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

bash
npx skills add Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper

Or clone manually into your agent's skills directory:

bash
# 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

1. Sign up at xquik.com
2. Generate an API key from the dashboard
3. Set it as an environment variable or pass it directly

bash
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.