👥 Twitter/X Communities Posts Search Scraper – Find & Extract Community Tweets

Search, discover, and extract posts from any public Twitter/X Communities using keywords. Retrieve community tweets with full engagement metrics (likes, retweets, replies, views, bookmarks), comprehensive author metadata, media content (photos and videos), and community identifiers. Supports sorting by Top and Latest posts, with automated pagination. Perfect for social listening, market research, brand sentiment analysis, competitive intelligence, and content aggregation!

📋 Table of Contents

• Features
• Use Cases
• Quick Start
• Input Parameters
• Output Format
• Data Fields Explained
• FAQ

🚀 Features

Comprehensive Community Search Scraper

• Keyword Search – Find posts across various Twitter/X Communities by typing any keyword (e.g., 'anime', 'crypto', 'AI').
• Top & Latest Sorting – Retrieve either the most popular (Top) community posts or the newest (Latest) ones first.
• Detailed Author Metadata – Extract author display names, user IDs, screen names, avatar URLs, verified status, follower/friend count, biography, location, and account creation dates.
• Engagement Statistics – Monitor views/impressions, likes, retweets, replies, quote counts, and bookmarks.
• Rich Media Support – Retrieve detailed media assets (photos and videos) with helper counts (has_photo, has_video, photo_count, video_count).
• Contextual Details – Includes conversation ID, reply-to user IDs, possibly sensitive flags, and community IDs.

Reliable Scraping Architecture

• Pagination Support – Automatically navigates cursor-based page feeds using maxPages configuration (up to 20 pages).
• No Account Required – Run the scraper without logging into your personal X account or managing complex cookie sessions.

🎯 Use Cases

Use Case	Description	Benefits
Niche Trend Monitoring	Search keywords like AI, web3, crypto, or anime across communities	Identify emerging trends, hot topics, and popular opinions within dedicated interest groups
Brand & Sentiment Tracking	Search brand names or competitor keywords	Track brand mentions, user complaints, or positive feedback directly within specific communities
Influencer/Creator Discovery	Identify active users posting high-engagement content in specific community niches	Discover top creators and partners for targeted marketing campaigns
Content Curation & Aggregation	Extract posts matching specific interests to build custom feeds, databases, or newsletters	Automate content sourcing from highly focused groups

⚡ Quick Start

1️⃣ Basic Search (Top Posts)

{
  "query": "anime",
  "searchType": "top",
  "maxPages": 2
}

2️⃣ Latest Posts Search

{
  "query": "machine learning",
  "searchType": "latest",
  "maxPages": 5
}

📊 Input Parameters

Configuration Options

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Default
query	String	Yes	Enter a search keyword to find community posts. Examples: 'anime', 'crypto trading', 'machine learning'.
searchType	String	No	Choose search sorting: top (returns most popular/relevant community posts) or latest (returns newest community posts first).	top
maxPages	Integer	No	Max pages of community posts results to retrieve (1 page = 1 API call). Range: 1 to 20.	1

📤 Output Format

Community Post Tweet Result Example

{
  "tweet_id": "1800000000000000000",
  "text": "Check out this amazing new library for building decentralized apps!",
  "screen_name": "web3_dev",
  "created_at": "Wed Jul 08 14:22:15 +0000 2026",
  "favorites": 142,
  "retweets": 35,
  "replies": 8,
  "quotes": 3,
  "bookmarks": 21,
  "views": "2850",
  "lang": "en",
  "source": "Twitter Web App",
  "community_id": "1234567890123456789",
  "conversation_id": "1800000000000000000",
  "in_reply_to": null,
  "in_reply_to_user_id": null,
  "quoted_from": null,
  "possibly_sensitive": false,
  "author_id": "987654321",
  "author_name": "Web3 Developer",
  "author_username": "web3_dev",
  "author_avatar": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/987654321/photo_400x400.jpg",
  "author_verified": false,
  "author_protected": false,
  "author_followers": 1520,
  "author_friends": 480,
  "author_favourites": 3210,
  "author_description": "Building the future of web3. Building tech & tools. Opinions are mine.",
  "author_location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "author_created_at": "Tue Jan 15 10:00:00 +0000 2019",
  "media": {
    "photo": [
      {
        "media_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/xyz123abc_photo.jpg",
        "type": "photo"
      }
    ]
  },
  "has_photo": true,
  "has_video": false,
  "photo_count": 1,
  "video_count": 0,
  "query": "web3",
  "search_type": "top",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-10T12:00:00.000Z"
}

📈 Data Fields Explained

Complete Field Reference

Field	Type	Description
tweet_id	String	Unique status ID of the community tweet.
text	String	Plain-text content of the tweet.
screen_name	String	Username of the tweet author.
created_at	String	Original post timestamp.
favorites	Integer	Favorite/like count.
retweets	Integer	Retweet count.
replies	Integer	Direct reply count.
quotes	Integer	Quote tweet count.
bookmarks	Integer	Bookmark count.
views	String/Number	Impression/views count.
lang	String	Language code of the tweet.
source	String	Application source used to post the tweet.
community_id	String	The unique ID of the community the tweet belongs to.
conversation_id	String	The thread/conversation ID the tweet is part of.
in_reply_to	String	Tweet ID of the parent tweet, if this is a reply.
in_reply_to_user_id	String	User ID of the author of the parent tweet, if this is a reply.
quoted_from	String	Tweet ID of the quoted tweet, if this is a quote tweet.
possibly_sensitive	Boolean	True if the tweet content is flagged as sensitive.
author_id	String	Unique user ID of the tweet author.
author_name	String	Display name of the author.
author_username	String	Screen name/username of the author.
author_avatar	String	URL of the author's profile image.
author_verified	Boolean	Verification status of the author.
author_protected	Boolean	True if the author's account is private/protected.
author_followers	Integer	Follower count of the author.
author_friends	Integer	Friend/following count of the author.
author_favourites	Integer	Number of posts the author has favorited/liked.
author_description	String	Biography/description of the author.
author_location	String	Location specified in the author's profile.
author_created_at	String	Account creation date of the author.
media	Object	Detailed nested object containing media photos, videos, etc.
has_photo	Boolean	True if the tweet has one or more photo attachments.
has_video	Boolean	True if the tweet has one or more video attachments.
photo_count	Integer	The number of photos attached.
video_count	Integer	The number of videos attached.
query	String	The search keyword used.
search_type	String	The search type selected (top or latest).
scraped_at	String	Extraction timestamp.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need a Twitter/X API Key or Account to use this?

A: No! You do not need to log into any Twitter/X account.

Q: Can I search for multiple keywords at the same time?

A: Yes, you can run multiple actor instances, or search using boolean operators if supported by Twitter/X communities search. However, the query input field accepts a single text query per run.

Q: What is the difference between Top and Latest search types?

A: Top returns the most popular, high-engagement posts in communities matching your keyword, while Latest retrieves the newest, most recently posted tweets in real-time.

Q: Is there a page limit for extraction?

A: Yes, you can specify maxPages up to 20. Each page retrieves a list of community posts via cursor pagination.

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🚀 Get Started Now

1. Click "Try for free" to run this actor in the Apify Console.
2. Provide a search keyword in the query field.
3. Choose the search type: Top or Latest.
4. Configure maxPages for pagination control.
5. Export your results in JSON, CSV, XML, or Excel!

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