X (Twitter) Profile & Post Scraper – Bio, Followers, Latest Posts

X (Twitter) Scraper for public profiles and posts, with no X account, no login and no developer API key. Give it usernames, profile URLs or post URLs and get clean JSON rows: profile bio, follower and following counts, post count, avatar and banner, plus the latest posts X shows publicly, with likes, reposts, replies, quotes, bookmarks and views. You pay only for rows delivered. Sources that fail produce a free error row explaining why.

What this X (Twitter) Scraper does today

X (formerly Twitter) shows logged-out visitors less than it used to. This scraper only claims what works without a login right now:

Source	Example	What you get
Profile	https://x.com/NASA or NASA in usernames	1 profile row + the latest posts X shows on the public profile (typically about 5, including a pinned post)
Single post	https://x.com/paulg/status/2106663759221543263	The post + the replies X displays under it to logged-out visitors
Search / hashtag	searchQueries, https://x.com/hashtag/AI	Needs an X login. You get a free error row, not tweets
Followers / following / lists / likes	https://x.com/NASA/followers	Needs an X login. You get a free error row

x.com and twitter.com links both work. /with_replies profile URLs are treated as profiles.

Output fields

Profile rows (type: "profile")

Field	Description
userId, username, name	X account ID, handle and display name
bio, location, website	Profile text, with t.co links expanded
followerCount, followingCount, tweetCount	Public counters
verified, blueVerified, isPrivate	Account flags
createdAt	Account creation date (ISO 8601, UTC)
avatarUrl, bannerUrl, profileUrl	Images and the canonical x.com URL

Post rows (type: "tweet")

Field	Description
tweetId, tweetUrl, text, createdAt, language	The post itself; long posts include their full text
likeCount, retweetCount, replyCount, quoteCount, bookmarkCount, viewCount	Engagement
isReply, inReplyToTweetId, inReplyToUser, isQuote, quotedTweet	Thread and quote context
media, urls, hashtags, mentions	Photo and video URLs, expanded links, entities
author	username, name, blueVerified, followersCount, followingCount, avatarUrl, userId
scrapedAt	When the row was collected

Error rows (type: "error") contain source, sourceType and a plain-English error. They are not charged.

Input

Parameter	Description	Default
directUrls	Profile URLs or post URLs	[{"url": "https://x.com/elonmusk"}] (demo, ignored when you pass usernames or searchQueries)
usernames	Handles, with or without @	[]
searchQueries	Kept for compatibility. X requires login for search, so each query returns an error row	[]
resultsLimit	Maximum total rows (profiles + posts) per run	100
tweetsPerSource	Maximum posts per profile	50 (X usually shows fewer logged-out)
includeReplies	Keep reply posts from profiles	false
minLikes, minRetweets, minViews, postedAfter, postedBefore, excludeReplies, excludeRetweets	Post filters	off
proxyConfiguration	Optional proxy. Residential is used automatically when available	auto

Example: several profiles

{
  "usernames": ["NASA", "OpenAI", "paulg"],
  "resultsLimit": 50
}

Example: a post and its visible replies

{
  "directUrls": [{ "url": "https://x.com/paulg/status/2106663759221543263" }]
}

Use cases

• Marketing & growth teams – track follower counts and the latest posts of competitors and partners every day
• Influencer research – vet creators by bio, audience size and engagement on recent posts
• PR & comms – monitor what executives and brands posted most recently
• Investors & analysts – log official company and founder accounts on a schedule
• AI / RAG builders – feed fresh profile and post data into agents and LLM pipelines (flat JSON, MCP-ready)
• Researchers – build longitudinal datasets of public account statistics

Pricing

Pay per event: you are charged per profile or post row delivered. Error rows are free. If a run delivers nothing, it ends as FAILED with the reason, so an empty run never looks successful. The current per-result price is shown on the Pricing tab.

Integrations

Use the Apify API, scheduled runs, webhooks, n8n, Make, Zapier, or the Apify MCP server for AI agents.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("nourishing_courier/x-scraper-pro").call(run_input={"usernames": ["NASA"]})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["type"], item.get("username") or item.get("text"))

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('nourishing_courier/x-scraper-pro').call({ usernames: ['NASA'] });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nourishing_courier~x-scraper-pro/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"usernames":["NASA"]}'

Limits & fair use

• Logged-out view only. Profiles return about 5 latest posts, not the full timeline. Search, hashtags, followers, following, lists and likes need an X login, which this scraper does not use.
• X can block individual IPs. A blocked or non-existent account becomes a free error row, and the run continues with the next source.
• Only public data is collected. Respect X's terms and privacy law (e.g. GDPR) when you store or process personal data.

FAQ

Can I scrape X (Twitter) without login?

Yes, for public profiles and individual posts. Search, hashtags, followers and lists require login on X today, so they return an error row.

How many tweets do I get per profile?

As many as X shows logged-out visitors, which is typically about 5 recent posts (including a pinned post). For a deeper history, run the scraper on a schedule and collect posts over time.

Can I scrape X search results or hashtags?

Not without login. X redirects logged-out search and hashtag pages to its sign-in screen. Each query returns a free error row explaining this.

Can I get a user's followers list?

No. Follower and following pages require login. Follower and following counts are included in every profile row.

What happens if an account does not exist?

You get a free error row for that source and the run continues. If no source delivers anything, the run fails with a clear status message.

Does it work with n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Use the Apify integration in those tools or call the API endpoint above.

Do I need an X API key or proxies?

No API key. Residential proxy is used automatically when your Apify plan has it. You can also set your own proxy.

What format is the output?

Flat JSON rows that you can export as JSON, CSV, Excel or XML from Apify.