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Twitter (X) Thread Fetcher: Extract and Merge Tweets from Threads
What it does
- Thread Detection: Automatically detects whether the provided Twitter link is a single tweet or a thread.
- Tweet Extraction: Fetches and returns the content of a single tweet, or gathers all tweets in a thread by retrieving the first tweet and all connected replies.
- Thread Merging: Merges all tweets in the correct order to reconstruct the complete thread, filtering out any empty results.
- Seamless Integration: Easily trigger this workflow from other n8n workflows to automate Twitter thread extraction from various sources.
How it works
- Accepts a Twitter link as input-either a single tweet or a thread.
- If the link is for a single tweet, fetches and returns the tweet content.
- If the link is for a thread, fetches the first tweet, then iteratively retrieves all connected replies that form the thread, ensuring only relevant tweets are included.
- Merges the first tweet and all subsequent thread tweets in order, filters out any empty results, and returns the complete thread.
- Uses twitterapi.io for all Twitter API requests.
Set up steps
- Setup typically takes just a few minutes. You’ll need to configure your Twitter API credentials for twitterapi.io.
- You can trigger this workflow manually for testing or call it from another workflow to automate thread fetching from sources like Notion, spreadsheets, or other platforms.
- For best results, create a separate workflow to gather Twitter links from your preferred source, then trigger this workflow to fetch and return the full thread.
Detailed configuration instructions and node explanations are included as sticky notes within the workflow canvas.
Benefits
- Light speed: Fetches a 15-tweet thread in just 3 seconds for rapid results.
- Cost effective: Processes a 15-tweet thread for only $0.0027, making it highly affordable. (Cost may vary depending on the density of replies in the thread.)