📌 What follower and following profile data can you collect from X?
This template collects listing records with User Name, Follow Name, User URL, User Avatar URL, Follow URL, Follow Avatar URL, Account Created Date, and User ID(handle). It is useful for social-media researchers, content teams, brand analysts, and audience researchers.
Data is collected from X (Twitter). X is a social network for public posts, profiles, and account relationships.
💰 Pricing
This template is currently free of charge and has no per-line usage fee. Octoparse plan or resource limits may still apply.
📦 Output
Twitter Follower & Following Scraper returns these fields:
msg_typecontentUser_NameUser_ID(handle)User_URLUser_Avatar_URLUser_BioUser_Type(verified or not)User_Follower_countUser_Following_countAccount_Created_DateFollow_TypeFollow_NameFollow_IDFollow_URLFollow_Avatar_URLFollow_BioFollow_Type(verified or not)
{
"msg_type": null,
"content": null,
"User_Name": "Elon Musk",
"User_ID(handle)": null,
"User_URL": "https://x.com/elonmusk",
"User_Avatar_URL": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1849727333617573888/HBgPUrjG_normal.jpg",
"User_Bio": "Read @America to understand why I’m supporting Trump for President",
"User_Type(verified or not)": null,
"User_Follower_count": "202547146",
"User_Following_count": "796",
"Account_Created_Date": null,
"Follow_Type": null,
"Follow_Name": "RONNIE || Integrated 🦍⚡️",
"Follow_ID": "ronnie_thedev",
"Follow_URL": "https://x.com/ronnie_thedev",
"Follow_Avatar_URL": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1682819327416729601/VAkNuD7W_normal.jpg",
"Follow_Bio": "DeFi researcher || scholar at @movementlabsxyz || @QuintessDao || TA 📉 || learner",
"Follow_Type(verified or not)": null
}
🎯 Use Cases
- Build a structured research dataset organized by User Name and Follow Name.
- Analyze source content and timing through User Bio, Follow Bio, and Account Created Date.
- Measure audience or customer engagement using User Follower count.
- Use User URL, User Avatar URL, and Follow URL to audit source records or feed verified pages into downstream workflows.
🐙 Why Octoparse
- Built for X (Twitter): The automation opens or constructs pages from Twitter Account's URL (Up to 5,000) and Twitter Cookies, iterates the visible listing or profile items, and writes structured rows including User Name, User ID(handle), User URL, and User Avatar URL.
- Inputs match the workflow: The form uses Twitter Account's URL (up to 5,000 entries) and Twitter Cookies.
- Fields stay connected: Twitter Follower & Following Scraper returns
User_Name,User_URL,Account_Created_Date,content, andmsg_typein the same structured dataset. - Ready for repeat use: After Twitter Follower & Following Scraper runs in the cloud, schedule eligible tasks and export the rows for spreadsheets, dashboards, APIs, or AI workflows.
📝 Input
Complete the following fields:
- Twitter Account's URL (Required) — Up to 5,000 entries per run.
- Twitter Cookies (Required)
🚀 How to Use
- Open Twitter Follower & Following Scraper and click Try it!.
- Complete Twitter Account's URL and Twitter Cookies using the formats and limits shown in the Input section.
- Run it in the Octoparse cloud and start the task.
- Review fields such as
User_Name,User_URL, andAccount_Created_Date, then export the rows in the format you need.
💡 Tips
- Test one representative value in Twitter Account's URL before submitting a large batch to Twitter Follower & Following Scraper.
- Use
User_NameandUser_URLwhen checking duplicates or comparing repeated exports.
❓ FAQ
How many entries can Twitter Follower & Following Scraper accept in Twitter Account's URL per run?
Enter up to 5,000 values in Twitter Account's URL per run.
Which X (Twitter) pages does Twitter Follower & Following Scraper process?
The workflow is configured for listing pages and profile pages and returns fields such as User_Name, User_URL, Account_Created_Date, and content.
What can I use data from Twitter Follower & Following Scraper for?
Build a structured research dataset organized by User Name and Follow Name.
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