# Changelog of X Follower Scraper | $0.00015/Profile | Pay-Per-Result (`xquik/x-follower-scraper`) Actor - **URL**: https://apify.com/xquik/x-follower-scraper/changelog.md - **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/xquik/x-follower-scraper.md ## Changelog Every change to this Actor, with its date. ### Latest changes - 2026-10-05: Runs of under 5 IDs or handles end with a tip to batch them. - 2026-10-04: An account X suspended now reads "X suspended 1 account." with the cause `target_suspended`, instead of a missing target. - 2026-10-04: `relation: "subscriptions"` returns the creators an account subscribes to, as profile rows. - 2026-10-04: `relation: "affiliates"` returns the accounts an organization lists as its affiliates, as profile rows. - 2026-10-04: The Actor version in diagnostics & run reports is now the Apify build number. - 2026-10-04: A run no longer stops early when an upload's answer is lost. Its rows are charged once. ### 1.9.109, 2026-10-04 - `relation: "follower_ids"` returns the user IDs of an account's followers. - `relation: "following_ids"` returns the user IDs of the accounts it follows. - Each ID is 1 row at the usual row price, up to 5,000 IDs a page. ### 1.9.108, 2026-10-04 - Every run uses 256 MB again, which is faster & more reliable for small runs. ### 1.9.107, 2026-10-01 - Support now sees how many accounts X refused in a run. - When Xquik stays busy, each retry waits longer than the last. - If Xquik stays busy too long, that target fails & the run says why. - Busy answers are never charged. ### 1.9.106, 2026-09-30 - A run near its time limit stops before a read it can't finish. ### 1.9.105, 2026-09-29 - A run that started late says how long it waited, out of its time limit. ### 1.9.104, 2026-09-29 - Requests to Xquik never follow a redirect, so the key stays with Xquik. ### 1.9.103, 2026-09-29 - A run waits out a brief Xquik outage instead of failing. - Rows saved before an outage stay saved & are charged once. ### 1.9.102, 2026-09-29 - Merge mode lists each shared profile under its first target in your input. - Merge mode lists rows in your target order, the same in every run that reads every target. - First mode credits a shared profile to the target that returns it first. - That target can change between runs. Merge mode lists every target. - The First target option is now First found. ### 1.9.101, 2026-09-29 - Runs with more than 5 targets, counting each relation, keep 256 MB. - Author data no longer includes a follow flag that did not describe the author. ### 1.9.100, 2026-09-29 - Runs up to `maxItems` 300 with up to 5 targets use 128 MB & cost less. ### 1.9.99, 2026-09-29 - Full output adds up to 13 profile fields, such as `listedCount` & `defaultProfileImage`. - Full rows keep every earlier column first & add the new fields last. - Compact & raw output keep their rows unchanged. - The benchmark shows 2 full runs of 2026-09-29, with 38 fields per row. ### 1.9.98, 2026-09-29 - The README names the Actor as Xquik's X Follower Scraper, opens with the benchmark result & explains empty, partial & stopped runs. ### 1.9.97, 2026-09-28 - The benchmark shows fields per row & names Actors by Apify slug. - Compact rows show `accountBasedInUnavailable: true` when X withheld the account location. ### 1.9.96, 2026-09-28 - Runs under 34 results cost less in Apify usage, with no progress saves. ### 1.9.95, 2026-09-28 - An aborted run's status counts its saved results, even during a slow upload. ### 1.9.94, 2026-09-28 - X keeps the follower & following lists of protected accounts private. - Such a target now gets 1 free diagnostic, & the run reads the others. - `stopCauses` names it `target_protected`, with `nextAction` to try a public account. ### 1.9.93, 2026-09-28 - The README shows a benchmark against 9 follower Actors, with every run public. ### 1.9.92, 2026-09-27 - A profile that several targets share now appears & is charged once. - Set `dedupeAcrossTargets` to `false` or `dedupeMode` to `none` to keep 1 row per target. - `dedupeAcrossTargets: true` now removes repeats even when `dedupeMode` is empty. - The run status now counts the duplicates it skipped at no charge. ### 1.9.91, 2026-09-27 - During a run, the status shows how many results it has collected so far. - The status says when the run waits to retry. ### 1.9.90, 2026-09-27 - The new `alwaysSaveRunRecords` input keeps `run-report` on every run. ### 1.9.88, 2026-09-27 - URLs without `https://`, such as `x.com/nasa`, now work. - X pages such as `x.com/home` or `x.com/search` no longer count as handles. - The run lists each input it cannot read & says how to fix it. - The run ignores empty `startUrls` rows. - With nothing to read, the run writes a free diagnostic with the fix. ### 1.9.84, 2026-09-27 - Runs open their dataset while they read X, so they finish sooner. ### 1.9.81, 2026-09-27 - Small runs that go well skip `run-report`, so they cost less in Apify usage. - The run status now says why the run stopped, with its charged results & targets. - Runs that stop on their input now name the diagnostics output in their status. ### 1.9.80, 2026-09-27 - Runs that stop for missing or unusable input cost less in Apify usage. ### 1.9.79, 2026-09-27 - Support now sees a finished run even while the service is busy. - Runs with a time limit keep a little more time to finish. ### 1.9.78, 2026-09-27 - Runs with a time limit now stop in time & keep their results. - Large runs save their progress faster. ### 1.9.77, 2026-09-27 - The run status now says where to find its diagnostics. ### 1.9.75, 2026-09-27 - If the Actor cannot start, the run now ends with 1 free diagnostic. - Runs with hundreds of targets use less CPU. ### 1.9.74, 2026-09-26 - Runs now start collecting results sooner, so small runs finish faster. ### 1.9.73, 2026-09-26 - A run with several targets that fills maxItems now finishes as complete. It no longer reports a time limit or adds a diagnostic row. ### 1.9.72, 2026-09-26 - Large runs use less memory. ### 1.9.71, 2026-09-26 - Targets no longer fail when Xquik is busy. The Actor waits & tries again until its time limit. - A page the service answers slowly in busy hours now arrives instead of timing out. ### 1.9.70, 2026-09-26 - Support can now see where each run spends its time. ### 1.9.69, 2026-09-26 - Targets no longer fail when the service is busy. The Actor waits a few seconds & tries again until its time limit. ### 1.9.68, 2026-09-25 - Input & Output tab descriptions now say what each field does. - The README now focuses on what you get & how to run it. ### 1.9.67, 2026-09-25 - An empty run over missing accounts now gives the right `nextAction`. - Support can now look up every finished run. ### 1.9.66, 2026-09-25 - Missing accounts, Lists & communities no longer add error lines to the log. - The status & diagnostic still name the missing target. ### 1.9.65, 2026-09-25 - Runs with many accounts finish faster. ### 1.9.64, 2026-09-25 update - Runs recover faster from temporary service delays. ### 1.9.64, 2026-09-23 update - The status now names every reason a run stopped early. - The diagnostic lists each cause in `stopCauses`, with advice. ### 1.9.64, 2026-09-20 update - The status says when X has no account for a target. - Community Members runs now return profiles. Members without a public location carry `accountBasedIn: null`. ### 1.9.64, 2026-09-19 update - Accept more input field names from other follower Actors. The README lists them. - A handle or ID list also accepts a single string. - The README adds a migration table. ### 1.9.64, 2026-09-16 - The input form shows targets, limits & common filters first. - Output tabs & dataset views show the most useful fields first. ### 1.9.63, 2026-09-15 - Run reports are more accurate when fewer results exist than requested. ### 1.9.62, 2026-09-15 - Large follower runs continue more reliably. - Read errors now report a partial run & keep collected profiles. ### 1.9.61, 2026-09-13 - Compact profile fields keep their order. - Resumed runs keep collected results. ### 1.9.60, 2026-09-10 - Minor fixes improve reliability & speed. ### 1.9.59, 2026-09-10 - Runs keep their progress after temporary storage errors. ### 1.9.58, 2026-09-10 - Resumed runs retry failed targets without double charges. ### 1.9.57, 2026-09-10 - Runs recover from temporary errors more reliably. ### 1.9.39 through 1.9.56, 2026-09-01 - The Actor uses a newer runtime & reports peak memory use. - One result price now applies on every plan. Diagnostics are free. ### 1.9.34 through 1.9.36, 2026-08-12 - Runs start faster & the build is smaller. Long runs respect time limits. ### 1.9.32 through 1.9.33, 2026-08-12 - Runs that reach their cap finish faster & skip duplicates. ### 1.9.28, 2026-08-12 - The code is simpler. Results & billing stay the same. - Invalid pages now report partial failure. ### 1.9.27, 2026-08-12 - Store support links point to the public Xquik docs & the Issues tab. ### 1.9.26, 2026-08-11 - Resumed runs no longer lose eligible results. ### 1.9.25, 2026-08-11 - Large runs finish faster. ### 1.9.24, 2026-08-11 - Failed runs report partial failure, not zero results. ### 1.9.23, 2026-08-11 - Result limits no longer show as filter warnings. ### 1.9.22, 2026-08-11 - Merged output from several targets stops exactly at the cap. ### 1.9.21, 2026-08-10 - The default Apify timeout is now `0`, so runs have no time limit. - Runs continue until the cap or until results run out. - Finite timeouts still leave time to save results. ### 1.9.20, 2026-08-10 - Runs start faster. ### 1.9.19, 2026-08-10 - The code is simpler. Caps & billing stay the same. ### 1.9.18, 2026-08-10 - Runs with several targets finish faster & keep output in order. ### 1.9.17, 2026-08-10 - Finite timeouts keep profiles & write a `deadline_reached` report. ### 1.9.16, 2026-08-10 - Run logs show clearer timing details. Results & billing stay the same. ### 1.9.15, 2026-08-10 - Run logs show clearer timing details. Results & billing stay the same. ### 1.9.14, 2026-08-10 - Progress messages no longer show profile targets. ### 1.9.13, 2026-08-10 - Logs keep handles, queries, IDs & URLs private. ### 1.9.12, 2026-08-10 - Warnings no longer include request details. ### 1.9.11, 2026-08-10 - Error messages no longer include request details. ### 1.9.10, 2026-08-10 - Long bulk reads finish before the run's time limit. ### 1.9.9, 2026-08-10 - The run report schema shows the published Actor version. ### 1.9.8, 2026-08-10 - Quick restarts resume from the newest saved progress. ### 1.9.7, 2026-08-10 - Restarted runs never repeat profiles or charges. ### 1.9.6, 2026-08-10 - Migrated runs resume without duplicates. - Reports keep their original totals after a restart. ### 1.9.5, 2026-08-09 - Dataset & run report schemas describe every field for AI agents. ### 1.9.4, 2026-08-09 - Safety stops now report `pagination_safety_limit` & keep delivered profiles. - The run report schema lists every result & budget field. ### 1.9.3, 2026-08-09 - Failed reads count once in `failedTargets`. ### 1.9.2, 2026-08-09 - The form shows Dedupe Mode in place of its duplicate alias. - `dedupeAcrossTargets` still works in JSON, API & task inputs. ### 1.9.1, 2026-08-09 - Partial results report `partial_failure`. - Run reports count each failed target once. ### 1.9.0, 2026-08-09 - Followers, following & verified followers return more complete results. - Filtered runs no longer miss eligible profiles. ### 1.8.0, 2026-08-09 - Unfiltered runs of 100 to 1,000 profiles fill their caps faster. ### 1.7.0, 2026-08-09 - Numeric ID examples set per-target caps. - The input guide explains List & community relations. - The final status counts only targets that returned profiles. - A global cap no longer makes partial coverage look complete. ### 1.6.0, 2026-08-09 - Deep filtered runs finish faster. - Temporary progress errors no longer stop a run. ### 1.5.0, 2026-08-09 - `bioContains` accepts alternatives separated by commas or new lines. - A profile matches when its bio contains any of the terms. - Other filters stay exact. ### 1.4.0, 2026-08-09 - The README explains Store, API, task & pinned build choices. - `verified` is now the combined public verification flag. - `verifiedOnly` keeps profiles with any verification. - The README says new runs start from the first page. ### 1.3.0, 2026-07-30 - Relation, output & dedupe settings use validated selects. - Compatibility aliases still work in the API without cluttering the form. - Default runs collect a small follower sample without hidden filters. - Start URLs accept both documented formats. - Diagnostic-only runs now write `run-report` before exiting. - Invalid result limits & negative filters fail before a run starts. - New runs no longer prefill a follower-count filter. - Runs recover from temporary errors more reliably. ### 1.2.0, 2026-07-29 - Dataset schemas list every public profile field. - Compact rows include public availability details. - The README field catalog matches current outputs. - Output no longer includes viewer-only fields. - Fix a security issue in a dependency. ### 1.1.0, 2026-07-14 - Dataset views separate core output, source details & diagnostics. - Aborted runs finish their pending writes before adding a diagnostic. - Run reports stay accurate when a user aborts a run. ### 1.0.50, 2026-06-20 - Runs continue past filtered or duplicate pages to find later profiles. - Every relation mode returns the same public fields. ### 1.0.31, 2026-06-20 - The run status now shows the same message as the diagnostic row. - Run reports count `diagnosticRows`. ### 1.0.30, 2026-06-20 - Invalid `relation` values fall back to `followers`. - Other invalid options fall back to safe defaults. - Runs continue past filtered or duplicate pages to fill the limit. - Filtered profiles no longer block the same profile from a later target. - `hasWebsite` recognizes more profile website formats. - No-input, invalid-input & empty runs write 1 diagnostic row. - Diagnostic rows carry `resultType: "diagnostic"`. - URL targets accept plain strings & `{ "url": "..." }` objects. - Schema descriptions are clearer for AI agents. ### 1.0.29, 2026-06-20 - Input arrays declare item shapes for AI agents. - README URL examples use `{ "url": "..." }` objects. - README pricing points to Apify's pricing box. ### 1.0.28, 2026-06-20 - Accept common input aliases, such as `urls`, `usernames` & `maxResults`. - Accept short paths, such as `handle/followers` & `lists/ID/members`. - Collect several relations in 1 run through `relations`. - Merge mode adds `sourceTargets`, `sourceRelations` & `overlapCount`. - Add raw output through `outputMode: "raw"`. - Runs respect the Apify maximum total charge setting. - Filters apply before rows are written, so the Actor never charges for filtered profiles. - Empty runs write at most 1 diagnostic row. ### 1.0.11, 2026-04-23 - Validation messages for `maxItems`, `maxItemsPerTarget` & profile filters are clearer. - Every row carries `schemaVersion`. - The Information tab links this changelog. - Profiles without a username no longer break a run. - Empty runs write at most 1 diagnostic row. ### 1.0.0, 2026-04-20 - Initial release.