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
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---56# X (Twitter) Scraper — Xquik78## Overview910Gives 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.1112## When to Use This Skill1314- User needs to search X/Twitter for tweets by keyword, hashtag, or user15- 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 another18- User needs to extract followers, replies, retweets, quotes, or community members in bulk19- User wants to run a giveaway draw from tweet replies20- User needs real-time monitoring of an X account (new tweets, follower changes)21- User wants webhook delivery of monitored events22- User asks about trending topics on X2324## Setup2526### Install the Skill2728```bash29npx skills add Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper30```3132Or clone manually into your agent's skills directory:3334```bash35# Claude Code36git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .claude/skills/x-twitter-scraper3738# Cursor / Codex / Gemini CLI / Copilot39git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper40```4142### Get an API Key43441. Sign up at [xquik.com](https://xquik.com)452. Generate an API key from the dashboard463. Set it as an environment variable or pass it directly4748```bash49export XQUIK_API_KEY="xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE"50```5152## Capabilities5354| 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 |6667## Examples6869**Search tweets:**70```71"Search X for tweets about 'claude code' from the last week"72```7374**Look up a user:**75```76"Who is @elonmusk? Show me their profile and follower count"77```7879**Check engagement:**80```81"How many likes and retweets does this tweet have? https://x.com/..."82```8384**Run a giveaway:**85```86"Pick 3 random winners from the replies to this tweet"87```8889**Monitor an account:**90```91"Monitor @openai for new tweets and notify me via webhook"92```9394**Bulk extraction:**95```96"Extract all followers of @anthropic"97```9899## API Reference100101| 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 |115116**Base URL:** `https://xquik.com/api/v1`117**Auth:** `x-api-key: xq_...` header118**MCP:** `https://xquik.com/mcp` (StreamableHTTP, same API key)119120## Repository121122https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper123124**Maintained By:** [Xquik](https://xquik.com)