# X (Twitter) Verified Followers Scraper - Blue-Check Audience (`seemuapps/x-verified-followers-scraper`) Actor

Extract only the verified (blue-check) followers of any X (Twitter) profile, newest first, with follower counts and bios. Ideal for high-value lead gen.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/x-verified-followers-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrew](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.50 / 1,000 profile results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## X (Twitter) Verified Followers Scraper - Blue-Check Audience

Extract only the verified (blue-check) followers of any X (Twitter) profile, newest first, with follower counts and bios. Ideal for high-value lead gen.

### What you get

- Only verified accounts - every row is a blue-check follower, no filtering needed
- Username, display name, bio, and location for every verified follower
- Follower and following counts, tweet count, media count, and likes count
- Verification type, DM availability, and account creation date
- Profile and cover picture URLs and profile URL
- Newest-first order - the most recent verified followers come first
- Cursor-based pagination - capture large verified audiences across multiple runs

### Free tier vs. paid

Free runs are capped to help cover data costs:

- **25 verified followers per run**

Upgrade to any paid plan on the actor's pricing page to lift the limit - your `Max Verified Followers` setting is honored in full.

### Use cases

- Influencer vetting - measure how many verified accounts actually follow a creator before partnering
- High-value lead generation - verified followers are established accounts and businesses, perfect outreach targets
- Blue-check audience analysis - understand the premium segment of any profile's audience
- Social proof research - identify notable verified accounts following you or a competitor
- Competitive analysis - compare the verified audiences of accounts in your niche

### How to use

1. Enter a **Username** (with or without @)
2. Set **Max Verified Followers** (default 200; 0 for unlimited)
3. Run the actor - one verified follower per row in the **Dataset** tab
4. To fetch more verified followers, open the **Key-value store** tab → copy the `NEXT_PAGE_ID` value → paste it into **Page ID** on your next run

### Output format

One verified follower per dataset row - perfect for direct CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets export:

```json
{
  "auditedUsername": "elonmusk",
  "auditedUserId": "44196397",
  "username": "example_user",
  "userId": "123456789",
  "name": "Example User",
  "description": "Building things on the internet.",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "isBlueVerified": true,
  "verifiedType": null,
  "followersCount": 24500,
  "followingCount": 812,
  "tweetsCount": 15230,
  "mediaCount": 640,
  "likesCount": 9800,
  "canDm": true,
  "createdAt": "Wed Jan 01 12:05:00 +0000 2015",
  "profilePicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/....jpg",
  "coverPicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/....jpg",
  "profileUrl": "https://x.com/example_user"
}
```

### Pagination

If the profile has more verified followers than **Max Verified Followers** allows, the actor saves a resume cursor to the default **Key-value store** under the key `NEXT_PAGE_ID`.

1. Open the **Key-value store** tab on the run page
2. Copy the value of `NEXT_PAGE_ID`
3. Start a new run and paste it into **Page ID**

When `NEXT_PAGE_ID` is `null`, all verified followers have been fetched.

### Input options

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| Username | string | X handle, with or without @ (required) |
| Max Verified Followers | integer | Cap per run - default 200, 0 for unlimited |
| Page ID | string | `NEXT_PAGE_ID` from the previous run's Key-value store, to resume pagination |

# Actor input Schema

## `username` (type: `string`):

X (Twitter) username whose verified followers you want to extract, with or without the @.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum verified followers to return. Set 0 for unlimited.

## `pageId` (type: `string`):

Optional. Cursor from a previous run to resume. Paste NEXT\_PAGE\_ID from the previous run's Key-value store.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "username": "elonmusk",
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per verified follower: username, userId, name, bio, location, follower/following counts, verification type, profile picture.

## `nextPageId` (type: `string`):

NEXT\_PAGE\_ID record in the default key-value store. Paste into Page ID on the next run to resume; null when all verified followers are fetched.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "username": "elonmusk"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/x-verified-followers-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "username": "elonmusk" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seemuapps/x-verified-followers-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "username": "elonmusk"
}' |
apify call seemuapps/x-verified-followers-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=seemuapps/x-verified-followers-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/AOu9xCBRpLRT6Wexj/builds/WX2bpkrObCRyB8ljO/openapi.json