X (Twitter) Account Origin Checker - Country, Age, Name Changes

Find out where any X (Twitter) account is really based, when it was created, how it signed up, and how many times it has changed its username - in bulk. This is the same "About this account" data X shows behind a profile's join date, exported as a clean table for hundreds of accounts at once. No login or cookies required.

What you get

One row per account:

• Account based in - the country X reports the account operates from (the field X added to profiles in 2025)
• Account age - creation date, age in days and years, and a new_account flag for accounts under 90 days old
• Signup source - App Store, Google Play, or Web, plus the normalized platform
• Username change count - how many times the handle has been changed, with changed_username / frequent_username_changes flags
• Affiliation - the organization the account is affiliated with (business badge), its label type and badge image
• Verification - blue verification, legacy verification, identity verification, and the date verification started
• Accuracy flags - whether X considers the country and location data accurate
• Protected status, display name, user ID, profile picture, and profile URL
• Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets from the Apify console

Use cases

• Bot and troll-farm detection - accounts that claim to be local but are based elsewhere, were created last month, and have renamed themselves repeatedly
• Foreign-influence and disinformation research - map the countries behind accounts pushing a narrative or hashtag
• Brand safety and influencer vetting - confirm a creator's location and account history before a partnership
• Fraud, impersonation, and KYC checks - spot recently created or frequently renamed accounts imitating a brand or executive
• Journalism and OSINT - verify the provenance of accounts behind a viral claim
• Community moderation - screen new members or applicants for red flags at scale

How to use

1. Paste the X usernames to check - one per line, with or without @ (profile URLs work too)
2. Optionally set Max accounts to check and Concurrency
3. Run the actor - results appear in the Dataset tab

Suspended, deleted, or non-existent handles are skipped with a warning in the log and are not charged.

Output format

Each dataset record:

{
  "username": "apify",
  "userId": "3510729917",
  "name": "Apify",
  "accountBasedIn": "Czechia",
  "countryAccurate": true,
  "locationAccurate": true,
  "signupSource": "Web",
  "signupPlatform": "web",
  "createdAt": "2015-09-01T08:38:01.000Z",
  "accountAgeDays": 4019,
  "accountAgeYears": 11,
  "isNewAccount": false,
  "usernameChangeCount": 3,
  "hasChangedUsername": true,
  "affiliateUsername": null,
  "affiliateLabel": null,
  "affiliateLabelType": null,
  "affiliateBadgeUrl": null,
  "isBlueVerified": false,
  "isLegacyVerified": false,
  "isIdentityVerified": false,
  "verifiedSince": "2024-01-12T16:54:11.358Z",
  "isProtected": false,
  "profilePicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/.../photo.png",
  "profileUrl": "https://x.com/apify",
  "flags": ["frequent_username_changes"]
}

Possible flags: new_account (under 90 days old), changed_username (1-2 changes), frequent_username_changes (3+), location_uncertain (X marks the country or location as not accurate), country_hidden (no country reported), protected.

Free tier limits

Runs on a free Apify plan check at most 25 accounts per run. Upgrade to any paid Apify plan to remove the limit.

FAQ

Do I need to log in or provide cookies? No. No login, no cookies, no risk to your own account.

Where does the country come from? X determines it from the account's activity and shows it in the "About this account" panel on every profile. Some accounts, notably those in regions where X allows hiding it, report no country and get the country_hidden flag.

Does this include follower counts and bios? No - this actor focuses on origin and history signals. Pair it with the X Profile Scraper or the Fake Follower Auditor for the rest.

Related X (Twitter) actors

Part of a complete X (Twitter) toolkit - explore the rest of the suite:

• X (Twitter) Profile Scraper - Public profile data - bio, counts, links
• X (Twitter) User Tweets Scraper - Full timeline of any account by username
• X (Twitter) Tweet Scraper - Search and export tweets by query, hashtag, user
• X (Twitter) Tweet Replies Scraper - Every reply under a post for sentiment analysis
• X (Twitter) Quote Tweets Scraper - Every quote tweet of a post, with engagement
• X (Twitter) Followers & Following Scraper - Full followers and following lists, no login
• X (Twitter) List Members Scraper - Members or followers of any public list
• X (Twitter) Retweeters Scraper - Find every account that retweeted a post
• X (Twitter) User Mentions Scraper - Brand and keyword monitoring across mentions
• X (Twitter) User Search Scraper - Find accounts by bio or keyword for lead gen
• X (Twitter) Trends Scraper - Trending topics and hashtags by location
• X (Twitter) Article to Markdown Scraper - Long form Articles as clean Markdown
• X (Twitter) MCP Server - All X tools for AI agents via MCP