Twitter API

Real-time Twitter
data, one API call.

The Twitter API from ScrapeCreators gives developers reliable access to Twitter data without the hassle of building and maintaining scrapers. Our Twitter API endpoints make it easy to retrieve profiles, posts, metrics, and more from Twitter in real-time for your applications. Get Twitter profiles, tweets, followers and more

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Endpoints

REST

Protocol

JSON

Response

twitter.js

example

// Example code for using the Twitter API with JavaScript
const response = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/twitter/profile?handle=example`, {
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Endpoints

What you can do with the Twitter API

Profile

GET /v1/twitter/profile

Get Twitter profile information including stats and metadata

User Tweets

GET /v1/twitter/user-tweets

Get tweets from a user's profile. *These aren't the users latest tweets. Sadly, Twitter publicly only returns 100 of the users most popular tweets.

Tweet Details

GET /v1/twitter/tweet

Get detailed information about a specific tweet including engagement

Transcript

GET /v1/twitter/tweet/transcript

Get the transcript of a video tweet. Unfortunately this is a little slow because I'm using AI to get the transcript

Community

GET /v1/twitter/community

Get the details of a Twitter(X) Community

Community Tweets

GET /v1/twitter/community/tweets

Get the tweets from a Twitter(X) Community

Quick start

Twitter API quick start

Make your first request in under a minute. Sign up, grab your API key, paste this in.

twitter-example.js

// Example code for using the Twitter API with JavaScript
const response = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/twitter/profile?handle=example`, {
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Read the full documentation

Why us

Why ship on the ScrapeCreators Twitter API

Real-time data access

Get the most up-to-date Twitter data without dealing with rate limits or IP blocks.

Simple integration

Clear documentation and straightforward REST API endpoints make it easy to get started in any language.

High reliability

Our infrastructure ensures high uptime and consistent performance for your applications, even at scale.

Comprehensive data

Access a wide range of Twitter data points through our carefully designed endpoints.

Use cases

Twitter API use cases

Content discovery

Find trending content on Twitter to identify viral topics or influencers relevant to your industry.

Competitive analysis

Monitor competitor accounts on Twitter to track their content strategy, engagement rates, and audience growth.

Influencer research

Find and verify Twitter creators based on audience demographics, engagement metrics, and content relevance.

Social monitoring

Track brand mentions and relevant hashtags on Twitter to gauge customer sentiment and identify opportunities.

Content aggregation

Embed Twitter content into your application or website to keep your users engaged with fresh content.

Automated reporting

Build dashboards with real-time Twitter metrics and schedule automated reports for stakeholders.

FAQ

Questions we hear
about the Twitter API.

Is the Twitter API official?

No, ScrapeCreators provides an unofficial Twitter API that lets you access Twitter data through our platform. We handle the complexities of data collection so you can focus on building your application.

How current is the Twitter data?

We provide real-time data from Twitter. When you make a request, we fetch the latest information available, so you always get fresh Twitter data.

Can I use the Twitter API in production?

Absolutely. Many businesses rely on ScrapeCreators APIs for their production applications. Our infrastructure is designed for reliability and performance at scale.

Do I need a credit card to try the Twitter API?

No credit card required. Sign up for free and you get 100 credits on the house to test the Twitter API before deciding on a plan. Credits never expire.

What does the Twitter API return?

The Twitter API returns clean JSON responses with profiles, posts, engagement metrics, and more — depending on the endpoint you call. See the endpoints section above for the full list of 6 endpoints available.

Get started

Start using the Twitter API

100 credits on the house. No credit card. Start pulling Twitter data in under sixty seconds.