.json