Quote Retweets Scraper — a free, open-source browser console script for X/Twitter automation. No API keys or fees required.
How to Use
- Navigate to x.com and log in
- Open DevTools Console (F12 or Cmd+Option+I)
- Paste the script below and press Enter
Configuration Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
FORMAT | 'both' | 'json', 'csv', 'both' |
Default Configuration
const CONFIG = {
MAX_QUOTES: 500,
SCROLL_DELAY: 1500,
FORMAT: 'both', // 'json', 'csv', 'both'
};
Full Script
Copy and paste this entire script into your browser DevTools console on x.com.
/**
* Quote Retweets Scraper
* Get all quote retweets of a specific tweet
*
* HOW TO USE:
* 1. Go to a tweet and click on the quote retweets count
* OR go to x.com/USERNAME/status/TWEETID/quotes
* 2. Open Developer Console (Ctrl+Shift+J or Cmd+Option+J)
* 3. Paste this script and press Enter
*
* by nichxbt - https://github.com/nirholas/XActions
*/
(() => {
const CONFIG = {
MAX_QUOTES: 500,
SCROLL_DELAY: 1500,
FORMAT: 'both', // 'json', 'csv', 'both'
};
const sleep = (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
const download = (content, filename, type) => {
const blob = new Blob([content], { type });
const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
const a = document.createElement('a');
a.href = url;
a.download = filename;
a.click();
URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
};
const parseNumber = (str) => {
if (!str) return 0;
const num = parseFloat(str.replace(/,/g, ''));
if (str.includes('K')) return num * 1000;
if (str.includes('M')) return num * 1000000;
return num;
};
const extractQuote = (article) => {
try {
const tweetText = article.querySelector('[data-testid="tweetText"]')?.textContent || '';
const userName = article.querySelector('[data-testid="User-Name"]')?.textContent || '';
const handle = userName.match(/@(\w+)/)?.[1] || '';
const displayName = userName.split('@')[0]?.trim() || '';
const verified = !!article.querySelector('[data-testid="User-Name"] svg[aria-label*="Verified"]');
const timeLink = article.querySelector('time')?.closest('a');
const quoteUrl = timeLink?.href || '';
const quoteId = quoteUrl.split('/status/')[1]?.split('?')[0] || '';
const time = article.querySelector('time')?.getAttribute('datetime') || '';
const buttons = article.querySelectorAll('[role="group"] button');
let replies = 0, retweets = 0, likes = 0, views = 0;
buttons.forEach(btn => {
const label = btn.getAttribute('aria-label') || '';
const num = parseNumber(label.match(/[\d,.]+[KM]?/)?.[0] || '0');
if (label.includes('repl')) replies = num;
else if (label.includes('repost') || label.includes('Retweet')) retweets = num;
else if (label.includes('like')) likes = num;
else if (label.includes('view')) views = num;
});
return {
quoteId,
handle,
displayName,
verified,
text: tweetText,
url: quoteUrl,
time,
likes,
retweets,
replies,
views,
};
} catch (e) {
return null;
}
};
const getTweetId = () => {
const match = window.location.pathname.match(/status\/(\d+)/);
return match ? match[1] : null;
};
const run = async () => {
const tweetId = getTweetId();
if (!tweetId) {
console.error('❌ Please go to the quotes page of a tweet!');
console.log(' Example: x.com/user/status/123456/quotes');
return;
}
console.log(`🔁 Scraping quote retweets of tweet ${tweetId}...`);
const quotes = new Map();
let scrolls = 0;
let noNewCount = 0;
while (quotes.size < CONFIG.MAX_QUOTES && noNewCount < 5) {
const articles = document.querySelectorAll('article[data-testid="tweet"]');
const beforeCount = quotes.size;
articles.forEach(article => {
const quote = extractQuote(article);
if (quote && quote.quoteId && quote.quoteId !== tweetId && !quotes.has(quote.quoteId)) {
quotes.set(quote.quoteId, quote);
}
});
const added = quotes.size - beforeCount;
if (added > 0) {
console.log(`🔁 Collected ${quotes.size} quote retweets...`);
noNewCount = 0;
} else {
noNewCount++;
}
window.scrollBy(0, 800);
await sleep(CONFIG.SCROLL_DELAY);
scrolls++;
if (scrolls > 100) break;
}
const quoteList = Array.from(quotes.values());
quoteList.sort((a, b) => b.likes - a.likes);
console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(60));
console.log(`🔁 SCRAPED ${quoteList.length} QUOTE RETWEETS`);
console.log('='.repeat(60) + '\n');
// Stats
const verified = quoteList.filter(q => q.verified).length;
const totalLikes = quoteList.reduce((sum, q) => sum + q.likes, 0);
console.log(`📊 Stats: ${verified} verified accounts, ${totalLikes.toLocaleString()} total likes`);
quoteList.slice(0, 5).forEach((q, i) => {
console.log(`${i + 1}. @${q.handle}${q.verified ? ' ✓' : ''} (${q.likes} ❤️): "${q.text.slice(0, 50)}..."`);
});
if (CONFIG.FORMAT === 'json' || CONFIG.FORMAT === 'both') {
const data = { originalTweetId: tweetId, quoteCount: quoteList.length, quotes: quoteList };
download(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2), `tweet_${tweetId}_quotes_${Date.now()}.json`, 'application/json');
console.log('💾 Downloaded quotes.json');
}
if (CONFIG.FORMAT === 'csv' || CONFIG.FORMAT === 'both') {
const csv = [
'Handle,DisplayName,Verified,Text,Likes,Retweets,Views,URL,Time',
...quoteList.map(q =>
`"@${q.handle}","${q.displayName.replace(/"/g, '""')}",${q.verified},"${q.text.replace(/"/g, '""').replace(/\n/g, ' ')}",${q.likes},${q.retweets},${q.views},"${q.url}","${q.time}"`
)
].join('\n');
download(csv, `tweet_${tweetId}_quotes_${Date.now()}.csv`, 'text/csv');
console.log('💾 Downloaded quotes.csv');
}
window.scrapedQuotes = { tweetId, quotes: quoteList };
console.log('\n✅ Done! Access data: window.scrapedQuotes');
};
run();
})();
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