Twitter/X Profile Lookup
Look up Twitter/X profiles - get bio, followers, tweets, and engagement
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Twitter/X Profile Lookup
Setup
Read scrapecreators-api first. Execute every operation below through the runtime it selects: the GooseWorks MCP tool in terminal-free clients, the GooseWorks CLI in a local terminal, or the direct API with the user's own key. Never assume a shell is available.
Get profile information, tweets, and engagement data for any Twitter/X account.
When to Use
- User asks about a Twitter/X account
- User wants to see someone's tweets
- User asks "who is @username on Twitter?"
- Research on a public figure or company
- Social media due diligence
How It Works
Uses the ScrapeCreators API through its direct GooseWorks proxy.
Usage
Get User Profile
provider: scrapecreators
method: GET
path: /v1/twitter/profile
query:
handle: openai
Get User's Tweets
provider: scrapecreators
method: GET
path: /v1/twitter/user-tweets
query:
handle: openai
Parameters
Profile
- handle (required) - Twitter handle (without @)
Tweets
- handle (required) - Twitter handle (without @)
- trim (optional) - Set to "true" for a trimmed response
Response
Profile Response
- User display name and handle
- Bio/description
- Follower and following counts
- Tweet count
- Profile and banner image URLs
- Verified status
- Account creation date
- Location and website (if set)
Tweets Response
- Tweet text content
- Like, retweet, reply counts
- Media attachments (images, videos)
- Timestamp
- Engagement metrics
Examples
User: "What has OpenAI been posting on X?"
Use the Get User's Tweets operation with handle: openai.
User: "Show me Sam Altman's recent tweets"
Use the Get User's Tweets operation with handle: sama.
User: "What's Anthropic sharing on Twitter?"
Use the Get User's Tweets operation with handle: AnthropicAI.
Error Handling
- success: false — the API may temporarily be unable to access the profile; retry after a few seconds
- Protected/private accounts return errors — no workaround
- Rate limiting may cause failures on rapid sequential requests — add short delays between calls
Tips
- Remove @ from handles
- Protected/private accounts cannot be accessed
- Returns recent tweets (not full history)
- Rate limiting may apply for very frequent requests
| 1 | |
| 2 | name twitter-profile-lookup |
| 3 | description Look up Twitter/X profiles - get bio, followers, tweets, and engagement |
| 4 | source scrapecreators |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | # Twitter/X Profile Lookup |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ## Setup |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Read `scrapecreators-api` first. Execute every operation below through the runtime it selects: the GooseWorks MCP tool in terminal-free clients, the GooseWorks CLI in a local terminal, or the direct API with the user's own key. Never assume a shell is available. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Get profile information, tweets, and engagement data for any Twitter/X account. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ## When to Use |
| 18 | |
| 19 | User asks about a Twitter/X account |
| 20 | User wants to see someone's tweets |
| 21 | User asks "who is @username on Twitter?" |
| 22 | Research on a public figure or company |
| 23 | Social media due diligence |
| 24 | |
| 25 | ## How It Works |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Uses the ScrapeCreators API through its direct GooseWorks proxy. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ## Usage |
| 30 | |
| 31 | ### Get User Profile |
| 32 | |
| 33 | |
| 34 | provider: scrapecreators |
| 35 | method: GET |
| 36 | path: /v1/twitter/profile |
| 37 | query: |
| 38 | handle: openai |
| 39 | |
| 40 | |
| 41 | ### Get User's Tweets |
| 42 | |
| 43 | |
| 44 | provider: scrapecreators |
| 45 | method: GET |
| 46 | path: /v1/twitter/user-tweets |
| 47 | query: |
| 48 | handle: openai |
| 49 | |
| 50 | |
| 51 | ## Parameters |
| 52 | |
| 53 | ### Profile |
| 54 | **handle** (required) - Twitter handle (without @) |
| 55 | |
| 56 | ### Tweets |
| 57 | **handle** (required) - Twitter handle (without @) |
| 58 | **trim** (optional) - Set to "true" for a trimmed response |
| 59 | |
| 60 | ## Response |
| 61 | |
| 62 | ### Profile Response |
| 63 | User display name and handle |
| 64 | Bio/description |
| 65 | Follower and following counts |
| 66 | Tweet count |
| 67 | Profile and banner image URLs |
| 68 | Verified status |
| 69 | Account creation date |
| 70 | Location and website (if set) |
| 71 | |
| 72 | ### Tweets Response |
| 73 | Tweet text content |
| 74 | Like, retweet, reply counts |
| 75 | Media attachments (images, videos) |
| 76 | Timestamp |
| 77 | Engagement metrics |
| 78 | |
| 79 | ## Examples |
| 80 | |
| 81 | **User:** "What has OpenAI been posting on X?" |
| 82 | Use the **Get User's Tweets** operation with `handle: openai`. |
| 83 | |
| 84 | **User:** "Show me Sam Altman's recent tweets" |
| 85 | Use the **Get User's Tweets** operation with `handle: sama`. |
| 86 | |
| 87 | **User:** "What's Anthropic sharing on Twitter?" |
| 88 | Use the **Get User's Tweets** operation with `handle: AnthropicAI`. |
| 89 | |
| 90 | ## Error Handling |
| 91 | |
| 92 | **success: false** — the API may temporarily be unable to access the profile; retry after a few seconds |
| 93 | Protected/private accounts return errors — no workaround |
| 94 | Rate limiting may cause failures on rapid sequential requests — add short delays between calls |
| 95 | |
| 96 | ## Tips |
| 97 | |
| 98 | Remove @ from handles |
| 99 | Protected/private accounts cannot be accessed |
| 100 | Returns recent tweets (not full history) |
| 101 | Rate limiting may apply for very frequent requests |
| 102 |
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