x-twitter-scraper

X (Twitter) data platform skill — tweet search, user lookup, follower extraction, engagement metrics, giveaway draws, monitoring, webhooks, 19 extraction tools, MCP server.

.agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper TypeScript

3+ layers Tracked stack

Architectural Overview

Skill Reading

"This module is grounded in ai engineering patterns and exposes 1 core capabilities across 1 execution phases."

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