How to Export Twitter Followers

1

Enter the account

Any public handle or profile link: yours, a competitor’s, a creator’s or an industry account.

2

Pick the list

Followers, the accounts it follows, or only its verified followers.

3

Filter and download

Narrow the latest 200 profiles (20 for verified followers) by audience size, verification, website, open DMs or bio keywords, then save as CSV, Excel or JSON.

What Each Profile in the Export Includes

Identity

User ID, username, display name, bio, location, website, profile link and avatar.

  • user_idstored as text
  • username
  • display_name
  • bio
  • location
  • profile_url
  • avatar_url

Contact signals

Whether the account accepts direct messages, and the website in the bio.

  • can_dmtrue or false
  • websitefirst link in the bio

Audience

Followers and following, verification, and the protected flag.

  • followers
  • following
  • verified
  • protected

Activity

Post count, likes given, media count, account creation date and age in days, and the pinned post.

  • tweets
  • likes_given
  • media_count
  • created_atUTC
  • account_age_days
  • pinned_tweet_idstored as text

There are no email addresses and no phone numbers. X does not publish them, and this tool does not look for them anywhere else.

Followers, Following or Verified Followers: Which List to Export

Followers

Who pays attention to an account. Use it for audience research, influencer vetting, or finding people interested in a competitor’s niche.

Export followers

Following

Who an account pays attention to. It is a quick map of the sources, partners and peers in its space.

Export the following list

Verified followers

Followers with the checkmark. They are the paying, generally more active part of an audience, and the count X uses for creator payouts. For the count alone, use the Verified Followers Checker.

Export verified followers

What People Use Follower Exports For

Sales and partnerships

Filter a competitor’s followers by bio keywords such as “founder” or “head of”, by website and by open DMs to find relevant companies. Then reach out respectfully, one person at a time.

Audience research

See who follows a brand, a creator or a topic account: their size, locations, interests and how long they have been on X.

Influencer vetting

Check whether a creator’s followers look like a real audience, alongside the Fake Follower Checker.

Research datasets

Researchers study networks of accounts around a topic, event or community.

Use exported data in line with X’s rules and the privacy laws that apply to you. Don’t use it for spam, harassment or automated mass messaging.

Other Ways to Export Twitter Followers

Your X archiveBrowser extensionsPaid export servicesThis page and the API
Any account, not just yoursNoYesYesYes
Needs your X loginYesYes, in your browserVariesNo
Full profilesNo, IDs onlyYesYesYes
Verified followers listNoRarelyRarelyYes
Free tierYes200 rows typicalSamplesLatest 200 rows, then 20,000 with free API credits
Cost of a 50,000-follower listn/aPro planMinimums of $5.99 or plans from $99.99About $0.50

X’s own data archive lists your followers as numeric IDs only. To turn those into full profiles, open the archive in the Archive Viewer and resolve the IDs through the API.

What the Export Can’t Include

  • Email addresses and phone numbers: not public on X, so not included.
  • The date someone followed: X does not publish follow dates for follower lists.
  • Followers of protected accounts: private lists stay private.
  • Complete lists for free: the free export covers the latest 200 profiles, or the latest 20 verified followers. Complete lists run through the API.

Export Complete Follower Lists With the API

The Sorsa API returns the same full profiles for entire lists:

List sizeRequestsCost on Pro
5,000 followers26about $0.05
48,200 followers242about $0.48
1,000,000 followers5,001about $10
  • One API key, no app approval, setup in about 3 minutes
  • Flat 20 requests per second: 50,000 profiles in under 15 seconds of requests
  • 100 free requests to start: 20,000 profiles, no card
GET /v3/followersFor developers
import csv, requests

H = {"ApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
params, users = {"username": "nasa"}, []
while True:
    page = requests.get("https://api.sorsa.io/v3/followers", headers=H, params=params).json()
    users += page.get("users", [])
    if not page.get("next_cursor"):
        break
    params["next_cursor"] = page["next_cursor"]

with open("followers.csv", "w", newline="", encoding="utf-8-sig") as f:
    w = csv.writer(f)
    w.writerow(["user_id", "username", "followers", "bio"])
    for u in users:
        w.writerow([u["id"], u["username"], u["followers_count"], u.get("description", "")])
Automate with Sorsa API

Related Tools

Verified Followers CheckerRecent FollowersExport Tweets
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I export Twitter followers to CSV?

Enter the account above, choose Followers, press Export list, then download CSV. You get the latest 200 followers free as full profiles, with name, bio, location, website, counts, verification, DM status and account age.

Can I export the followers of someone else’s account?

Yes. Any public X account works, with no login. Protected accounts can’t be exported, because their lists are private.

Can I export the accounts someone follows?

Yes. Choose Following to export the accounts an account follows, with the same profile columns.

Can I export only verified followers?

Yes. Choose Verified followers to get only the followers with the checkmark. The free export returns the latest 20 of them, and the API the complete list. It is one of the few tools that offers this list.

Is it free?

Yes, for the latest 200 profiles per export (20 for verified followers) and 3 exports a day. For complete lists, a free API key includes 100 requests, enough for 20,000 profiles (2,000 verified followers).

Does the export include email addresses?

No. X doesn’t publish email addresses or phone numbers, and this tool doesn’t collect them from anywhere else.

Can I see when someone followed an account?

No. X doesn’t publish follow dates for follower lists, so no public-data export can include them.

How much does it cost to export all followers of a big account?

One API request per 200 followers (per 20 verified followers), plus one. An account with 48,200 followers takes 242 requests, about $0.48 on the Pro plan. The estimate appears under every export.

How is this different from my X data archive?

Your archive covers only your own account and lists followers as numeric IDs. This page exports any public account’s lists with full profiles.

Will the account know I exported its followers?

No. The export reads public data only and never interacts with the account.