Twitter Following Scraper

Twitter Following Scraper

by powerai

Fetch the list of users a Twitter account is following, with auto-pagination and detailed user info. Supports up to your specified maxResults.

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59 users
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About Twitter Following Scraper

Fetch the list of users a Twitter account is following, with auto-pagination and detailed user info. Supports up to your specified maxResults.

What does this actor do?

Twitter Following Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

🐦 Twitter Following Scraper This actor allows you to fetch the list of users that a specified Twitter account is following. It uses the latest Twitter API interface and supports automatic pagination to collect up to the number of users you specify. ## Features - Fetches the following list for any public Twitter user. - Supports automatic pagination to retrieve large lists. - Allows you to specify the maximum number of results (maxResults). - Returns detailed user information for each following account. ## Input - screenname (string, required): The Twitter username whose following list you want to fetch. - maxResults (integer, optional): Maximum number of following users to fetch. ## Output The output is an array of user objects, each containing: - user_id - screen_name - description - profile_image - statuses_count - followers_count - friends_count - media_count - name ## Example Input json { "screenname": "elonmusk", "maxResults": 50 } ## Example Output json [ { "user_id": "95092020", "screen_name": "jordanbpeterson", "description": "Best-Selling Author | Clinical Psychologist | #1 Education Podcast | Co-founder of @petersonacademy | Order my new book \"We Who Wrestle With God\" here:", "profile_image": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1407056014776614923/TKBC60e1_normal.jpg", "statuses_count": 51560, "followers_count": 6093941, "friends_count": 1660, "media_count": 7358, "name": "Dr Jordan B Peterson", "scrapedAt": "2025-05-30T00:53:49.532Z" }, ... ] ## Notes - The actor will stop fetching once it reaches the specified maxResults or there are no more users to fetch. - Make sure the target account is public and not protected.

Common Use Cases

Market Research

Gather competitive intelligence and market data

Lead Generation

Extract contact information for sales outreach

Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing and product changes

Content Aggregation

Collect and organize content from multiple sources

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Actor Information

Developer
powerai
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
393
Active Users
59
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