xfetch

xfetch ?

Fast X/Twitter CLI scraper. No API keys. Just cookies and go.

Install

npm install -g xfetch-cli

Authentication

xfetch requires Twitter session cookies (auth_token and ct0).

Set tokens directly:

xfetch auth set --auth-token <token> --ct0 <token>

Check auth status:

xfetch auth check

Get cookies from browser: Open X.com in Chrome DevTools → Application → Cookies → Copy auth_token and ct0 values.

Commands

User Data

xfetch user @handle              # Profile by handle
xfetch user 12345678             # Profile by ID
xfetch followers @handle -n 100  # Followers list
xfetch following @handle -n 100  # Following list

Tweets

xfetch tweets @handle -n 50      # User timeline
xfetch tweet <url-or-id>         # Single tweet
xfetch thread <url-or-id>        # Full conversation thread

Search

xfetch search "query" -n 100
xfetch search "from:handle since:2024-01-01"
xfetch search "query" --type latest   # top|latest|people|photos|videos

Timelines

xfetch home                      # Algorithmic home
xfetch home --following          # Chronological
xfetch bookmarks -n 50           # Your bookmarks
xfetch likes @handle -n 50       # User's likes

Output Formats

xfetch tweets @handle --format json   # Default, pretty
xfetch tweets @handle --format jsonl  # Line-delimited JSON
xfetch tweets @handle --json          # Shorthand for JSON
xfetch tweets @handle --plain         # No formatting

Pagination

xfetch tweets @handle --all              # All pages
xfetch tweets @handle --max-pages 10     # Limit pages
xfetch tweets @handle --cursor <cursor>  # Resume from cursor
xfetch tweets @handle --delay 1000       # Delay between pages (ms)

Query ID Management

Twitter changes GraphQL query IDs frequently. xfetch auto-refreshes them.

xfetch query-ids --list      # Show cached IDs
xfetch query-ids --refresh   # Fetch latest from X

Global Options

--auth-token <token>   # Set auth_token directly
--ct0 <token>          # Set ct0 directly  
--format <format>      # json|jsonl|csv|sqlite
--timeout <ms>         # Request timeout (default: 30000)
--delay <ms>           # Delay between requests (default: 500)
--proxy <url>          # Proxy URL

Examples

Get recent tweets from a user:

xfetch tweets @elonmusk -n 20 --format jsonl

Search for AI content:

xfetch search "AI agents" --type latest -n 50

Get thread/conversation:

xfetch thread https://x.com/user/status/123456789

Export followers to JSON:

xfetch followers @handle --all > followers.json

Rate Limits

xfetch tracks rate limits per endpoint and automatically backs off when approaching limits. For high-volume scraping, use --delay to add time between requests.

Source

GitHub: https://github.com/LXGIC-Studios/xfetch