Free Chrome Extension

Twitter/X Scraper — Export Tweets, Replies & Profiles

Scrape tweets, replies, search results, hashtags, your liked posts, and profile data from Twitter/X — plus full follower and following lists. No API access or coding required.

What You Can Do With Twitter Data

Turn Twitter into your competitive intelligence advantage

Influencer Discovery

Find and analyze Twitter influencers by follower count, engagement rates, and content themes.

Trend Analysis

Track trending topics, hashtags, and conversations to stay ahead of the curve.

Competitor Monitoring

Monitor competitor accounts, engagement metrics, and content strategies in real-time.

Audience Research

Export full follower and following lists to study audience composition, overlap, and shifts over time.

How Twitter Scraping Works

1

Install Extension

Add InsightSocial from Chrome Web Store

2

Visit Twitter

Navigate to any profile or tweet

3

Start Scraping

Click and let InsightSocial extract data

4

Export Data

Download as CSV, Excel, or JSON

Where the Twitter Scraper Works

Open any of these Twitter/X pages and the extension detects it automatically — no URLs to paste, no configuration

Followers List

Open any account’s Followers tab and export the full list — username, display name, bio, follower counts, website, location, verified status — row by row as you scroll.

Following List

Same as followers, but for who an account follows. Compare both exports to map mutuals, audience overlap, and who your competitors pay attention to.

Profile Pages

Scrape all tweets from any profile timeline — content, engagement metrics, media, post dates — plus the profile’s own bio and stats.

Single Post — Replies

Open a tweet and capture its entire reply thread to analyze sentiment, find engaged users, or archive a conversation.

Search Results

Run any Twitter/X search and export the matching tweets and their authors as structured rows instead of scrolling and copy-pasting.

Hashtag Pages

Scrape every tweet under a hashtag to map a trend: who posts, what performs, and which accounts drive it.

Lists & Communities

Extract tweets and authors from any public X List or Community feed — ready-made, curated audiences to analyze.

Home & Explore Feed

Capture tweets from your home timeline or Explore page as you browse to study what the algorithm is pushing.

Researching audiences? The free Twitter follower count extraction tool exports full follower lists

Chrome Extension vs Cloud Scrapers vs Twitter/X API

Three ways to get Twitter data — here is how they compare

InsightSocial ExtensionCloud ScrapersOfficial X API
PriceFree — 500 export credits/month, Pro from $7.99/moPay per result, adds up fastPaid only — meaningful read access costs hundreds per month
API key or approvalNone neededAccount + billing setupDeveloper account + paid tier
Follower / following listsYes — full lists with profile dataVaries by vendorHeavily rate-limited
Where it runsYour own browser, on the page you seeThird-party serversYour code + their servers
Coding requiredNone — point and clickUsually some scriptingYes
Export formatsExcel (.xlsx), CSV, JSONVariesJSON only

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Twitter Scraper FAQ

How do I scrape Twitter followers?

Install the InsightSocial Chrome extension, open the profile you want to analyze on twitter.com or x.com, and click into its Followers tab. The extension detects the page automatically — hit Start and it collects every follower as you scroll: username, display name, bio and bio links, follower and following counts, website, location, verified status, and join date. Export to Excel, CSV, or JSON when done.

Is the Twitter scraper free?

Yes. Scraping is unlimited on every plan — you can collect an entire followers list or timeline and browse all of it for free. Only exporting is metered: the free plan includes 500 export credits per month, one credit per exported row. If you need more, Pro starts at $7.99/month billed yearly (or $9.99 month-to-month) with 10,000 export credits per month.

Do I need a Twitter/X API key?

No. The official X API no longer has a usable free tier for reading data, but the extension does not touch the API at all — it reads the same data Twitter already sends to your browser while you scroll. No developer account, no API key, no rate-limit paperwork.

What Twitter data can I extract?

Full follower and following lists, tweets from any profile, search, hashtag, List, or Community feed (content, likes, retweets, replies, views, media, post date), complete reply threads on single posts, your own liked posts, and rich profile data including bio, links, website, and location.

What export formats are supported?

Excel (.xlsx), CSV, and JSON — one click each. Results also sync to your web dashboard, so you can browse, filter, and re-export them later from any device.

Is scraping Twitter legal?

Collecting publicly visible data for research and analysis is generally permitted in most jurisdictions, but you are responsible for complying with X’s Terms of Service and the laws that apply to you, especially around personal data. InsightSocial only captures what is publicly shown on the pages you visit — it never accesses private accounts or hidden data.

Will Twitter ban my account?

The extension behaves like a normal reader: it scrolls the page in your own browser session and never performs actions on your behalf — no auto-liking, following, or posting. Keeping scrape volumes reasonable makes the activity look like ordinary browsing, but as with any tool, moderation is wise.

Need to scrape other platforms?

InsightSocial also supports LinkedIn, TikTok, and Facebook.