Scrapfly compares four surviving X/Twitter scrapers on GitHub
Scrapfly published a comparison of four X scraper repositories that still work in 2026, evaluating them on coverage, account requirements, maintenance, and infrastructure burden.
Briefing
- Scrapfly: Scrapfly published a comparison of four X scraper repositories that still work in 2026, evaluating them on coverage, account requirements, maintenance, and infrastructure burden.
Why it matters
X's aggressive anti-bot measures have killed most public scrapers, making this a practical guide for developers who still need Twitter data. The analysis highlights the trade-offs between ease of use and resilience, and explains why older projects died, which helps practitioners choose a tool that won't break next week.
Sources
- Primary source · Scrapfly · 2026-09-17 — 4 X (Twitter) Scrapers on GitHub That Still Work in 2026
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