Twitter Scraper (Search)

# 📢 Datura AI Twitter Search Actor - Apify Effortlessly search X (Twitter) for tweets matching your query! ## 🚀 Overview This Apify actor allows users to search tweets using the Basic X (Twitter) Search API from Datura.ai. With this tool, you can extract tweets based on various filters such as keywords, engagement metrics, dates, and media types. ## 🛠 Features ✅ Search tweets using advanced query operators ✅ Filter results by language, engagement, date, and media type ✅ Retrieve tweet details, including user info, retweets, and likes ✅ Exclude images, videos, or quotes ✅ Fetch up to 100 tweets per query ## 📌 How to Use 1️⃣ Open the Apify Actor UI 2️⃣ Configure search parameters (e.g., query, date range, filters) 3️⃣ Run the actor and retrieve tweets 4️⃣ Download results in JSON format ## 📌 Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |---------------|--------|----------|-------------| | query | String | ✅ Yes | Search term (e.g., "Bittensor"). Use Twitter Search Operators for advanced queries. | | sort | String | ❌ No | Sort by "Top" or "Latest" (default: "Top"). | | start_date | String | ❌ No | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). | | end_date | String | ❌ No | End date (YYYY-MM-DD). | | lang | String | ❌ No | Language filter (en, fr, es, etc.). | | min_likes | Number | ❌ No | Minimum number of likes. | | min_retweets| Number | ❌ No | Minimum number of retweets. | | min_replies | Number | ❌ No | Minimum number of replies. | | blue_verified | Boolean | ❌ No | Filter for Twitter Blue users (default: false). | | is_image | Boolean | ❌ No | Include tweets with images (true/false). | | is_video | Boolean | ❌ No | Include tweets with videos (true/false). | | count | Number | ❌ No | Number of tweets to retrieve (default: 10, max: 100). | ## 📥 Expected Output The actor outputs a JSON file containing the retrieved tweets. Example format: json [ { "user": { "id": "1453417787746029577", "url": "https://x.com/firsttensor", "name": "Firsττensor - Biττensor Validator", "username": "firsttensor", "created_at": "2021-10-27", "followers_count": 4669, "profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1890150870563614720/L3PGGoUs_normal.jpg" }, "id": "1891203972003684353", "text": "How to Stake/Unstake $TAO to the FirstTensor Validator...", "retweet_count": 2, "like_count": 7, "created_at": "2025-02-16", "url": "https://x.com/firsttensor/status/1891203972003684353", "hashtags": ["bittensor", "delegate", "root"] } ] ## 📌 Twitter Search Operators This actor supports Twitter's advanced search operators to refine results. 🔍 Examples: - #hashtag → Tweets with a specific hashtag - from:user → Tweets from a specific user - min_retweets:10 → Tweets with at least 10 retweets - filter:videos → Tweets with videos - since:YYYY-MM-DD → Tweets from a certain date For a complete list, check Twitter Advanced Search. ## 📈 Use Cases 💡 Market Research: Find trending tweets on a topic. 💡 Brand Monitoring: Track mentions of your brand. 💡 Crypto & Finance Analysis: Follow discussions on tokens. 💡 News Scraping: Collect tweets from verified sources. ## 🚀 Get Started 1️⃣ Open the Apify Actor UI 2️⃣ Enter your search parameters 3️⃣ Run the actor and collect tweets effortlessly! ## 🛠 Support For questions or issues, check Datura Docs.