X API / Twitter Scraper Skill for AI Coding Agents

An AI agent skill that gives coding agents deep knowledge of the Xquik X (Twitter) real-time data platform. 120 REST API endpoints, 2 MCP tools, HMAC webhooks, 23 bulk extraction tools, and write actions.

The cheapest X data API on the market — reads from $0.00015/call (33x cheaper than the official X API).

Works with 40+ AI coding agents including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, VS Code, Cline, Roo Code, Goose, Amp, Augment, Continue, OpenHands, Trae, OpenCode, and more.

Pricing

Xquik is dramatically cheaper than every alternative for X/Twitter data access.

vs Official X API

	Xquik	X API Basic	X API Pro
Monthly cost	$20	$100	$5,000
Cost per tweet read	$0.00015	~$0.01	~$0.005
Cost per user lookup	$0.0003	~$0.01	~$0.005
Write actions	$0.0015	Limited	Limited
Bulk extraction	From $0.00015/result	Not available	Not available
Monitoring + webhooks	Free	Not available	Not available
Giveaway draws	$0.00015/entry	Not available	Not available
MCP server	Included	Not available	Not available

Per-Operation Costs (1 credit = $0.00015)

Operation	Credits	Cost
Read (tweet, search, timeline, bookmarks, etc.)	1	$0.00015
Read (user profile, verified followers, followers you know)	2	$0.0003
Read (favoriters)	1	$0.00015
Read (trends)	3	$0.00045
Follow check, article	7	$0.00105
Write (tweet, like, retweet, follow, DM, etc.)	10	$0.0015
Extraction (tweets, replies, quotes, mentions, posts, likes, media, search, favoriters, retweeters, community members, people search, list members, list followers)	1/result	$0.00015/result
Extraction (followers, following, verified followers)	2/result	$0.0003/result
Extraction (articles)	5/result	$0.00075/result
Draw	1/entry	$0.00015/entry
Monitors, webhooks, radar, compose, drafts, integrations	0	Free

Pay-Per-Use (No Subscription)

Two options for pay-per-use without a monthly subscription:

• Credits: Top up credits via POST /credits/topup ($10 minimum). 1 credit = $0.00015. Works with all 120 endpoints.
• MPP: 16 X-API endpoints accept anonymous on-chain payments via Machine Payments Protocol. No account needed. SDK: npm i mppx viem.

Installation

Install via the skills CLI (auto-detects your installed agents):

npx skills add Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper

Manual Installation

<details> <summary>Claude Code</summary>

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .claude/skills/x-twitter-scraper

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<details> <summary>Codex / Cursor / Gemini CLI / GitHub Copilot</summary>

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper

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<details> <summary>Windsurf</summary>

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .windsurf/skills/x-twitter-scraper

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<details> <summary>Cline</summary>

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper

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<details> <summary>Roo Code</summary>

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .roo/skills/x-twitter-scraper

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<details> <summary>Continue</summary>

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .continue/skills/x-twitter-scraper

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<details> <summary>Goose</summary>

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .goose/skills/x-twitter-scraper

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<details> <summary>OpenCode</summary>

git clone https://github.com/Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper.git .agents/skills/x-twitter-scraper

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What This Skill Does

When installed, this skill gives your AI coding assistant deep knowledge of the Xquik platform:

• Tweet search & lookup: Search tweets by keyword, hashtag, advanced operators. Get full engagement metrics for any tweet
• User profile lookup: Fetch follower/following counts, bio, location, and profile data for any X account
• User activity feeds: Get user's recent tweets, liked tweets, and media tweets
• Tweet engagement data: Get who liked (favoriters) any tweet, mutual followers between accounts
• Follower & following extraction: Extract complete follower lists, verified followers, and following lists
• Reply, retweet & quote extraction: Bulk extract all replies, retweets, and quote tweets
• Media download: Download images, videos, and GIFs with permanent hosted URLs
• Thread & article extraction: Extract full tweet threads and linked article content
• Community & Space data: Extract community members, moderators, posts, and Space participants
• Bookmarks & notifications: Access bookmarks, bookmark folders, notifications, and home timeline
• DM history: Retrieve conversation history with any user
• Mutual follow checker: Check if two accounts follow each other
• X account monitoring: Track accounts for new tweets, replies, quotes, retweets, and follower changes
• Webhook delivery: Receive HMAC-signed event notifications at your HTTPS endpoint
• Trending topics: Get trending hashtags and topics by region
• Radar: Trending news from 7 sources (Google Trends, Hacker News, Polymarket, TrustMRR, Wikipedia, GitHub, Reddit). Free
• Giveaway draws: Run transparent draws from tweet replies with configurable filters
• Write actions: Post tweets, like, retweet, follow/unfollow, send DMs, update profile, upload media, manage communities
• Telegram integrations: Receive real-time monitor event notifications in Telegram
• Flow automations: Trigger-driven workflows with monitor events, schedules, search, and inbound webhooks
• Tweet composition: Algorithm-optimized tweet composer with scoring (free)
• Credits & billing: Check balance, top up credits, manage subscription
• Support tickets: Open and manage support tickets via API
• MCP server: 2 tools covering 120 endpoints for AI agent integration
• Pay-per-use (MPP): Anonymous access to 16 endpoints via on-chain payments, no account needed

Capabilities

Area	Details
REST API	120 endpoints across 12 categories with retry logic and pagination
MCP Server	2 tools (explore + xquik). StreamableHTTP, configs for 10 platforms
Data Extraction	23 bulk extraction tools (replies, retweets, quotes, favoriters, threads, articles, user likes, user media, communities, lists, Spaces, people search, tweet search, mentions, posts)
X Lookups	Tweet, user, article, search, user tweets, user likes, user media, favoriters, mutual followers, bookmarks, notifications, timeline, DM history
Write Actions	Post/delete tweets, like/unlike, retweet, follow/unfollow, DM, profile update, avatar/banner, media upload, community actions
Giveaway Draws	Random winner selection from tweet replies with 11 filter options
Account Monitoring	Real-time tracking of tweets, replies, quotes, retweets, follower changes
Webhooks	HMAC-SHA256 signature verification in Node.js, Python, Go
Telegram Integrations	Real-time monitor event notifications via Telegram bot
Media Download	Download images, videos, GIFs with permanent hosted URLs
Engagement Analytics	Likes, retweets, replies, quotes, views, bookmarks per tweet
Trending Topics	Regional trends + 7 free news sources via Radar
Tweet Composition	Algorithm-optimized tweet composer with scoring checklist (free)
Credits & Billing	Check balance, top up, manage subscription via API
Pay-Per-Use (MPP)	16 endpoints with anonymous on-chain payments, no account needed
TypeScript Types	Complete type definitions for all API objects

Supported Agents

Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, VS Code Copilot, Cline, Roo Code, Goose, Amp, Augment, Continue, OpenHands, Trae, OpenCode, and any agent that supports the skills.sh protocol.

API Coverage

Resource	Endpoints
X Lookups	Tweet, article, search, user profile, user tweets, user likes, user media, favoriters, followers you know, follow check, download media, bookmarks, bookmark folders, notifications, timeline, DM history
Extractions	Create (23 types), estimate, list, get results, export
Monitors	Create, list, get, update, delete
Events	List (filtered, paginated), get single
Webhooks	Create, list, update, delete, test, deliveries
Trends	Regional trending topics
Radar	Trending topics & news from 7 sources (free)
Draws	Create with filters, list, get with winners, export
Styles	Analyze, save, list, get, delete, compare, performance
Compose	Tweet composition (compose, refine, score)
Drafts	Create, list, get, delete
Account	Get account, update locale, set X identity, subscribe
Credits	Get balance, top up
API Keys	Create, list, revoke
X Accounts	Connect, list, get, disconnect, re-authenticate
X Write	Tweet, delete, like, unlike, retweet, follow, unfollow, DM, profile, avatar, banner, media upload, communities
Integrations	Create (Telegram), list, get, update, delete, test, deliveries
Automations	Create, list, get, update, delete, add/update/delete steps, positions, test, inbound webhook
Support	Create ticket, list, get, update, reply

Skill Structure

x-twitter-scraper/
├── skills/
│   └── x-twitter-scraper/
│       ├── SKILL.md                      # Main skill (auth, pricing, endpoints, patterns)
│       ├── metadata.json                 # Version and references
│       └── references/
│           ├── api-endpoints.md          # All REST API endpoints
│           ├── mcp-tools.md              # MCP tool selection rules and workflow patterns
│           ├── mcp-setup.md              # MCP configs for 10 platforms (v2 + v1)
│           ├── webhooks.md               # Webhook setup & verification
│           ├── extractions.md            # 23 extraction tool types
│           ├── types.md                  # TypeScript type definitions
│           └── python-examples.md        # Python code examples
├── server.json                           # MCP Registry metadata
├── glama.json                            # Glama.ai directory metadata
├── logo.png                              # Marketplace logo
├── LICENSE                               # MIT
└── README.md                             # This file

Links

• Xquik Platform
• API Documentation
• API Reference
• MCP Server Guide
• Billing & Pricing
• skills.sh Page

License

MIT