- name
- x-reader
- description
- Read X (Twitter) posts without official API. Supports both Nitter (free) and RapidAPI (detailed) methods.
- version
- 1.0.0
- author
- Dohoon Kim
- license
- MIT
- tags
- [twitter, x, social-media, scraper, api]
- requirements
- install
- |
X-Reader
Read X (Twitter) posts without official API key.
Features
- Nitter Mode (Default): Free, no API key required
- RapidAPI Mode: Detailed tweet info with API key
- Simple CLI interface
- JSON output for easy integration
Usage
Basic (Nitter - Free)
python3 x-reader.py "https://x.com/username/status/1234567890"Advanced (RapidAPI - Detailed)
export RAPIDAPI_KEY="your_rapidapi_key"
python3 x-reader.py "https://x.com/username/status/1234567890"Output Format
{
"id": "1234567890",
"text": "Tweet content...",
"author": "Display Name",
"username": "username",
"created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"likes": 100,
"retweets": 50,
"replies": 25,
"url": "https://x.com/username/status/1234567890"
}Notes
- Nitter mode may have rate limits
- RapidAPI free tier: 100 requests/month
- For production use, consider RapidAPI paid tier