X post extraction API

X / Twitter Scraper - Extract Public Posts

Convert a public X or legacy Twitter status URL into clean Markdown or normalized post JSON through one cacheable GET request.

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Live playground

Try X extraction.

Use an example or paste your own public URL. The playground calls the same cacheable GET API your agent will use.

Result

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Supported inputs

Built for normal public URLs.

Public x.com status URLs
Legacy twitter.com status URLs
Author profile images when available
Raw Markdown and normalized JSON

Clear boundaries

Know exactly what to expect.

No private, deleted, login-only, or age-gated posts
One public post is extracted per request
Complete threads, replies, and account timelines are not included

One GET request

Add X data to your agent.

No SDK and no account are required during the public preview. Choose JSON for typed entities or Markdown for direct model context.

Read the quickstart

curl --get 'https://extractor.sh/api/extract' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://x.com/jack/status/20' \
  --data-urlencode 'format=json'

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: 'https://x.com/jack/status/20',
  format: 'json',
});

const response = await fetch(
  `https://extractor.sh/api/extract?${params}`,
);
const data = await response.json();

from json import load
from urllib.parse import urlencode
from urllib.request import urlopen

params = urlencode({
    "url": "https://x.com/jack/status/20",
    "format": "json",
})

with urlopen(f"https://extractor.sh/api/extract?{params}") as response:
    data = load(response)

Common questions

X scraper FAQ

What X URLs can extractor.sh process?

Public posts. Use an ordinary public URL from the platform.

What does the X extraction API return?

One normalized post with author, text, media, and source URL. Choose raw Markdown or schema-versioned JSON for every request.

What are the limits of X extraction?

No private, deleted, login-only, or age-gated posts. One public post is extracted per request. Complete threads, replies, and account timelines are not included.

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