x-twitter-scraper
Twitter API skill for tweet search, automation, and media handling
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Decision brief
x-twitter-scraper is a JavaScript library offering extensive capabilities for managing Twitter operations through its API, including tweet search, media handling, and automation functions.
Good fit when
- Use x-twitter-scraper when you require advanced tweet searching capabilities that go beyond basic queries to filter and extract data more effectively from the platform.
- Consider this tool if your project needs precise control over tweet data extraction, such as pulling out specific media files linked in tweets or managing follower lists efficiently.
Avoid when
- Avoid x-twitter-scraper if your application strictly requires adherence to Twitter's official API policies without any customization for scraping methods that could be flagged as non-compliant.
- Do not use this tool when the project scope is purely within social media monitoring without the need for deep data extraction or automation, as it might introduce unnecessary complexity.
- Requirements:
- Installation can be performed using CLI for ease of use.; Supports manual installation for when specific configurations are required or the CLI is not an option.
Observed Jul 16, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Adoption
Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (176) are secondary evidence.
- npm downloads (30d)
- 2,092·npm downloads API·2w
Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Very active (2d since push)
- As of 2w
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of 2w
- Security (OSV)
- 1 medium (1 medium)
- As of 1mo
Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.
Install
npm install x-twitter-scraperSimilar tools
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Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
A collection of skills enabling advanced operations on Twitter such as data extraction from tweets, following management, and posting tweets through an API interface.
Capability facts
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Aug 6, 2026
- Languages
- javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Aug 6, 2026
Categories
Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Aug 6, 2026)
npx skills@1.5.3 add Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraperSource link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Aug 6, 2026)
- Codex / Cursor / Gemini CLI / GitHub Copilot / Cline / OpenCode: `.agents/skills/x-twitter-scrSource link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Aug 6, 2026)
- Windsurf: `.windsurf/skills/x-twitter-scraper`Source link
Tags
README
Installation
Install via the skills CLI (auto-detects your installed agents):
npx skills@1.5.3 add Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper
This installs the primary x-twitter-scraper skill, including SKILL.md and every file in references/.
Manual Installation
Use manual installation only when the skills CLI is unavailable. Copy the primary skill directory, not the repository root.
target_dir=".agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper"
tmp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git "$tmp_dir/x-twitter-scraper"
rm -rf "$target_dir"
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$target_dir")"
cp -R "$tmp_dir/x-twitter-scraper/skills/x-twitter-scraper" "$target_dir"
rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
Target directories:
- Codex / Cursor / Gemini CLI / GitHub Copilot / Cline / OpenCode:
.agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper - Claude Code:
.claude/skills/x-twitter-scraper - Windsurf:
.windsurf/skills/x-twitter-scraper - Roo Code:
.roo/skills/x-twitter-scraper - Continue:
.continue/skills/x-twitter-scraper - Goose:
.goose/skills/x-twitter-scraper
License
MIT
Xquik is an independent third-party service. Not affiliated with X Corp. "Twitter" and "X" are trademarks of X Corp.
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.