X (Twitter) Profile Scraper

Cheap, normalized public-profile scraping for X (Twitter) — one clean record per handle.

What it does

Give it a list of X (Twitter) handles (or profile URLs); it returns one normalized record per handle: profile identity, follower/engagement counts, external links, profile-picture URL (+ sha256 if downloaded), and platform-specific extras under platformData. Status is always one of ok | not_found | private | restricted | error.

Input

Field	Type	Notes
handles	array	Handles or profile URLs (required)
proxyConfiguration	proxy	Optional
maxConcurrency	integer	Parallel requests (default 8)
fetchProfilePic	boolean	Download the image (URL is always included)

Transport & cost

• Transport: guest-token + GraphQL over direct egress (free).
• Cost: free over direct egress (~$0.005/1k if forced through residential). Comparable Apify actors charge around $0.05 / 1,000.
• ~2 KB GraphQL UserByScreenName per handle; guest token reused across the run.

Pricing (pay-per-result)

• Recommended: $0.05 per 1,000 results ($0.00005 / result).
• Cost to run ≈ $0.10/1k → this is ~5x markup (set to undercut the market where needed).
• Incumbent comparison: $0.05/1k.

Example output (real)

{
  "platform": "x",
  "inputUrl": "https://x.com/creativeoptic",
  "handle": "creativeoptic",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-03T22:46:06Z",
  "status": "ok",
  "bytesWire": 1060,
  "profile": {
    "id": "1091485832052060161",
    "username": "creativeoptic",
    "url": "https://x.com/creativeoptic",
    "fullName": "CreativeOPTIC",
    "biography": "#1 Digital Hub For The Creator Generation. Your source for Tech, Creators and Innovators shaping the culture.\n\n300K+ | F…",
    "externalUrls": [
      "http://coagency.io"
    ],
    "followersCount": 6,
    "followsCount": 2,
    "postsCount": 93,
    "isBusinessAccount": false,
    "private": false,
    "verified": true,
    "joinedRecently": false,
    "profilePicUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1366132183446945793/7IxImifj_normal.jpg",
    "profilePicUrlHD": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1366132183446945793/7IxImifj_400x400.jpg",
    "profilePic": {
      "sha256": "05297eb75d353c2ccf2de15f44985ad2c9021bc52430ced2e74fd6af1d613c32",
      "storedKey": "pfp/x/1091485832052060161.jpg",
      "path": "/profile_images/1366132183446945793/7IxImifj_400x400.jpg"
    },
    "platformData": {
      "restId": "1091485832052060161",
      "location": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "likesCount": 0,
      "listedCount": 0,
      "mediaCount": 93,
      "bannerUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1091485832052060161/1614546269",
      "createdAt": "2019-02-01T23:57:55Z"
    }
  },
  "posts": [],
  "signals": {
    "isActive": true,
    "hasExternalUrl": true
  }
}

Public data only. This actor gathers public profile metadata; it does not log in or access private content.