# scraping-twitter-profiles

Extracts Twitter/X profile metadata through Apify actors. Useful for pulling follower counts, bios, and verification flags across user lists.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 770 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/primitives/scraping-twitter-profiles/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scraping-twitter-profiles

## What it does

The skill automates collecting public Twitter/X profile data through Apify's `apidojo/twitter-user-scraper` actor. It normalizes input handles before scraping. The agent strips `@` symbols and removes duplicate usernames. Returned fields include follower counts, bio text, and verification badges.

Execution runs through the `scripts/run_actor.js` helper or an Apify MCP tool. You can export datasets to CSV or JSON. If a task exceeds 1000 profiles, the scraper requires splitting the list into batches of 500 handles. Without a valid `APIFY_TOKEN` in your environment or `.env` file, the actor fails to authenticate.

Private accounts get flagged automatically. They return account metadata marked with `isPrivate: true` without tweets. Suspended or deactivated usernames return empty objects and get dropped from the final output.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-twitter-profiles -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/scraping-twitter-profiles/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/scraping-twitter-profiles/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-twitter-profiles -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/scraping-twitter-profiles/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-twitter-profiles -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/scraping-twitter-profiles/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills scraping-twitter-profiles
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/scraping-twitter-profiles/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-twitter-profiles -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/primitives/scraping-twitter-profiles
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/scraping-twitter-profiles/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-twitter-profiles -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/primitives/scraping-twitter-profiles/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Export Twitter/X profile stats and bios for a list of handles
- Save follower counts and verification badges to CSV or JSON
- Filter out suspended or private accounts during audience research
- Normalize username lists by removing @ symbols and duplicates

## Example prompts
- Scrape profile details for `elonmusk` and `sama` using Apify and export to CSV
- Fetch follower counts and bios for the list in `handles.txt`
- Check verification status and account creation dates for these Twitter usernames

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: scraping-twitter-profiles
description: >
  Scrapes Twitter/X profile data for any list of usernames using apidojo's Twitter User
  scraper on Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: get profile data for Twitter accounts,
  fetch follower counts for a list of usernames, scrape Twitter bio and stats for multiple
  users, export Twitter profile metadata, check account details for a set of handles,
  or bulk-fetch Twitter user information. Returns username, display name, bio, follower
  count, following count, tweet count, verified status, and profile URL.
  Ideal for data analysts, list enrichment pipelines, and market researchers.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/twitter-user-scraper
---

# Scraping Twitter Profiles

Bulk profile data export for any set of Twitter/X usernames. Returns account-level metadata: follower counts, bios, join dates, verification status.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter profile or tweet URLs |
| `twitterHandles` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter usernames (without @) |
| `twitterUserIds` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter user IDs |
| `getFollowers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract follower lists |
| `getFollowing` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract following lists |
| `getRetweeters` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract retweeters of a tweet URL |
| `includeUnavailableUsers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Include unavailable/suspended users |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum users to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Normalize username list
- [ ] Step 2: Run twitter-user-scraper
- [ ] Step 3: Poll for SUCCEEDED
- [ ] Step 4: Deliver profile dataset
```

### Step 1: Normalize

Remove `@` symbols, deduplicate, validate no empty strings.

### Step 2: Run the Actor


**Recommended — run_actor.js (handles waiting, output, and file saving automatically):**
```bash
# Quick answer (prints table to chat)
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~twitter-user-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~twitter-user-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}' \
  --output YYYY-MM-DD_results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js \
````
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