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x-twitter-api

v1.0.1

X (Twitter) API client for searching tweets, retrieving article content, and fetching trending topics. Supports both Bearer Token (app-only) and OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Sourced from ClawHub, Authored by Zaaachary

Installation

Please help me install the skill `x-twitter-api` from SkillHub official store. npx skills add Zaaachary/x-twitter-api

X (Twitter) API

Search tweets, retrieve article content, and fetch trending topics from X (Twitter).

Features

  • Search Tweets: Search recent tweets (last 7 days) with advanced query operators
  • Get Article Content: Retrieve tweet and article details by URL or ID
  • Trending Topics: Fetch trending topics (requires Basic tier or higher)
  • User Info: Get user profile and tweet history

Setup

# Set environment variable
export X_BEARER_TOKEN="your_bearer_token_here"

# Or temporarily for this session
X_BEARER_TOKEN="your_token" python3 scripts/search_tweets.py

Get API Token: 1. Visit https://developer.x.com 2. Create a project and app 3. Generate Bearer Token in "Keys and Tokens" tab 4. Set the environment variable

Usage

Search Tweets

# Basic search
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py --query "AI OR 人工智能"

# Advanced search (Chinese original tweets only)
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py --query "AI -is:retweet lang:zh" --count 10

# Search by user
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py --query "from:elonmusk" --count 5

# Search hashtags
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py --query "#Crypto OR #Blockchain"

Query Operators: - -is:retweet - Original tweets only - lang:zh - Chinese language - from:username - Tweets from specific user - has:links - Tweets with links - is:verified - Verified users only

Get Article/Tweet Content

# By URL (article or tweet)
python3 scripts/get_article.py --url "https://x.com/username/article/123456789"

# By Tweet ID
python3 scripts/get_article.py --id "123456789"

# Global trends
python3 scripts/get_trends.py

# Trends by WOEID (Yahoo Where On Earth ID)
python3 scripts/get_trends.py --woeid 1  # Global
python3 scripts/get_trends.py --woeid 23424977  # USA

API Limits

Tier Cost Tweets/Month Notes
Free $0 500 1 request/day, testing only
Basic $200 500,000 Minimum production tier
Pro $5,000 2,000,000+ Real-time streaming

Free tier restrictions: - 500 tweets/month (~16-17/day) - 1 request/day per endpoint - No publishing/liking - Suitable for development testing only

Output Formats

  • JSON: Structured data with all fields
  • Pretty: Human-readable formatted text
  • Save: Optional file export (JSON/Markdown)

Error Handling

The scripts automatically handle: - Rate limiting (429 errors) - Invalid tokens (401 errors) - Network errors with retry logic - Missing required parameters

Examples

Example 1: Search AI tweets

python3 scripts/search_tweets.py --query "AI OR 人工智能 -is:retweet" --count 5 --output pretty

Example 2: Monitor specific user

python3 scripts/search_tweets.py --query "from:username" --count 10 --save output.json

Example 3: Get article and analyze

python3 scripts/get_article.py --url "https://x.com/user/article/id" --output markdown --save article.md