Twitter / X Scraper
Tweets by keyword, hashtag or handle. No paid API key
What it does
Scrape public tweets from X (Twitter) by keyword search, hashtag or user handle. No Twitter API subscription required. Returns tweet text, author, likes, retweets, views, date and media URLs. Pay per tweet delivered. Failed results are never charged.
Built in
- ✓ Keyword / hashtag search and profile timeline modes
- ✓ Engagement metrics: likes, retweets, replies, views
- ✓ Author verification badge, media URLs, hashtags, mentions
- ✓ Honest login-wall detection with clear no-results record
- ✓ Failed and empty results are never charged
Guides & tutorials
X API Pay-Per-Use vs Scraping in 2026: What 10,000 Tweets Actually Costs
X killed the $200/month Basic tier for new developers and moved to metered pricing at $0.005 per post read, capped at 2M reads a month. Here is the real cost math against a pay-per-result scraper, and the cases where the official API is still the right call.
Twitter / X Data Without the API: Scraping Public Tweets by Keyword or Handle
How to collect tweets from X (Twitter) without a paid API subscription: keyword search, hashtag tracking and profile timelines using a browser-based scraper.
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Common questions
Does this require a Twitter API key? +
No. The actor uses a real browser with residential proxy to access publicly visible X pages, with no Twitter developer account needed.
Why am I getting zero tweets? +
X enforces a strict login gate on automated sessions. When X detects a non-authenticated browser, it redirects all requests to the sign-in page. The actor detects this and exits cleanly with no result charges. Results depend on the residential IP assigned to your run.
What data is returned per tweet? +
Tweet ID, URL, author name and handle, verified status, tweet text, timestamp, likes, retweets, replies, views, media URLs, hashtags, and @mentions.
Can I filter by top tweets vs latest? +
Yes. The searchFilter input accepts "top" or "latest" to control the X search tab used for keyword queries.
Am I charged when X blocks the request? +
No. When X returns a login wall instead of results, the run records that plainly and nothing is charged for the attempt.
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