# X User Profile Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-53`) Actor Get complete X profiles in seconds—fast, simple, and login-free. Unlock rich user insights from X with zero setup required. Powerful profile extraction built for speed and reliability. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/my-actor-53.md - **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $10.00/month + usage To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors ## 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 ## X User Profile Scraper (Guest GraphQL) Fetch X/Twitter user profiles using Guest Token + internal GraphQL API. **No login, no API key, no cookies.** ⚠️ **Experimental**: X rotates GraphQL endpoints and blocks datacenter IPs every 2-4 weeks. This actor includes auto-retry and token refresh logic, but may stop working after a platform update. ### What it does Extracts comprehensive user profile data: - Name, handle, bio, location, website - Followers, following, tweet count, likes count - Media count, listed count - Account creation date - Verification status (legacy + blue) - Protected (private) account detection - Profile image (full-size 400x400) and banner URL - Pinned tweet IDs - Professional category (if set) ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `usernames` | string[] | X handles to scrape (with or without @) | | `profileUrls` | string[] | Profile URLs (usernames extracted automatically) | | `delayMs` | integer | Delay between requests in ms (default: 1500) | | `maxRetries` | integer | Retries per failed profile (default: 2) | | `tokenRefreshAfter` | integer | Refresh guest token proactively after N requests (default: 50) | #### Example input ```json { "usernames": ["jack", "elonmusk", "NASA"], "delayMs": 1500 } ```` ### Output ```json { "id": "44196397", "name": "Elon Musk", "screen_name": "elonmusk", "bio": "...", "location": "", "followers_count": 237726440, "following_count": 1305, "tweet_count": 100356, "likes_count": 58432, "created_at": "Tue Jun 02 20:12:29 +0000 2009", "verified": false, "is_blue_verified": true, "is_private": false, "profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/.../photo_400x400.jpg", "profile_banner_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/...", "profile_url": "https://x.com/elonmusk", "scrape_method": "guest_graphql" } ``` ### Error Handling The actor handles these cases gracefully: - **Guest token failure**: Retries acquisition automatically - **Token expiry mid-run**: Detects 401/403 and refreshes - **Rate limiting (429)**: Invalidates token and retries - **Suspended/unavailable users**: Returns error field with reason - **Not found users**: Returns `user_not_found` error ### Limitations - Profiles only (no tweet timelines or followers lists) - Public data only (protected accounts show limited info) - Guest tokens may be blocked from datacenter IPs - GraphQL endpoint IDs rotate — may need updating # Actor input Schema ## `usernames` (type: `array`): X/Twitter usernames (handles) to scrape. With or without @. ## `profileUrls` (type: `array`): Full profile URLs. Usernames will be extracted automatically. ## `delayMs` (type: `integer`): Milliseconds to wait between profile fetches. ## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`): Retries per failed profile (includes guest token refresh). ## `tokenRefreshAfter` (type: `integer`): Proactively refresh guest token after this many requests to avoid expiry mid-run. ## Actor input object example ```json { "usernames": [ "jack", "elonmusk", "NASA" ], "profileUrls": [], "delayMs": 1500, "maxRetries": 2, "tokenRefreshAfter": 50 } ``` # 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": [ "jack", "elonmusk", "NASA" ], "profileUrls": [] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-53").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": [ "jack", "elonmusk", "NASA", ], "profileUrls": [], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-53").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": [ "jack", "elonmusk", "NASA" ], "profileUrls": [] }' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-53 --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-53", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "X User Profile Scraper", "description": "Get complete X profiles in seconds—fast, simple, and login-free.\nUnlock rich user insights from X with zero setup required.\nPowerful profile extraction built for speed and reliability.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "egzaOWeEfqBAzU7R7" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~my-actor-53/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-my-actor-53", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~my-actor-53/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-my-actor-53", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~my-actor-53/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-my-actor-53", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "type": "array", "description": "X/Twitter usernames (handles) to scrape. With or without @.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "profileUrls": { "title": "Profile URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Full profile URLs. Usernames will be extracted automatically.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "delayMs": { "title": "Delay Between Requests (ms)", "minimum": 500, "maximum": 15000, "type": "integer", "description": "Milliseconds to wait between profile fetches.", "default": 1500 }, "maxRetries": { "title": "Max Retries", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Retries per failed profile (includes guest token refresh).", "default": 2 }, "tokenRefreshAfter": { "title": "Refresh Guest Token After N Requests", "minimum": 10, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Proactively refresh guest token after this many requests to avoid expiry mid-run.", "default": 50 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```