X (Twitter) Scraper — Xquik
Overview
Gives your AI agent full access to X (Twitter) data through the Xquik platform. Covers tweet search, user profiles, follower extraction, engagement metrics, giveaway draws, account monitoring, webhooks, and 19 bulk extraction tools — all via REST API or MCP server.
When to Use This Skill
- User needs to search X/Twitter for tweets by keyword, hashtag, or user
- User wants to look up a user profile (bio, follower counts, etc.)
- User needs engagement metrics for a specific tweet (likes, retweets, views)
- User wants to check if one account follows another
- User needs to extract followers, replies, retweets, quotes, or community members in bulk
- User wants to run a giveaway draw from tweet replies
- User needs real-time monitoring of an X account (new tweets, follower changes)
- User wants webhook delivery of monitored events
- User asks about trending topics on X
Setup
Install the Skill
npx skills add Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper
Or clone manually into your agent's skills directory:
# Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .claude/skills/x-twitter-scraper
# Cursor / Codex / Gemini CLI / Copilot
git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper
Get an API Key
- Sign up at xquik.com
- Generate an API key from the dashboard
- Set it as an environment variable or pass it directly
export XQUIK_API_KEY="xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
Capabilities
| Capability |
Description |
| Tweet Search |
Find tweets by keyword, hashtag, from:user, "exact phrase" |
| User Lookup |
Profile info, bio, follower/following counts |
| Tweet Lookup |
Full metrics — likes, retweets, replies, quotes, views, bookmarks |
| Follow Check |
Check if A follows B (both directions) |
| Trending Topics |
Top trends by region (free, no quota) |
| Account Monitoring |
Track new tweets, replies, retweets, quotes, follower changes |
| Webhooks |
HMAC-signed real-time event delivery to your endpoint |
| Giveaway Draws |
Random winner selection from tweet replies with filters |
| 19 Extraction Tools |
Followers, following, verified followers, mentions, posts, replies, reposts, quotes, threads, articles, communities, lists, Spaces, people search |
| MCP Server |
StreamableHTTP endpoint for AI-native integrations |
Examples
Search tweets:
"Search X for tweets about 'claude code' from the last week"
Look up a user:
"Who is @elonmusk? Show me their profile and follower count"
Check engagement:
"How many likes and retweets does this tweet have? https://x.com/..."
Run a giveaway:
"Pick 3 random winners from the replies to this tweet"
Monitor an account:
"Monitor @openai for new tweets and notify me via webhook"
Bulk extraction:
"Extract all followers of @anthropic"
API Reference
| Endpoint |
Method |
Purpose |
/x/tweets/{id} |
GET |
Single tweet with full metrics |
/x/tweets/search |
GET |
Search tweets |
/x/users/{username} |
GET |
User profile |
/x/followers/check |
GET |
Follow relationship |
/trends |
GET |
Trending topics |
/monitors |
POST |
Create monitor |
/events |
GET |
Poll monitored events |
/webhooks |
POST |
Register webhook |
/draws |
POST |
Run giveaway draw |
/extractions |
POST |
Start bulk extraction |
/extractions/estimate |
POST |
Estimate extraction cost |
/account |
GET |
Account & usage info |
Base URL: https://xquik.com/api/v1
Auth: x-api-key: xq_... header
MCP: https://xquik.com/mcp (StreamableHTTP, same API key)
Repository
https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper
Maintained By: Xquik
Limitations
- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
1---2name: x-twitter-scraper3description: X (Twitter) data platform skill — tweet search, user lookup, follower extraction, engagement metrics, giveaway draws, monitoring, webhooks, 19 extraction tools, MCP server.4---5
6# X (Twitter) Scraper — Xquik
7
8## Overview
9
10Gives your AI agent full access to X (Twitter) data through the Xquik platform. Covers tweet search, user profiles, follower extraction, engagement metrics, giveaway draws, account monitoring, webhooks, and 19 bulk extraction tools — all via REST API or MCP server.
11
12## When to Use This Skill
13
14- User needs to search X/Twitter for tweets by keyword, hashtag, or user
15- User wants to look up a user profile (bio, follower counts, etc.)
16- User needs engagement metrics for a specific tweet (likes, retweets, views)
17- User wants to check if one account follows another
18- User needs to extract followers, replies, retweets, quotes, or community members in bulk
19- User wants to run a giveaway draw from tweet replies
20- User needs real-time monitoring of an X account (new tweets, follower changes)
21- User wants webhook delivery of monitored events
22- User asks about trending topics on X
23
24## Setup
25
26### Install the Skill
27
28```bash
29npx skills add Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper
30```
31
32Or clone manually into your agent's skills directory:
33
34```bash
35# Claude Code
36git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .claude/skills/x-twitter-scraper
37
38# Cursor / Codex / Gemini CLI / Copilot
39git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper
40```
41
42### Get an API Key
43
441. Sign up at [xquik.com](https://xquik.com)
452. Generate an API key from the dashboard
463. Set it as an environment variable or pass it directly
47
48```bash
49export XQUIK_API_KEY="xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
50```
51
52## Capabilities
53
54| Capability | Description |
55|---|---|
56| Tweet Search | Find tweets by keyword, hashtag, from:user, "exact phrase" |
57| User Lookup | Profile info, bio, follower/following counts |
58| Tweet Lookup | Full metrics — likes, retweets, replies, quotes, views, bookmarks |
59| Follow Check | Check if A follows B (both directions) |
60| Trending Topics | Top trends by region (free, no quota) |
61| Account Monitoring | Track new tweets, replies, retweets, quotes, follower changes |
62| Webhooks | HMAC-signed real-time event delivery to your endpoint |
63| Giveaway Draws | Random winner selection from tweet replies with filters |
64| 19 Extraction Tools | Followers, following, verified followers, mentions, posts, replies, reposts, quotes, threads, articles, communities, lists, Spaces, people search |
65| MCP Server | StreamableHTTP endpoint for AI-native integrations |
66
67## Examples
68
69**Search tweets:**
70```
71"Search X for tweets about 'claude code' from the last week"
72```
73
74**Look up a user:**
75```
76"Who is @elonmusk? Show me their profile and follower count"
77```
78
79**Check engagement:**
80```
81"How many likes and retweets does this tweet have? https://x.com/..."
82```
83
84**Run a giveaway:**
85```
86"Pick 3 random winners from the replies to this tweet"
87```
88
89**Monitor an account:**
90```
91"Monitor @openai for new tweets and notify me via webhook"
92```
93
94**Bulk extraction:**
95```
96"Extract all followers of @anthropic"
97```
98
99## API Reference
100
101| Endpoint | Method | Purpose |
102|----------|--------|---------|
103| `/x/tweets/{id}` | GET | Single tweet with full metrics |
104| `/x/tweets/search` | GET | Search tweets |
105| `/x/users/{username}` | GET | User profile |
106| `/x/followers/check` | GET | Follow relationship |
107| `/trends` | GET | Trending topics |
108| `/monitors` | POST | Create monitor |
109| `/events` | GET | Poll monitored events |
110| `/webhooks` | POST | Register webhook |
111| `/draws` | POST | Run giveaway draw |
112| `/extractions` | POST | Start bulk extraction |
113| `/extractions/estimate` | POST | Estimate extraction cost |
114| `/account` | GET | Account & usage info |
115
116**Base URL:** `https://xquik.com/api/v1`
117**Auth:** `x-api-key: xq_...` header
118**MCP:** `https://xquik.com/mcp` (StreamableHTTP, same API key)
119
120## Repository
121
122https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper
123
124**Maintained By:** [Xquik](https://xquik.com)
125
126## Limitations
127- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
128- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
129- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
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