# X/Twitter Profile Scrapper (`simoit/x-twitter-profile-scrapper`) Actor

Collect posts from a specific X profile and build a clear picture of how that account communicates.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/simoit/x-twitter-profile-scrapper.md
- **Developed by:** [simoit](https://apify.com/simoit) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 97.1% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.30 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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```bash
pip install apify-client
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```bash

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# README

## Profile Scraper

![SIMO IT logo](https://simoit.tech/favicon.ico)

Collect posts from a specific X profile and build a clear view of how that account communicates over time, around topics, and across publishing patterns.

### About SIMO IT

SIMO IT creates production-ready data tools for social intelligence, research, and automation workflows.

### Features

- collect tweets from one target profile without manual browsing
- filter posts by keywords and date windows
- track communication patterns over time
- pull content samples for competitor benchmarks
- paginate through larger histories when needed

### Use cases

- competitor and influencer analysis
- brand communication audits
- content strategy research
- reporting and BI dashboard inputs

### Output

A structured feed of tweets from the selected profile, ready for qualitative and quantitative analysis.

### How to use

1. Open the Actor on Apify.
2. Provide `username` or `profileUrl` (or batch via `usernames` / `profileUrls`).
3. Optionally add query/date filters and pagination.
4. Run the Actor and consume results from the dataset.

No technical setup is required from your side. Backend infrastructure is managed by SIMO IT.

Need a custom plan, custom limits, or a tailored data workflow? Contact `contact@simoit.tech`.

### Related Actors

- Need broader topic search across X, not one profile timeline? Use [Tweet Scraper](https://apify.com/simoit/x-twitter-search-tweets-scrapper).
- Need profile metadata, followers, or following instead of posts? Use [User Scraper](https://apify.com/simoit/x-twitter-user-scrapper).
- Need curated monitoring across multiple accounts grouped in one list? Use [List Scraper](https://apify.com/simoit/x-twitter-list-scraper).
- Need live trend discovery before checking specific profiles? Use [Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/simoit/x-twitter-preset-trends-scrapper) or [Global Trending Scraper](https://apify.com/simoit/x-twitter-trends-scrapper).

### Input

- `username` (string, conditionally required): Target X username (without `@`).
- `usernames` (string, optional): Batch usernames (comma-separated or new lines).
- `profileUrl` (string, optional): Single X/Twitter profile URL.
- `profileUrls` (string, optional): Batch X/Twitter profile URLs (comma-separated or new lines).
- `searchTerms` (string, optional): Additional keyword filter within profile tweets.
- `sort` (string, optional, default: `latest`): `latest` or `top`.
- `startDate` (string, optional): Start date in `YYYY-MM-DD`.
- `endDate` (string, optional): End date in `YYYY-MM-DD`.
- `since` (string, optional): Alias for `startDate`.
- `until` (string, optional): Alias for `endDate`.
- `includeReplies` (boolean, optional, default: `false`): Include replies (if backend supports it).
- `includeRetweets` (boolean, optional, default: `false`): Include retweets (if backend supports it).
- `includePinned` (boolean, optional, default: `false`): Include pinned tweet (if backend supports it).
- `page` (integer, optional, default: `1`): Starting page number.
- `limit` (integer, optional, default: `20`, max: `100`): Records per page.
- `maxPages` (integer, optional, default: `1`): Maximum number of pages to fetch.
- `maxItems` (integer, optional): Hard cap for total output records.

#### Filters and pagination

- profile target: `username`, `usernames`, `profileUrl`, `profileUrls`
- query/date filters: `searchTerms`, `startDate`/`endDate`, `since`/`until`
- content mode filters: `includeReplies`, `includeRetweets`, `includePinned`
- page controls: `page`, `limit`, `maxPages`, `maxItems`

#### Example input

```json
{
  "profileUrls": "https://x.com/openai, https://twitter.com/apify",
  "searchTerms": "gpt",
  "sort": "top",
  "since": "2026-01-01",
  "until": "2026-02-20",
  "maxItems": 100
}
````

#### Example output

```json
{
  "id": 1891009988776655400,
  "id_str": "1891009988776655400",
  "url": "https://x.com/openai/status/1891009988776655400",
  "date": "2026-02-18T14:22:00+00:00",
  "lang": "en",
  "rawContent": "Model update notes and release details.",
  "replyCount": 27,
  "retweetCount": 180,
  "likeCount": 940,
  "quoteCount": 11,
  "conversationId": 1891009988776655400,
  "conversationIdStr": "1891009988776655400",
  "hashtags": ["GPT"],
  "cashtags": [],
  "mentionedUsers": [],
  "links": [],
  "user": {
    "id": 4398626122,
    "id_str": "4398626122",
    "url": "https://x.com/openai",
    "username": "openai",
    "displayname": "OpenAI",
    "verified": true
  },
  "media": {
    "photos": [],
    "videos": [],
    "animated": []
  },
  "_type": "snscrape.modules.twitter.Tweet"
}
```

### FAQ

**Do I need my own backend or API setup?**\
No. This Actor is ready to run on Apify, and backend infrastructure is managed by SIMO IT.

**Can I filter profile tweets by date?**\
Yes. Use `startDate` and `endDate` in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.

**Can I search only specific topics inside one profile?**\
Yes. Use `searchTerms` to narrow tweets within the selected account.

# Actor input Schema

## `username` (type: `string`):

X username without @.

## `usernames` (type: `string`):

Optional usernames (comma-separated or new lines).

## `profileUrl` (type: `string`):

Single x.com/twitter.com profile URL.

## `profileUrls` (type: `string`):

Optional x.com/twitter.com profile URLs (comma-separated or new lines).

## `searchTerms` (type: `string`):

Additional keyword filter.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Result sorting mode.

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

End date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `since` (type: `string`):

Alias for start date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `until` (type: `string`):

Alias for end date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `includeReplies` (type: `boolean`):

Include replies (if backend supports it).

## `includeRetweets` (type: `boolean`):

Include retweets (if backend supports it).

## `includePinned` (type: `boolean`):

Include pinned tweet (if backend supports it).

## `page` (type: `integer`):

Starting page number.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Items per page.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages to fetch.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of output items to push.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "username": "openai",
  "searchTerms": "",
  "sort": "latest",
  "includeReplies": false,
  "includeRetweets": false,
  "includePinned": false,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 10,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runReport` (type: `string`):

No description

## `userErrorReport` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "username": "openai",
    "limit": 10,
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("simoit/x-twitter-profile-scrapper").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "username": "openai",
    "limit": 10,
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("simoit/x-twitter-profile-scrapper").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 '{
  "username": "openai",
  "limit": 10,
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call simoit/x-twitter-profile-scrapper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=simoit/x-twitter-profile-scrapper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "X/Twitter Profile Scrapper",
        "description": "Collect posts from a specific X profile and build a clear picture of how that account communicates.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "TM6N5gNLMAs6PRen7"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/simoit~x-twitter-profile-scrapper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-simoit-x-twitter-profile-scrapper",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/simoit~x-twitter-profile-scrapper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-simoit-x-twitter-profile-scrapper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/simoit~x-twitter-profile-scrapper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-simoit-x-twitter-profile-scrapper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "properties": {
                    "username": {
                        "title": "Username",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "X username without @."
                    },
                    "usernames": {
                        "title": "Usernames",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional usernames (comma-separated or new lines)."
                    },
                    "profileUrl": {
                        "title": "Profile URL",
                        "pattern": "^https?:\\/\\/(www\\.)?(x|twitter)\\.com\\/(?!home|search|explore|i|intent)[A-Za-z0-9_]{1,15}\\/?$",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Single x.com/twitter.com profile URL."
                    },
                    "profileUrls": {
                        "title": "Profile URLs",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional x.com/twitter.com profile URLs (comma-separated or new lines)."
                    },
                    "searchTerms": {
                        "title": "Search terms",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Additional keyword filter.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "sort": {
                        "title": "Sort",
                        "enum": [
                            "latest",
                            "top"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Result sorting mode.",
                        "default": "latest"
                    },
                    "startDate": {
                        "title": "Start date",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
                    },
                    "endDate": {
                        "title": "End date",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "End date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
                    },
                    "since": {
                        "title": "Since",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Alias for start date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
                    },
                    "until": {
                        "title": "Until",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Alias for end date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
                    },
                    "includeReplies": {
                        "title": "Include replies",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Include replies (if backend supports it).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "includeRetweets": {
                        "title": "Include retweets",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Include retweets (if backend supports it).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "includePinned": {
                        "title": "Include pinned",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Include pinned tweet (if backend supports it).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "page": {
                        "title": "Page",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Starting page number.",
                        "default": 1
                    },
                    "limit": {
                        "title": "Limit",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Items per page.",
                        "default": 20
                    },
                    "maxPages": {
                        "title": "Max pages",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of pages to fetch.",
                        "default": 1
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of output items to push."
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```