Xquik PHP SDK: Twitter Search, Followers & X Automation

August 20, 2026 · View on GitHub

Search Twitter, read timelines, fetch profiles & export followers with Xquik. Use typed Composer methods for media, webhooks & X automation.

PHP or REST

Use this SDK for typed value objects, retries & Composer applications. Use the REST API when Composer is unavailable.

Documentation

Read the PHP SDK guide or API guide.

Common Twitter & X Tasks

Task	REST Route	Usage
Run an advanced Twitter search	`GET /x/tweets/search`	Use keywords or supported operators.
Extract an X profile timeline	`GET /x/users/{id}/tweets`	Paginate bounded timeline results.
Scrape Twitter followers	`GET /x/users/{id}/followers`	Use an extraction for complete datasets.
Scrape X following accounts	`GET /x/users/{id}/following`	Use an extraction for complete datasets.
Read a home timeline	`GET /x/timeline`	Approve this private read.
Read lists or communities	`/x/lists/`, `/x/communities/`	Use the typed nested services.
Export large X datasets	`POST /extractions`	Poll status, then download results.
Monitor an account	`POST /monitors`	Deliver events through HMAC webhooks.
Post or reply	`POST /x/tweets`	Confirm the account and payload.

The API reference lists every route and contract.

Installation

Install the package from Packagist with Composer:

composer require xquik/x-twitter-scraper:^0.13.3

Verify a Release

Replace VERSION with the release number. Then verify its project archive:

release_tag=vVERSION
archive="x-twitter-scraper-php-$release_tag.zip"

gh release download "$release_tag" \
  --repo Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper-php \
  --pattern "$archive"

gh attestation verify "$archive" \
  --repo Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper-php \
  --signer-workflow Xquik-dev/x-twitter-scraper-php/.github/workflows/release-provenance.yml \
  --source-ref "refs/tags/$release_tag" \
  --deny-self-hosted-runners

GitHub verifies the archive, repository, workflow, signer & transparency proof.

Usage

Set optional arguments and parameters with defaults by name.

<?php

use XTwitterScraper\Client;

$client = new Client(
  apiKey: getenv('X_TWITTER_SCRAPER_API_KEY') ?: 'My API Key'
);

$response = $client->x->tweets->search(q: 'from:elonmusk', limit: 10);

var_dump($response);

Value Objects

Create value objects with Dog::with(name: "Joey") and named parameters. Builders also work: (new Dog)->withName("Joey").

Handling Errors

Connection failures and non-2xx responses throw an APIException subclass:

<?php

use XTwitterScraper\Core\Exceptions\APIConnectionException;
use XTwitterScraper\Core\Exceptions\RateLimitException;
use XTwitterScraper\Core\Exceptions\APIStatusException;

try {
  $account = $client->account->retrieve();
} catch (APIConnectionException $e) {
  echo "Could not reach the API. Check your connection.", PHP_EOL;
  var_dump($e->getPrevious());
} catch (RateLimitException $e) {
  echo "Rate limit reached. Retry later.", PHP_EOL;
} catch (APIStatusException $e) {
  echo "Request failed. Check the response details.", PHP_EOL;
  echo $e->getMessage();
}

Error types by cause:

Cause	Error Type
HTTP 400	`BadRequestException`
HTTP 401	`AuthenticationException`
HTTP 403	`PermissionDeniedException`
HTTP 404	`NotFoundException`
HTTP 409	`ConflictException`
HTTP 422	`UnprocessableEntityException`
HTTP 429	`RateLimitException`
HTTP >= 500	`InternalServerException`
Other HTTP error	`APIStatusException`
Timeout	`APITimeoutException`
Network error	`APIConnectionException`

Retries

The client retries some failures twice with exponential backoff. Defaults include connection failures, timeouts, HTTP 408, 409, 429 & 5xx responses. Set maxRetries globally or per request:

<?php

use XTwitterScraper\Client;

// Configure the default for all requests:
$client = new Client(requestOptions: ['maxRetries' => 0]);

// Or, configure per-request:
$result = $client->account->retrieve(requestOptions: ['maxRetries' => 5]);

Advanced Concepts

Custom or Undocumented Requests

Undocumented Properties

Send undocumented parameters and read undocumented response properties. An extra* value overrides its documented counterpart.

<?php

$account = $client->account->retrieve(
  requestOptions: [
    'extraQueryParams' => ['my_query_parameter' => 'value'],
    'extraBodyParams' => ['my_body_parameter' => 'value'],
    'extraHeaders' => ['my-header' => 'value'],
  ],
);

Undocumented Request Parameters

Pass extraQueryParams, extraBodyParams & extraHeaders through requestOptions.

Undocumented Endpoints

Use $client->request() to keep authentication and retries on undocumented routes:

<?php

$response = $client->request(
  method: "post",
  path: '/undocumented/endpoint',
  query: ['dog' => 'woof'],
  headers: ['useful-header' => 'interesting-value'],
  body: ['hello' => 'world']
);