X (Twitter)Public Profiles

Twitter/X Following Scraper

Export a bounded, deduplicated list of accounts followed by a public Twitter/X profile. Accept usernames, profile URLs, and numeric user IDs; download profile records as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Try it on Apify See example code

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Twitter/X Following Scraper specifications

Platform	X (Twitter)
Apify actor	`data-slayer/twitter-followings`
Price	from $1.50 per 1,000 results, plus $0.002 per run start
Inputs	`userIdmaxItemsmaxPagesmaxRunSeconds`
Output	14 documented fields per row
Export formats	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML
X (Twitter) login or cookies	Not required
Integrations	Apify REST API, JavaScript and Python clients, n8n, Make, Zapier
Last updated	September 25, 2026 (version 1.0.11)

Run it from code

Replace the example input with your own. You need an Apify API token, which you can create in your Apify account settings.

POST /v2/acts/data-slayer~twitter-followings/run-sync-get-dataset-items

request

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/data-slayer~twitter-followings/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "userId": "elonmusk"
  }'

each result row14 fields

{
  "user_id": string | null,
  "screen_name": string | null,
  "name": string | null,
  "description": string | null,
  "profile_image": string | null,
  "statuses_count": integer | number | string | null,
  "followers_count": integer | number | string | null,
  "friends_count": integer | number | string | null,
  "media_count": integer | number | string | null,
  "created_at": string | null,
  "verified": boolean | string | null,
  "is_blue_verified": boolean | string | null,
  "location": string | null,
  "profile_banner_url": string | null,
}

Input parameters

4 parameters you can set for each run.

parameter	type	description
`userId`required	string	Username, profile URL, or user ID Public Twitter/X username, profile URL, or numeric user ID. Existing userId integrations remain supported. default: elonmusk
`maxItems`	integer	Maximum profiles Hard cap on unique following profiles written to the Dataset. default: 100000
`maxPages`	integer	Maximum pages Legacy-compatible page cap. The historical default remains one page. Increase it for broader coverage; the run stops at the first configured limit. default: 1
`maxRunSeconds`	integer	Maximum collection time Safety budget in seconds for starting new page requests. default: 3300

Output fields

Each result is one row with these 14 fields, taken from the scraper's dataset schema.

field	type	description
`user_id`	string \| null	User ID
`screen_name`	string \| null	Username
`name`	string \| null	Display name
`description`	string \| null	Biography
`profile_image`	string \| null	Profile image
`statuses_count`	integer \| number \| string \| null	Posts
`followers_count`	integer \| number \| string \| null	Followers
`friends_count`	integer \| number \| string \| null	Following
`media_count`	integer \| number \| string \| null	Media posts
`created_at`	string \| null	Created at
`verified`	boolean \| string \| null	Verified
`is_blue_verified`	boolean \| string \| null	Blue verified
`location`	string \| null	Location
`profile_banner_url`	string \| null	Profile banner

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing, billed through your Apify account. Where plan tiers are listed, paid Apify plans get a lower price per event.

event	price	per 1,000, by Apify plan
result Single result in the default dataset.	$0.0025 each	Free $2.50 Bronze $2.17 Silver $1.83 Gold $1.50 Platinum $1.50 Diamond $1.50
Actor Start Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).	$0.002 per run	Charged once per run

Questions

How much does Twitter/X Following Scraper cost?

Twitter/X Following Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing on Apify. The main charge is $0.0025 per result, which is $2.50 per 1,000. On higher Apify plans the price drops to $1.50 per 1,000. Each run also has a start fee of $0.002.

Do I need to log in to X (Twitter) or share cookies?

No. Twitter/X Following Scraper works without your X (Twitter) login or cookies. You only need an Apify account to run it.

Can I use Twitter/X Following Scraper through an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to the Apify API with your input and read the results as JSON, or use Apify's official clients for JavaScript and Python. The code examples on this page are ready to copy.

What data does Twitter/X Following Scraper return?

Each result is a structured row. Its dataset schema lists 14 fields, including user_id, screen_name, name, description, and profile_image.

What formats can I export?

Results are stored in an Apify dataset. You can read it through the API as JSON, or download it as CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

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Twitter/X Following Scraper specifications

Run it from code

Input parameters

Output fields

Pricing

Questions

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