# X (Twitter) User Profile Scraper (`gopalakrishnan/twitter-user`) Actor "Get X/Twitter profile data - display name, bio, follower count, following count, tweet count, verification badge, and location - from a list of usernames. Uses public guest access only, no login, no cookies, no account risk." - **URL**: https://apify.com/gopalakrishnan/twitter-user.md - **Developed by:** [Gopalakrishnan](https://apify.com/gopalakrishnan) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.70 / 1,000 profile scrapeds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. 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 ## Cheapest Twitter/X User Profile Scraper (No Login, No Cookies) Fast, lightweight, and extremely cost-effective user profile scraper for Twitter/X. Retrieve user IDs, names, follower counts, following counts, tweet counts, locations, and bios without account login or cookies. ### Why Choose This Scraper? - **Cheapest & Lightest:** Optimized to run with guest token authentication instead of spinning up browser instances, resulting in massive speed and resource savings. - **Safe & Private:** Performs scraping entirely logged-out. Because it does not use your account cookies, there is **zero risk** of your personal accounts getting flagged or banned. - **No Login / No Cookies Required:** Uses official guest token activation from Twitter's web app client to make authorized GraphQL API calls directly. - **Reliable & Automatic:** Built-in auto-retry mechanics for guest token rotation, auto-concurrency scaling, and rate-limit detection. --- ### Input Parameters The Actor accepts the following input parameters: | Field Name | Type | Required | Description | Default | | :------------------- | :------ | :------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------- | | `usernames` | Array | **Yes** | A list of Twitter/X usernames (e.g. `elonmusk`) or full profile URLs (e.g. `https://x.com/elonmusk`). Both formats are accepted. | - | | `maxProfiles` | Integer | No | The maximum number of profiles to scrape. Leave empty for no limit. | - | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | **Yes** | Proxy settings. Apify Proxy (datacenter or residential) is required to bypass Twitter's IP-based rate limiting. | `{ "useApifyProxy": true }` | --- ### Output Data Structure Every successfully scraped profile produces a clean, flat JSON object. If a handle is suspended, deleted, or does not exist, an error row with `scrapeStatus: "error"` is pushed to prevent empty records. #### Scraped Profile Fields | Field Name | Type | Description | | :---------------- | :------ | :--------------------------------------------------------------- | | `username` | String | The screen name/handle (e.g. `elonmusk`). | | `name` | String | Display name of the user. | | `userId` | String | Twitter rest_id/User ID. | | `description` | String | Bio description of the user. | | `followersCount` | Integer | Total number of followers. | | `followingCount` | Integer | Total number of following accounts. | | `tweetCount` | Integer | Total number of tweets/posts. | | `verified` | Boolean | Whether the account is verified or blue-verified. | | `profileImageUrl` | String | URL of the profile image. | | `location` | String | Stated user location. | | `createdAt` | String | Timestamp when the account was created. | | `profileUrl` | String | Full profile URL (`https://x.com/handle`). | | `scrapeStatus` | String | Scrape status: `success` or `error`. | | `scrapeError` | String | Error explanation (e.g., `USER_NOT_FOUND`) if status is `error`. | | `scrapedAt` | String | ISO timestamp when the scrape was performed. | --- ### Billing & Pay-Per-Event (PPE) This Actor uses Apify's Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing to ensure you only pay for what you get: 1. **`actor-start`:** Charged 1 time per run to cover bootstrap overhead. 2. **`profile-scraped`:** Charged once per profile successfully scraped. If a profile lookup fails (e.g., username does not exist), you are not billed for the `profile-scraped` event for that handle. # Actor input Schema ## `usernames` (type: `array`): List of Twitter/X usernames (e.g. `elonmusk`) or full profile URLs (e.g. `https://x.com/elonmusk`). Both formats are accepted. ## `maxProfiles` (type: `integer`): The maximum number of profiles to scrape. Leave empty for no limit. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy servers required to bypass Twitter anti-bot protections. Apify Proxy is recommended. ## Actor input object example ```json { "usernames": [ "elonmusk", "https://x.com/adrian_horning_" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `profiles` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "usernames": [ "elonmusk", "https://x.com/adrian_horning_" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("gopalakrishnan/twitter-user").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "usernames": [ "elonmusk", "https://x.com/adrian_horning_", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("gopalakrishnan/twitter-user").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": [ "elonmusk", "https://x.com/adrian_horning_" ] }' | apify call gopalakrishnan/twitter-user --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gopalakrishnan/twitter-user", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "X (Twitter) User Profile Scraper", "description": "\"Get X/Twitter profile data - display name, bio, follower count, following count, tweet count, verification badge, and location - from a list of usernames. Uses public guest access only, no login, no cookies, no account risk.\"", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "NhdFuoFc1F6ep0SZV" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/gopalakrishnan~twitter-user/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-gopalakrishnan-twitter-user", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/gopalakrishnan~twitter-user/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-gopalakrishnan-twitter-user", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/gopalakrishnan~twitter-user/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-gopalakrishnan-twitter-user", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": "Usernames or Profile URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Twitter/X usernames (e.g. `elonmusk`) or full profile URLs (e.g. `https://x.com/elonmusk`). Both formats are accepted.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxProfiles": { "title": "Max Profiles to Scrape", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "The maximum number of profiles to scrape. Leave empty for no limit." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy servers required to bypass Twitter anti-bot protections. Apify Proxy is recommended.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": 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 } } } } } } } } } } ```