X Tweet Fetcher

Fetch tweets from X/Twitter without authentication. Uses FxTwitter API.

What It Can Fetch

Usage

CLI

# JSON output
python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --url "https://x.com/user/status/123456"

# Pretty JSON
python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --url "https://x.com/user/status/123456" --pretty

# Text only (human readable)
python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --url "https://x.com/user/status/123456" --text-only

From Agent Code

from scripts.fetch_tweet import fetch_tweet

result = fetch_tweet("https://x.com/user/status/123456")
tweet = result["tweet"]

# Regular tweet
print(tweet["text"])

# X Article (long-form)
if tweet["is_article"]:
    print(tweet["article"]["title"])
    print(tweet["article"]["full_text"])  # Complete article
    print(tweet["article"]["word_count"])

Output Format

{
  "url": "https://x.com/user/status/123",
  "username": "user",
  "tweet_id": "123",
  "tweet": {
    "text": "Tweet content...",
    "author": "Display Name",
    "screen_name": "username",
    "likes": 100,
    "retweets": 50,
    "bookmarks": 25,
    "views": 10000,
    "replies_count": 30,
    "created_at": "Mon Jan 01 12:00:00 +0000 2026",
    "is_note_tweet": false,
    "is_article": true,
    "article": {
      "title": "Article Title",
      "full_text": "Complete article content...",
      "word_count": 4847,
      "char_count": 27705
    }
  }
}

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• No external packages (stdlib only)
• No API keys
• No login required

How It Works

Uses FxTwitter public API (api.fxtwitter.com) which proxies X/Twitter content. Articles are returned as structured blocks and reassembled into full text.

Limitations

• Cannot fetch reply threads (only reply counts available via replies_count field)
• Reply content would require browser automation dependencies (Camofox/Nitter)
• These were removed to maintain zero-dependency architecture
• --replies flag exists but returns an explanatory error message
• Cannot fetch deleted or private tweets
• Rate limits depend on FxTwitter service availability
• If FxTwitter goes down, the skill won't work (no fallback)

File Structure

skills/x-tweet-fetcher/
├── SKILL.md              (this file)
└── scripts/
    └── fetch_tweet.py    (single file, zero deps)