Twitter Scraping API
Extract tweets, timelines, and follower stats from Twitter without using the official API. Ideal for tracking conversations, analyzing trends, and monitoring public sentiment.
Use Cases
How teams use this API to build powerful applications
Brand Monitoring
Companies scrape tweets mentioning their brand or product to gauge customer sentiment and catch emerging issues. The API makes it easy to collect those mentions and analyze sentiment or frequency.
Competitor Analysis
Track competitors’ tweets and engagement. By scraping a competitor’s timeline, businesses can see what messaging resonates (via likes/retweets) and stay informed of their announcements or campaigns.
Academic Research
Researchers studying public opinion or social phenomena can collect tweet datasets around specific hashtags or keywords (e.g., during an election or event) for analysis without needing Twitter’s official API access.
Journalism
Journalists can quickly gather public reactions on Twitter about breaking news. They can also profile a public figure’s recent tweets by scraping their timeline to quote or analyze patterns.
API Endpoints
Available endpoints for the Twitter API
/v1/twitter/tweet Get Tweet
Extract tweet content, engagement metrics, and media attachments.
Parameters
tweet_url string required X/Twitter tweet URL or ID /v1/twitter/profile Get Profile
Retrieve user profile information including bio, follower count, and verification status.
Parameters
username string required X/Twitter username (without @) /v1/twitter/user-tweets Get User Tweets
Extract recent tweets from a user timeline.
Parameters
username string required X/Twitter username limit integer Number of tweets to return /v1/twitter/search Search Tweets
Search tweets by keyword, hashtag, or advanced query.
Parameters
query string required Search query filter string Filter: top, latest, people, photos, videos Features
What makes this API powerful and reliable
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Twitter API
Can it scrape tweets from private or protected accounts?
No, only tweets from public accounts are accessible. Protected tweets (accounts that require approval to follow) and private data are not available via scraping.
Does it handle infinite scroll and the “load more” on Twitter search?
Yes. Our backend will fetch additional result pages if you request more tweets than fit on one page. You just specify the count, and we manage the pagination.
Will frequent use get my IP blocked by Twitter?
We run the scraping through a pool of rotating IPs and mimic real browser behavior (including logged-out web sessions). This greatly reduces risk of blocks. As long as usage volume is within normal ranges, it’s very unlikely to encounter issues. Heavy continuous scraping might be rate-limited, but our service mitigates that by throttling as needed.
Can I get historical tweets (from years ago)?
The search endpoint retrieves what Twitter’s current search interface provides, which usually emphasizes recent and popular tweets. It is not a full archive search. For older tweets, you may need to know the tweet IDs or use timeline scrapes of specific users. We cannot bypass limitations on historical search imposed by Twitter’s site.
Can I get historical tweets (from years ago)?
The search endpoint retrieves what Twitter’s current search interface provides, which usually emphasizes recent and popular tweets. It is not a full archive search. For older tweets, you may need to know the tweet IDs or use timeline scrapes of specific users. We cannot bypass limitations on historical search imposed by Twitter’s site.
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