X (Twitter) Replies Scraper — Comments & Authors

Collect visible replies and comments from public X (Twitter) posts for feedback analysis and audience research. Export reply text, author profiles, engagement, media, and nested conversation context, with an option to include the original post. Enter post URLs or IDs and download the results in JSON or CSV.

🚀 Quick start

1. Paste Tweet URLs or numeric IDs into X post IDs or URLs.
2. Set Maximum replies per post, or use 0 for all new visible replies X makes available.
3. Optionally enable Include source post details, then click Start.
4. Review comments, author profiles, and conversation relationships before exporting.

{
  "tweets": [
    "https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256876072210517"
  ],
  "maxRepliesPerTweet": 20,
  "includeSourcePost": true
}

🔗 Ready-to-run examples

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

• Export X Reply Thread Context
• Export All Visible X Post Replies
• Inspect Native X Reply JSON

📊 Results

Each successful row represents one reply Tweet. Its text, engagement metrics, and author describe that reply. When enabled, source_post contains the original post in a separate object.

Optional source-post context

• Source post ID, URL, text, timestamp, language, posting client, content type, and sensitivity status.
• Native engagement counters, entities, media metadata, quote context, and compact X Article metadata.
• A nested source-author profile with identity, bio, audience, verification, professional, affiliation, website, avatar, and banner fields.

Reply and conversation fields

• Reply post ID, URL, full text, clean display text, timestamp, language, and posting client.
• Conversation ID, parent post ID, replied-to user ID, username, and display name.
• is_direct_reply, which identifies replies to the requested source post versus nested replies returned in the same conversation.
• Reply, repost, like, quote, bookmark, and view counts when X returns them.
• Hashtags, mentions, expanded URLs, sensitivity status, images, and video variant metadata.

Quoted-post context

• Quoted post ID, URL, text, timestamp, and language.
• Quoted author ID, username, and display name.

Reply-author profile

• User ID, username, display name, bio, location, account creation time, profile URL, avatar, and banner.
• Follower, following, post, media, and like counts.
• Verification, professional categories, affiliation, labels, pinned posts, website, and public profile flags.

Input and optional context

Field	Description	Default
tweets	Up to 50 unique numeric post IDs or full x.com / twitter.com status URLs. Duplicate IDs are requested once, and invalid values do not stop other valid posts.	Required
maxRepliesPerTweet	Maximum unique visible replies per source post. Use 0 to continue until X provides no more new visible replies.	100
includeSourcePost	Adds a normalized source_post object to every reply with source-post content, engagement, media, quote or Article context, and author details.	false
includeRawReply	Adds the native Tweet object as raw_reply, including its embedded reply-author object.	false

Posts are processed sequentially. A run accepts up to 50 unique valid source posts; split larger batches across multiple runs. More posts and larger reply limits increase runtime and the number of billable results.

When should optional context be enabled?

It contains normalized source-post data grouped into engagement metrics, entities, media, quoted-post or Article context, and an author profile. Because the same object is attached to every reply, enable it only when each exported row needs self-contained source context.

raw_reply contains X's native Tweet object and already embeds the reply-author object. Keep it disabled for normal exports, and enable it only for debugging or when an unnormalized X field is required. Authentication cookies, tokens, passwords, and proxy details are never included.

💰 Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. One successfully stored reply produces one reply-result event.

Apify plan	Price per successful reply	Example: 1,000 replies
Free	$0.00035	$0.35
Bronze	$0.00030	$0.30
Silver	$0.00025	$0.25
Gold, Platinum, and Diamond	$0.00020	$0.20

An apify-actor-start event costs $0.00005 per run. On the Free tier, 100 successful replies cost approximately $0.03505, and 1,000 cost approximately $0.35005, including one start event. Platform usage is included in the configured event prices.

Diagnostic rows with invalid_input, not_found, no_results, partial, request_failed, or charge_limit_reached do not create a reply-result charge. Use maxRepliesPerTweet and Apify's Maximum cost per run setting to control spending. The Actor page's Pricing tab is authoritative if prices change.

Availability and status rows

Replies and nested replies are included when X makes them available. Hidden, deleted, protected, spam-filtered, or otherwise restricted replies can be missing. The number exported may differ from the counter displayed on X.

The Actor saves results as it runs and removes duplicate reply IDs within each source post. Collection ends at the requested result or spending limit, or when no further new visible replies are available. Saved replies remain accessible if a later request fails. Results are not guaranteed to be in strict chronological order.

Status	Meaning	Reply-result charge
invalid_input	The submitted value is not a numeric post ID or supported X / Twitter status URL; other valid inputs continue normally.	No
not_found	The source post was deleted, unavailable, or does not exist.	No
no_results	The source post exists, but X returned no visible replies.	No
partial	Earlier pages were stored before a later page failed.	No charge for the diagnostic row; stored replies remain billable
request_failed	The first page failed before a reply was stored.	No
charge_limit_reached	The run stopped at the configured maximum cost.	No

FAQ

Do I need an X account, cookies, or an API key?

No. Users provide only public post URLs or IDs. No X login, cookies, or X API key is needed.

Can it scrape replies from several X posts in one run?

Yes. Add multiple URLs or IDs to tweets. Every source post has its own pagination state, reply-ID deduplication set, and result limit.

Does it collect direct comments and replies to other comments?

Yes, when X returns them in the same conversation timeline. Use is_direct_reply, reply_to_tweet_id, reply_to_username, and reply_to_name to reconstruct the visible relationship.

Can I scrape every reply to a post?

Set maxRepliesPerTweet to 0 to continue through the available visible replies. However, no scraper can return replies that X does not expose. See the result-limit explanation above.

Can I export X comments to CSV or Excel?

Yes. Open the run's Dataset and choose JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. You can also retrieve records through the Dataset API.

Is scraping X replies legal?

This Actor processes publicly exposed post and profile data. Whether a particular use is lawful depends on the data, jurisdiction, and purpose. Do not collect or use personal data unlawfully, and follow X, Apify, and applicable privacy requirements.

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.

Reply with optional original-post context

{
  "status": "success",
  "requested_input": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256876072210517",
  "source_tweet_id": "2100256876072210517",
  "source_tweet_url": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256876072210517",
  "reply_tweet_id": "2100256890559308197",
  "reply_tweet_url": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256890559308197",
  "reply_text": "to find your invite code, just go to the top right corner of your Muse app, and press “Invite”\n\nthere you’ll see your invite code and can start sending to your friends! https://t.co/2qHELHupW3",
  "reply_display_text": "to find your invite code, just go to the top right corner of your Muse app, and press “Invite”\n\nthere you’ll see your invite code and can start sending to your friends!",
  "reply_display_text_range": [
    0,
    168
  ],
  "reply_created_at": "2026-09-16T16:13:58Z",
  "reply_language": "en",
  "reply_source": "Twitter for iPhone",
  "reply_source_url": "http://twitter.com/download/iphone",
  "conversation_id": "2100256876072210517",
  "reply_to_tweet_id": "2100256876072210517",
  "reply_to_user_id": "615818451",
  "reply_to_username": "alexandr_wang",
  "reply_to_name": "Alexandr Wang",
  "is_direct_reply": true,
  "reply_reply_count": 65,
  "reply_retweet_count": 8,
  "reply_like_count": 118,
  "reply_quote_count": 4,
  "reply_bookmark_count": 43,
  "reply_view_count": 34976,
  "reply_possibly_sensitive": false,
  "reply_hashtags": [],
  "reply_mentions": [],
  "reply_urls": [],
  "reply_media": [
    {
      "media_id": "2100256882904731648",
      "type": "photo",
      "url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HSWcgeKbEAAm6vg.jpg",
      "post_url": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256890559308197/photo/1",
      "width": 944,
      "height": 2048,
      "alt_text": "",
      "duration_millis": null,
      "video_variants": []
    },
    {
      "media_id": "2100256883026300928",
      "type": "photo",
      "url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HSWcgenaEAAz2nd.jpg",
      "post_url": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256890559308197/photo/1",
      "width": 1260,
      "height": 1121,
      "alt_text": "",
      "duration_millis": null,
      "video_variants": []
    }
  ],
  "reply_is_quote": false,
  "reply_quoted_tweet_id": "",
  "reply_quoted_tweet_url": "",
  "reply_quoted_tweet_text": "",
  "reply_quoted_tweet_created_at": "",
  "reply_quoted_tweet_language": "",
  "reply_quoted_author_id": "",
  "reply_quoted_author_username": "",
  "reply_quoted_author_name": "",
  "author_id": "615818451",
  "author_username": "alexandr_wang",
  "author_profile_url": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang",
  "author_name": "Alexandr Wang",
  "author_description": "chief ai officer @meta, founder meta superintelligence labs, founder @scale_ai. give everyone the adulthood they dreamed of in childhood",
  "author_description_entities": {
    "description": {},
    "url": {
      "urls": [
        {
          "display_url": "scale.com",
          "expanded_url": "https://scale.com",
          "indices": [
            0,
            23
          ],
          "url": "https://t.co/5m610IL18X"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "author_description_language": "en",
  "author_location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "author_created_at": "2012-06-23T02:46:22Z",
  "author_followers_count": 845922,
  "author_following_count": 951,
  "author_tweets_count": 3731,
  "author_media_count": 545,
  "author_favourites_count": 7608,
  "author_verified": false,
  "author_blue_verified": true,
  "author_protected": false,
  "author_possibly_sensitive": false,
  "author_profile_interstitial_type": "",
  "author_can_media_tag": true,
  "author_professional_type": "",
  "author_professional_categories": [],
  "author_affiliation_name": "Meta",
  "author_affiliation_url": "https://twitter.com/Meta",
  "author_affiliation_badge_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2103588575358963713/6V4Fahim_bigger.jpg",
  "author_pinned_tweet_ids": [
    "2103551714536439951"
  ],
  "author_account_label": null,
  "author_profile_image_shape": "Circle",
  "author_subscription_eligible": false,
  "author_bio_urls": [],
  "author_bio_mentions": [],
  "author_bio_hashtags": [],
  "author_website_url": "https://scale.com",
  "author_profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1631421210205749248/uohbT_40_normal.jpg",
  "author_profile_banner_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/615818451/1791055220",
  "source_post": {
    "tweet_id": "2100256876072210517",
    "tweet_url": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256876072210517",
    "conversation_id": "2100256876072210517",
    "created_at": "2026-09-16T16:13:54Z",
    "text": "we just launched invite codes in @Muse !\n\nif your friends use your invite code when signing up, both of you get 🎉1 BILLION TOKENS EACH🎉 for up to 20 friends!\n\nand if you invite all 20 friends, you’ll get early access to our newest features (like 📞☎️🤫 and more!) https://t.co/MzDWwLy0ux",
    "language": "en",
    "source_name": "",
    "is_reply": false,
    "is_quote": false,
    "is_longform": false,
    "is_article": false,
    "possibly_sensitive": false,
    "in_reply_to": null,
    "metrics": {
      "reply_count": 1220,
      "retweet_count": 204,
      "quote_count": 235,
      "like_count": 3954,
      "bookmark_count": 1004,
      "view_count": 1016627
    },
    "entities": {
      "hashtags": [],
      "cashtags": [],
      "mentions": [
        {
          "id": "2052434492263178240",
          "username": "Muse",
          "name": "Muse"
        }
      ],
      "urls": []
    },
    "media": [
      {
        "media_id": "2100256854496710657",
        "type": "video",
        "url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2100256854496710657/img/B5GGc0OADjA2AI8N.jpg",
        "post_url": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256876072210517/video/1",
        "width": 960,
        "height": 960,
        "alt_text": "",
        "duration_millis": 5041,
        "video_variants": [
          {
            "bitrate": null,
            "content_type": "application/x-mpegURL",
            "url": "https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2100256854496710657/pl/wkpwZhs6mdk42zxu.m3u8?tag=29"
          },
          {
            "bitrate": 432000,
            "content_type": "video/mp4",
            "url": "https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2100256854496710657/vid/avc1/320x320/VZrD9fORoBD04Zdk.mp4?tag=29"
          },
          {
            "bitrate": 832000,
            "content_type": "video/mp4",
            "url": "https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2100256854496710657/vid/avc1/540x540/cMLQo08p9IVJXrXl.mp4?tag=29"
          },
          {
            "bitrate": 1280000,
            "content_type": "video/mp4",
            "url": "https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2100256854496710657/vid/avc1/720x720/iCD4lcTbqTEbf_ZJ.mp4?tag=29"
          },
          {
            "bitrate": 8768000,
            "content_type": "video/mp4",
            "url": "https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2100256854496710657/vid/avc1/960x960/EVNAEQoYd_EhbvuN.mp4?tag=29"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quoted_post": null,
    "article": null,
    "author": {
      "id": "615818451",
      "username": "alexandr_wang",
      "name": "Alexandr Wang",
      "profile_url": "https://x.com/alexandr_wang",
      "description": "chief ai officer @meta, founder meta superintelligence labs, founder @scale_ai. give everyone the adulthood they dreamed of in childhood",
      "location": "San Francisco, CA",
      "created_at": "2012-06-23T02:46:22Z",
      "followers_count": 845922,
      "following_count": 951,
      "tweets_count": 3731,
      "media_count": 545,
      "favourites_count": 7608,
      "verified": false,
      "blue_verified": true,
      "protected": false,
      "account_label": null,
      "professional_type": "",
      "professional_categories": [],
      "affiliation_name": "Meta",
      "affiliation_url": "https://twitter.com/Meta",
      "affiliation_badge_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2103588575358963713/6V4Fahim_bigger.jpg",
      "website_url": "https://scale.com",
      "profile_image_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1631421210205749248/uohbT_40_normal.jpg",
      "profile_banner_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/615818451/1791055220"
    }
  }
}

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-replies-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tweets":["https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100256876072210517"],"maxRepliesPerTweet":20,"includeSourcePost":true}'

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.

Continue your research

• Find retweeters and quote authors with Retweeters Scraper
• Get post details, media, and Articles with Media Downloader
• Export audience profiles with Followers & Following

Privacy and support

Internal cookies, proxy details, and authentication data are never written to the result Dataset. This independent Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by X Corp.

If a run fails or X changes its response format, open the Actor's Issues tab and include the Apify run ID, input, and expected behavior. Never include passwords, cookies, tokens, or other secrets.