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Twint

Advanced Twitter scraping and OSINT tool written in Python that doesn't use Twitter's API.

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LicenseMIT
GitHub stars16.5k
Last commit6 days ago
Tags5 topics
Twitter Osint ToolSocial Media IntelligenceTwint AnalyticsMarketingHistorical Tweet Scraper
Overview

Why consider Twint?

Twint is an open-source Twitter intelligence and data scraping tool written in Python by Francesco Poldi. Twint extracts historical tweets, mentions, hashtags, follower networks, and phone/email queries without relying on rate-limited official Twitter API keys.

Guided learning

Learn Twint by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Twint

Twint harvests brand sentiment and competitor social media campaigns without API access limits.

Quickstart

bash
1pip install twint
2twint -s "open source" --since 2024-01-01 -o results.csv --csv

Twint is licensed under the permissive MIT License.

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Twint FAQs

Twint is listed as a Marketing tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Twint is listed under the MIT license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Twint is listed as an alternative to Meltwater. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.