GET x.com HTTP 2004.4 s4.0 KB$0.000383 captured Aug 7, 2026

x.com, as data

One API turns any x.com page into markdown, structured JSON, its link graph or a screenshot, and crawls the whole site the same way. The panel shows the real response we captured.

target profile from the capture

Render mode: Plain HTTP, no browser needed
Response: HTTP 200 in 4.4 s
Page size: 4.0 KB of markdown, 112 lines
Fields: Tweet text, Author, Likes, Retweets and 4 more
Captured: Aug 7, 2026

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Free balance on signup, no card. This x.com page cost $0.000383 to fetch.

response 200 · 4.4 s · 4.0 KB

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POST /scrape · x.com/X.md · markdown · 112 lines · captured Aug 7, 2026

What Spider does on x.com

Same key, five endpoints. The numbers under a cell were measured on this page.

/scrape

Page to markdown

Clean text for RAG and LLM context, boilerplate removed. The lane that runs without a key.

4.4 s · $0.000383

/fetch

Page to JSON

Spider reads the page and names the fields. Pass your own schema when you need exact keys.

/crawl

Whole site

Follows x.com's own links, respects robots, streams pages as they land.

/links

Link graph

Every internal and external URL on a page, before you decide what to fetch.

/screenshot

Rendered capture

Real Chromium, full-page PNG. The same call also returns the rendered HTML.

Stealth: Anti-bot bypass

Residential proxy rotation and fingerprint randomization to reliably access X pages despite aggressive bot detection.
Rendering: Full React SPA

Complete JavaScript execution renders X's React interface, including lazy-loaded tweets and infinite scroll.
Data: Rich tweet data

Extract text, engagement metrics, media, threads, and profile data in clean structured JSON.

The call behind the panel

This request produced the response above. Paste it with your key and you get the same bytes.

request scrape.sh

curl -X POST https://api.spider.cloud/scrape \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPIDER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://x.com/X", "return_format": "markdown"}'

from spider import Spider

app = Spider()
params = {"return_format": "markdown"}
page = app.scrape_url("https://x.com/X", params=params)
print(page[0]["content"])

import { Spider } from "@spider-cloud/spider-client";

const app = new Spider();
const [page] = await app.scrapeUrl("https://x.com/X", {
  return_format: "markdown",
});
console.log(page.content);

plain request · no browser, no selectors

What x.com costs

Multiplied from the measured 4.0 KB page. Estimates round to the cent.

cost measured

This page, once 4.0 KB over HTTP, measured $0.000383

This page, daily for a month 30 fetches at the measured price ≈ $0.01

1,000 pages this size 3.9 MB at the measured price ≈ $0.38

10,000 pages this size 39.1 MB at the measured price ≈ $3.83

1 GB of transfer costs $1, plus $0.0001 per CPU minute, and failed requests cost $0. Crawling daily? The Unlimited plan is a flat monthly rate.

What teams build with x.com data

Social Listening

Monitor brand mentions, competitor activity, and industry conversations across public tweets and threads.

Trend Analysis

Track trending topics, hashtags, and viral content to spot emerging narratives before they peak.

Influencer Research

Analyze engagement rates, follower counts, and posting patterns to identify high-value accounts for partnerships.

News Monitoring

Capture breaking news and real-time updates from journalist accounts, news outlets, and official sources.

Common questions

Can I scrape X/Twitter without API access?

Yes. Spider renders X pages in a real browser and extracts data from the DOM. No Twitter/X API keys or paid API tier required.

How does Spider handle X's anti-bot detection?

Spider uses residential proxy rotation, browser fingerprint randomization, and stealth browsing with real Chrome instances to avoid detection.

What data can I extract from X?

Tweet text, author info, likes, retweets, replies, timestamps, media attachments, hashtags, and full user profiles.

Can I scrape X search results?

Yes. Spider can render X search results pages and extract tweets matching any query, hashtag, or advanced search filter.

Does scraping X violate their terms?

Spider accesses only publicly visible content. The legality of scraping public social media data is supported by court precedent (hiQ v. LinkedIn).

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The capture above took 4.4 s and cost $0.000383. The same call takes any URL on x.com.

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