Twitter Scraper
Search Twitter/X posts using the Apify apidojo/tweet-scraper actor.
Quick Start
Requires APIFY_API_TOKEN env var (or --token flag). Install dependency: pip install requests.
# Search with date range (recommended — uses Twitter native since:/until: operators)
python3 skills/twitter-scraper/scripts/search_twitter.py \
--query "YourCompany" --since 2026-02-15 --until 2026-02-23
# Quick summary of recent mentions
python3 skills/twitter-scraper/scripts/search_twitter.py \
--query "@yourhandle" --max-tweets 20 --output summary
# Search without date filtering
python3 skills/twitter-scraper/scripts/search_twitter.py \
--query "AI content marketing" --max-tweets 50Date Filtering
Important: The apidojo/tweet-scraper actor's built-in date parameters are unreliable. This script embeds since:YYYY-MM-DD and until:YYYY-MM-DD directly into the search query string, using Twitter's native advanced search syntax. This ensures date filtering works correctly server-side.
How the Script Works
- Builds a search term with the query quoted and date operators appended
- Calls the Apify
apidojo/tweet-scraperactor via REST API - Polls until the run completes, then fetches the dataset
- Deduplicates by tweet ID/URL
- Applies optional keyword filtering (client-side)
- Sorts by likes (descending) and outputs JSON or summary
CLI Reference
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--query | *required* | Search query (quoted in Twitter search) |
--since | none | Start date YYYY-MM-DD (inclusive) |
--until | none | End date YYYY-MM-DD (exclusive) |
--max-tweets | 50 | Max tweets to scrape |
--keywords | none | Additional filter keywords (comma-separated, OR logic) |
--output | json | Output format: json or summary |
--token | env var | Apify token (prefer APIFY_API_TOKEN env var) |
--timeout | 300 | Max seconds to wait for the Apify run |
Direct API Usage
{
"searchTerms": ["\"YourCompany\" since:2026-02-15 until:2026-02-22"],
"maxTweets": 50,
"searchMode": "live"
}Output Format
Tweets are returned as JSON array sorted by likes. Each tweet has:
{
"id": "...",
"text": "Tweet text...",
"fullText": "Full tweet text...",
"likeCount": 42,
"retweetCount": 5,
"replyCount": 3,
"viewCount": 1200,
"createdAt": "2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z",
"author": {"userName": "handle", "name": "Display Name", ...},
"twitterUrl": "https://twitter.com/..."
}Common Workflows
Competitor Monitoring
python3 skills/twitter-scraper/scripts/search_twitter.py \
--query "CompetitorName" --since 2026-02-15 --until 2026-02-23 --output summaryBrand Mention Tracking
python3 skills/twitter-scraper/scripts/search_twitter.py \
--query "@YourHandle OR \"YourBrand\"" --max-tweets 100