X / Twitter Account Origin Intelligence

Review the country or region and app/source labels X reports for an account, alongside its username-change count and latest change date. Enter a username, profile URL, or numeric user ID to collect these background signals together with public profile details. Export JSON, CSV, or Excel for account research.

🚀 Quick start

1. Enter usernames or profile links, numeric user IDs, or both.
2. Click Start.
3. Review account background, profile details, and the status of each lookup.
4. Export JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Start with one account; a run accepts up to 100 combined normalized inputs.

{
  "screenNames": [
    "https://x.com/apify"
  ]
}

🔗 Ready-to-run examples

Open an example, review its input and spending limit, then run it in your Apify account.

• Check X Account Origin from a Profile Link
• Look Up X Account Background by User ID
• Review X Account Background and Username Changes

📊 Results

Each completed lookup reports an available profile, an account that was not found, or a suspended account. Completed lookups are billable according to the Pricing tab; request and system failures are not completed-lookup results.

Field group	Fields
Result	status, requested_screen_name, requested_user_id, error
Identity	user_id, screen_name, name, profile_url, description, location, website_url, account_created_at
Account origin	account_based_in, account_source, created_country_accurate, account_location_accurate
Verification and affiliation	verification_type, affiliate_username, affiliation_name, affiliation_url, affiliation_badge_url, account_label
Professional profile	professional_type, professional_categories, bio_links, pinned_tweet_ids
Username changes	username_changes_count, username_last_changed_at, username_last_changed_at_msec
Audience and activity	followers_count, following_count, tweets_count, media_count, likes_count, listed_count
Account state	verified, blue_verified, protected, possibly_sensitive, business_affiliates_count, creator_subscriptions_count, profile_interstitial_type, default_profile_image, can_media_tag, withheld_scope, withheld_description
Images	profile_image_url, profile_banner_url
Original data	profile preserves the Actor's earlier source-field shape and adds enrichment fields under their native X names and object structures.

account_source, following_count, tweets_count, likes_count, and blue_verified are clearer top-level names for native values also retained as profile.source, profile.friends_count, profile.statuses_count, profile.favourites_count, and profile.is_blue_verified. ISO date fields are derived from X's native date or millisecond timestamp values; the raw username-change timestamp is also retained.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
screenNames	string[]	No*	Enter usernames, @handles, or full X/Twitter profile URLs.
userIds	string[]	No*	Enter numeric X user IDs such as 3510729917. IDs remain stable after username changes.

Provide at least one valid value in screenNames or userIds. A run accepts at most 100 combined account inputs after normalization and deduplication within each field. The limit applies before successful results are deduplicated by native X user ID. If no valid input remains, or if the combined total exceeds 100, the Actor writes one invalid_input record without a lookup fee and stops before making an X request. Split larger lists across several runs.

No X login, cookies, API key, or proxy setup is required. Results can be downloaded from the Dataset or used through the Apify API, schedules, webhooks, and integrations.

💰 Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

Charge	Base price	What it covers
Actor start	$0.00005 per start event	One start event at the Actor's available memory settings.
Account lookup completed	$0.0005 per account ($0.50 / 1,000)	Each saved success, confirmed not_found, or explicitly suspended result.

Subscription discounts

Save up to 30% on completed lookups with higher Apify subscription tiers. Your eligible price applies automatically based on your Apify subscription, not the number of accounts you enter. No discount code is needed.

Apify subscription tier	Per completed lookup	Per 1,000 completed lookups	Lookup discount
FREE	$0.0005	$0.50	Base price
BRONZE	$0.00045	$0.45	10%
SILVER	$0.0004	$0.40	20%
GOLD / PLATINUM / DIAMOND	$0.00035	$0.35	30%

Discounts apply only to the completed lookup fee. The Actor start fee remains $0.00005 at every tier.

For example, 100 completed lookups in one run cost $0.05005 on FREE or $0.03505 on GOLD, PLATINUM, or DIAMOND, including one start event. The same lookup rate applies whether the results contain profiles, confirmed not-found accounts, suspended accounts, or a mix. A spending limit can stop the run before all inputs are checked.

Invalid input, request failures, unprocessed accounts, and partial summaries do not incur a completed lookup fee; the start fee still applies when the run starts. Automatic retries do not create extra lookup fees. Duplicate successful profiles are saved and charged only once.

For developers, the completed lookup event retains its existing ID, profile-result. The Actor stops querying when your spending limit cannot cover another completed lookup. See the Pricing tab for current prices and discounts for your subscription.

What account origin and username changes mean

Does this return every previous username?

The Actor reports the username-change count and latest change date when X provides them. Use Profile Monitor to record changes observed across your own monitoring runs.

What does account origin mean?

These are the country or region and app/source labels reported by X. Treat them as account background signals; they do not establish a person's real-time location or prove the device used to register the account.

Result availability and statuses

• Results depend on data currently returned by X/Twitter and individual fields may be empty or unavailable.
• Account-origin signals are reported by X and should not be treated as independent proof of a person's identity, nationality, or physical location.
• Accounts X explicitly reports as suspended are returned with status: "suspended". Not-found, deleted, renamed, or otherwise unavailable accounts remain not_found; X may not provide a more specific reason. The Actor continues processing the remaining accounts.
• Temporary request failures are retried automatically. An uncharged request_failed record identifies an account that could not be checked; a partial record explains when a run stops early because X remains unavailable.
• X may change its response structure or access controls, which can temporarily affect availability.
• Previously saved results remain available if a later request fails.

Result examples

The examples below were captured from successful runs on November 10, 2026. Counts and availability can change. They correspond to the Quick start or separately labeled input above.

Account background and profile

{
  "status": "success",
  "requested_screen_name": "apify",
  "requested_user_id": "",
  "user_id": "3510729917",
  "screen_name": "apify",
  "name": "Apify",
  "profile_url": "https://x.com/apify",
  "account_based_in": "Czechia",
  "account_source": "Web",
  "created_country_accurate": true,
  "account_location_accurate": true,
  "verification_type": "Business",
  "affiliate_username": null,
  "affiliation_name": null,
  "affiliation_url": null,
  "affiliation_badge_url": null,
  "account_label": null,
  "professional_type": "Business",
  "professional_categories": [],
  "username_changes_count": 3,
  "username_last_changed_at": "2017-10-09T13:30:52.904Z",
  "username_last_changed_at_msec": 1507555852904,
  "account_created_at": "2015-09-01T08:38:01Z",
  "description": "Thousands of Actors to automate your business, get real-time web data, and equip your AI agents.  ➡️  https://t.co/rySkh8pPkM • https://t.co/PiUfLvrm0u • https://t.co/x4G1meKqfK",
  "location": "The Interwebz",
  "website_url": "https://apify.com",
  "bio_links": [
    "http://apify.com",
    "http://mcp.apify.com",
    "http://github.com/apify"
  ],
  "followers_count": 22390,
  "following_count": 307,
  "tweets_count": 5315,
  "media_count": 1360,
  "likes_count": 4803,
  "listed_count": 152,
  "verified": false,
  "blue_verified": false,
  "protected": false,
  "possibly_sensitive": false,
  "business_affiliates_count": 4,
  "creator_subscriptions_count": 0,
  "profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2036008913192316928/yuW3cobE_normal.png",
  "profile_banner_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/3510729917/1791211391",
  "pinned_tweet_ids": [
    "2109661698982305935"
  ],
  "profile_interstitial_type": null,
  "default_profile_image": false,
  "can_media_tag": true,
  "withheld_scope": null,
  "withheld_description": null,
  "profile": {
    "account_based_in": "Czechia",
    "source": "Web",
    "created_country_accurate": true,
    "rest_id": "3510729917",
    "username_changes": {
      "count": "3",
      "last_changed_at_msec": "1507555852904"
    },
    "user_created_at": "Tue Sep 01 08:38:01 +0000 2015",
    "description": "Thousands of Actors to automate your business, get real-time web data, and equip your AI agents.  ➡️  https://t.co/rySkh8pPkM • https://t.co/PiUfLvrm0u • https://t.co/x4G1meKqfK",
    "entities": {
      "description": {
        "urls": [
          {
            "display_url": "apify.com",
            "expanded_url": "http://apify.com",
            "indices": [
              102,
              125
            ],
            "url": "https://t.co/rySkh8pPkM"
          },
          {
            "display_url": "mcp.apify.com",
            "expanded_url": "http://mcp.apify.com",
            "indices": [
              128,
              151
            ],
            "url": "https://t.co/PiUfLvrm0u"
          },
          {
            "display_url": "github.com/apify",
            "expanded_url": "http://github.com/apify",
            "indices": [
              154,
              177
            ],
            "url": "https://t.co/x4G1meKqfK"
          }
        ]
      },
      "url": {
        "urls": [
          {
            "display_url": "apify.com",
            "expanded_url": "https://apify.com",
            "indices": [
              0,
              23
            ],
            "url": "https://t.co/VWktFqWjsp"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "is_blue_verified": false,
    "business_account": {
      "affiliates_count": 4
    },
    "creator_subscriptions_count": 0,
    "has_graduated_access": true,
    "favourites_count": 4803,
    "followers_count": 22390,
    "friends_count": 307,
    "listed_count": 152,
    "location": "The Interwebz",
    "media_count": 1360,
    "user_name": "Apify",
    "normal_followers_count": 22390,
    "possibly_sensitive": false,
    "has_custom_timelines": false,
    "needs_phone_verification": false,
    "profile_banner_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/3510729917/1791211391",
    "profile_image_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2036008913192316928/yuW3cobE_normal.png",
    "protected": false,
    "user_screen_name": "apify",
    "statuses_count": 5315,
    "verified": false,
    "utc_offset": 0,
    "url": "https://t.co/VWktFqWjsp",
    "location_accurate": true,
    "verification": {
      "verified": false,
      "verified_type": "Business"
    },
    "identity_profile_labels_highlighted_label": {},
    "affiliates_highlighted_label": {},
    "parody_commentary_fan_label": "None",
    "professional": {
      "category": [],
      "professional_type": "Business",
      "rest_id": "1583013496266137600"
    },
    "verified_type": "Business",
    "pinned_tweet_ids_str": [
      "2109661698982305935"
    ],
    "profile_interstitial_type": "",
    "default_profile_image": false,
    "can_media_tag": true,
    "withheld_scope": "",
    "withheld_description": ""
  }
}

API and integrations

Use your Apify API token in the request header.

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/arjun_code~x-twitter-account-origin-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"screenNames":["https://x.com/apify"]}'

This starts a run and returns its ID. After the run finishes, use its defaultDatasetId to download the results. You can also save the input as a Task, schedule it, or use Apify integrations.

Python Client 3.x

import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("arjun_code/x-twitter-account-origin-scraper").call(
    run_input={'screenNames': ['https://x.com/apify']}
)
if run is not None:
    for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
        print(item)

Continue your research

• Track future profile changes with Profile Monitor
• Find accounts by keyword with People Search
• Export audience profiles with Followers & Following

Privacy and responsible use

This Actor processes publicly accessible X/Twitter account and profile metadata. Use the results only for lawful purposes and in accordance with applicable privacy laws, X's terms, and Apify's terms. Do not use account-origin signals alone to make high-impact decisions about individuals.

Support

If a run fails or a field is unexpectedly missing, open an issue from the Actor's Issues tab and include the run ID. Do not post API tokens, cookies, or other credentials in public issues.