Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Fetch X/Twitter data via Apify actors. Search tweets, get user profiles, retrieve specific tweets with replies. Features local caching to save API costs. Works from any IP via Apify's proxy infrastructure.
Fetch X/Twitter data via Apify actors. Search tweets, get user profiles, retrieve specific tweets with replies. Features local caching to save API costs. Works from any IP via Apify's proxy infrastructure.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Fetch X/Twitter data via Apify API (search tweets, user profiles, specific tweets).
X/Twitter's official API is expensive and restrictive. Apify provides reliable access to public tweet data through its actor ecosystem, with residential proxy support.
$5/month free credits (no credit card required) Cost varies by actor usage Perfect for personal use
Apify Pricing Get API Key Twitter Scraper Actor
Create free Apify account: https://apify.com/ Get your API token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations Set environment variable: # Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc export APIFY_API_TOKEN="apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" # Or use .env file (never commit this!) echo 'APIFY_API_TOKEN=apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE' >> .env
# Search for tweets containing keywords python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "artificial intelligence" # Search with hashtags python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "#AI #MachineLearning" # Limit results python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "OpenAI" --max-results 10
# Get tweets from a specific user python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --user "elonmusk" # Multiple users (comma-separated) python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --user "OpenAI,AnthropicAI"
# Get a specific tweet and its replies python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --url "https://x.com/user/status/123456789" # Also works with twitter.com URLs python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --url "https://twitter.com/user/status/123456789"
# JSON output (default) python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "query" --format json # Summary format (human-readable) python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "query" --format summary # Save to file python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "query" --output results.json
Tweets are cached locally by default to save API costs. # First request: fetches from Apify (costs credits) python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "query" # Second request: uses cache (FREE!) python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "query" # Output: [cached] Results for: query # Bypass cache (force fresh fetch) python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --search "query" --no-cache # View cache stats python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --cache-stats # Clear all cached results python3 scripts/fetch_tweets.py --clear-cache Cache TTL: Search results: 1 hour User profiles: 24 hours Specific tweets: 24 hours Cache location: .cache/ in skill directory (override with X_APIFY_CACHE_DIR env var)
{ "query": "OpenAI", "mode": "search", "fetched_at": "2026-02-11T10:30:00Z", "count": 20, "tweets": [ { "id": "1234567890", "text": "OpenAI just announced...", "author": "techreporter", "author_name": "Tech Reporter", "created_at": "2026-02-11T09:00:00Z", "likes": 1500, "retweets": 300, "replies": 50, "url": "https://x.com/techreporter/status/1234567890" } ] }
=== X/Twitter Search Results === Query: OpenAI Fetched: 2026-02-11 10:30:00 UTC Results: 20 tweets --- @techreporter (Tech Reporter) 2026-02-11 09:00 OpenAI just announced... [Likes: 1500 | RTs: 300 | Replies: 50] https://x.com/techreporter/status/1234567890 --- ...
The script handles common errors: Invalid search query User not found Tweet not found API quota exceeded Network errors
metadata: openclaw: emoji: "X" requires: env: APIFY_API_TOKEN: required APIFY_ACTOR_ID: optional X_APIFY_CACHE_DIR: optional bins: - python3
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