X (Twitter) Scraper API Skill: Search Tweets, Get Profile Tweets, Followers, Posting & Replies

An AI agent skill for Xquik, a Twitter API alternative for developers who need to search tweets, get tweets from profiles, export followers, download media, monitor accounts, and automate posting workflows.

Use it for advanced Twitter search, tweet search API calls, profile tweet scraping, follower export to CSV, media download, tweet scheduling, send tweets, post replies, like, repost, follow, DM, webhooks, MCP, and official SDK workflows from AI coding agents.

Includes 100+ REST API endpoints, 2 MCP tools, HMAC webhooks, 23 bulk extraction tools, and confirmation-gated write actions.

The cheapest X data API on the market - post reads from $0.00015/call (about 33x cheaper than official X API post reads).

Works with 40+ AI coding agents including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, VS Code, Cline, Roo Code, Goose, Amp, Augment, Continue, OpenHands, Trae, OpenCode, and more.

Pricing

Xquik is dramatically cheaper than every alternative for X/Twitter data access.

vs Official X API

	Xquik	Official X pay-per-usage	Notes
Access model	Starter/Pro/Business subscriptions, credit top-ups, and MPP	No subscriptions or commitments	Basic and Pro are legacy package names
Cost per post read	$0.00015	$0.005 per resource	Xquik is about 33x cheaper
Cost per user lookup	$0.00015	$0.010 per resource	Xquik is about 67x cheaper
Cost per trend read	$0.00045	$0.010 per resource	Xquik is about 22x cheaper
Write actions	$0.0015	$0.015 content or interaction create; $0.200 content create with URL	Xquik is 10x cheaper for matching $0.015 write classes
Bulk extraction	From $0.00015/result	Charged per returned resource	Built-in extraction jobs are included with Xquik
Monitoring + webhooks	Active monitors are metered; webhooks included	No direct monitor product in pricing table	Real-time delivery is included
Giveaway draws	$0.00015/entry	No comparable draw product	Draw engine is included
MCP server	Included	Not listed	Agent tools are included

Source: official X API pricing, which lists current pay-per-usage read and write rates.

Per-Operation Costs (1 credit = $0.00015)

Operation	Credits	Cost
Read (tweet, search, timeline, bookmarks, etc.)	1	$0.00015
Read (user profile, verified followers, followers you know)	1	$0.00015
Read (favoriters)	1	$0.00015
Read (trends)	3	$0.00045
Follow check, article	5	$0.00075
Write (tweet, like, retweet, follow, DM, etc.)	10	$0.0015
Extraction (tweets, replies, quotes, mentions, posts, likes, media, search, favoriters, retweeters, community members, people search, list members, list followers)	1/result	$0.00015/result
Extraction (followers, following, verified followers)	1/result	$0.00015/result
Extraction (articles)	5/result	$0.00075/result
Draw	1/entry	$0.00015/entry
Active monitors	21/hour	$0.00315/hour
Webhooks, radar, compose, drafts	0	Free

Pay-Per-Use (No Subscription)

Two options for pay-per-use without a monthly subscription:

Credits: Start a credit top-up checkout or confirmed quick top-up only after explicit confirmation. Top-up credits cost $0.00015 each. Works with all supported endpoints.
MPP: 32 X-API endpoints accept optional per-call payments. Show the exact amount and get explicit confirmation before starting any payment flow. SDK: npm i [email protected] [email protected].

Installation

Install via the skills CLI (auto-detects your installed agents):

npx [email protected] add Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper

Manual Installation

Claude Code

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .claude/skills/x-twitter-scraper

Codex / Cursor / Gemini CLI / GitHub Copilot

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper

Windsurf

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .windsurf/skills/x-twitter-scraper

Cline

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper

Roo Code

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .roo/skills/x-twitter-scraper

Continue

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .continue/skills/x-twitter-scraper

Goose

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .goose/skills/x-twitter-scraper

OpenCode

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper

What This Skill Does

When installed, this skill gives your AI coding assistant deep knowledge of the Xquik platform:

Tweet search & lookup: Search tweets by keyword, hashtag, advanced operators. Get full engagement metrics for any tweet
User profile lookup: Fetch follower/following counts, bio, location, and profile data for any X account
User activity feeds: Get user's recent tweets, liked tweets, and media tweets
Tweet engagement data: Get who liked (favoriters) any tweet, mutual followers between accounts
Follower & following extraction: Extract complete follower lists, verified followers, and following lists
Reply, retweet & quote extraction: Bulk extract all replies, retweets, and quote tweets
Media download: Download images, videos, and GIFs with permanent hosted URLs
Thread & article extraction: Extract full tweet threads and linked article content
Community & Space data: Extract community members, moderators, posts, and Space participants
Bookmarks & notifications: Access bookmarks, bookmark folders, notifications, and home timeline after explicit approval
DM history: Retrieve conversation history with explicit approval
Mutual follow checker: Check if two accounts follow each other
X account monitoring: Track accounts for new tweets, replies, quotes, retweets with explicit approval
Webhook delivery: Receive HMAC-signed event notifications at your HTTPS endpoint
Trending topics: Get trending hashtags and topics by region
Radar: Trending news from 7 sources (Google Trends, Hacker News, Polymarket, TrustMRR, Wikipedia, GitHub, Reddit). Free
Giveaway draws: Run transparent draws from tweet replies with configurable filters
Write actions: Post tweets, like, retweet, follow/unfollow, remove followers, send DMs, update profile, upload media, manage communities after explicit approval
Tweet composition: Algorithm-optimized tweet composer with scoring (free)
Credits & billing: Check balance; start top-up or subscription checkout only after explicit confirmation
Support tickets: Open and manage support tickets via API
MCP server: 2 tools covering 100+ endpoints for AI agent integration
Pay-per-use (MPP): Optional per-call access to 32 endpoints with exact-amount confirmation

Capabilities

Area	Details
REST API	100+ endpoints across 10 categories with retry logic and pagination
MCP Server	2 tools (explore + xquik). StreamableHTTP, configs for 10 platforms
Data Extraction	23 bulk extraction tools (replies, retweets, quotes, favoriters, threads, articles, user likes, user media, communities, lists, Spaces, people search, tweet search, mentions, posts)
X Lookups	Tweet, user, article, search, user tweets, user likes, user media, favoriters, mutual followers, and confirmation-gated private reads
Write Actions	Confirmation-gated post/delete tweets, like/unlike, retweet, follow/unfollow, remove followers, DM, profile update, avatar/banner, media upload, community actions
Giveaway Draws	Random winner selection from tweet replies with 11 filter options
Account Monitoring	Real-time tracking of tweets, replies, quotes, retweets with ongoing-cost confirmation
Webhooks	HMAC-SHA256 signature verification in Node.js, Python, Go
Media Download	Download images, videos, GIFs with permanent hosted URLs
Engagement Analytics	Likes, retweets, replies, quotes, views, bookmarks per tweet
Trending Topics	Regional trends + 7 free news sources via Radar
Tweet Composition	Algorithm-optimized tweet composer with scoring checklist (free)
Credits & Billing	Check balance, start confirmed top-up checkout, start confirmed subscription checkout
Pay-Per-Use (MPP)	32 endpoints with exact-amount confirmation before every payment flow
TypeScript Types	Complete type definitions for all API objects

Supported Agents

Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, VS Code Copilot, Cline, Roo Code, Goose, Amp, Augment, Continue, OpenHands, Trae, OpenCode, and any agent that supports the skills.sh protocol.

API Coverage

Resource	Endpoints
X Lookups	Tweet, article, search, user profile, user tweets, user likes, user media, favoriters, followers you know, follow check, download media, and confirmation-gated private reads
Extractions	Create (23 types), estimate, list, get results, export
Monitors	Create with confirmation, list, get, update, delete
Events	List (filtered, paginated), get single
Webhooks	Create with destination confirmation, list, update, delete, test, deliveries
Trends	Regional trending topics
Radar	Trending topics & news from 7 sources (free)
Draws	Create with filters, list, get with winners, export
Styles	Analyze, save, list, get, delete, compare, performance
Compose	Tweet composition (compose, refine, score)
Drafts	Create, list, get, delete
Account	Get account, update locale, set X identity, subscription checkout with confirmation
Credits	Get balance, confirmed top-up checkout
API Keys	Create, list, revoke
X Accounts	List, get, and disconnect already-connected accounts; dashboard handles connection and re-authentication
X Write	Confirmation-gated tweet, delete, like, unlike, retweet, follow, unfollow, DM, profile, avatar, banner, media upload, communities
Support	Create ticket, list, get, update, reply

Official SDKs & Tools

Use the X Twitter Scraper API in your language of choice. All SDKs are auto-generated, kept in sync with the OpenAPI spec, and follow idiomatic conventions for each ecosystem.

Repo	Language	Install
x-twitter-scraper-typescript	TypeScript / Node.js	`npm i x-twitter-scraper`
x-twitter-scraper-python	Python	`pip install x-twitter-scraper`
x-twitter-scraper-go	Go	`go get github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper-go`
x-twitter-scraper-ruby	Ruby	`gem install x-twitter-scraper`
x-twitter-scraper-java	Java	Build from source while Maven Central publication is pending
x-twitter-scraper-kotlin	Kotlin	Build from source while Maven Central publication is pending
x-twitter-scraper-csharp	C# / .NET	`dotnet add package XTwitterScraper`
x-twitter-scraper-php	PHP	`composer require xquik/x-twitter-scraper`
x-twitter-scraper-cli	CLI	Build from source or install a pinned release tag
terraform-provider-x-twitter-scraper	Terraform	Build from source (release page)
tweetclaw	OpenClaw plugin	`openclaw plugins install @xquik/tweetclaw`

Skill Structure

x-twitter-scraper/
├── skills/
│   └── x-twitter-scraper/
│       ├── SKILL.md                      # Main skill (auth, pricing, endpoints, patterns)
│       ├── metadata.json                 # Version and references
│       └── references/
│           ├── api-endpoints.md          # REST API endpoint reference
│           ├── mcp-tools.md              # MCP tool selection rules and workflow patterns
│           ├── mcp-setup.md              # MCP configs for 10 platforms (v2 + v1)
│           ├── webhooks.md               # Webhook setup & verification
│           ├── extractions.md            # 23 extraction tool types
│           ├── types.md                  # TypeScript type definitions
│           └── python-examples.md        # Python code examples
├── server.json                           # MCP Registry metadata
├── glama.json                            # Glama.ai directory metadata
├── logo.png                              # Marketplace logo
├── LICENSE                               # MIT
└── README.md                             # This file

License

MIT

x-twitter-scraper