DataspryvaUse X Community Activity & Member Finder with Python
Collect public X Community posts, about info, rules and members with no login required. Get the community profile, member count, ranked posts with engagement metrics, authors and media.
1. Choose the data you need
Review the published README for supported collection modes, examples, and limits. The recipe below uses the current published input definition.
2. Prepare a source-based input
This JSON contains published prefills and required-field defaults. Review every value for your task before running it; it is not a promise of successful collection.
{
"authorVerifiedOnly": false,
"communityUrls": [
"https://x.com/i/communities/1493446837214187523"
],
"includeAbout": true,
"includeActiveMembers": false,
"includeMembers": false,
"language": "any",
"maxMembers": 10,
"maxPosts": 3,
"postSource": "all",
"sort": "top"
}
Download input.example.json and save your reviewed copy as input.json.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
communityUrls | array | required | Paste the links of the X communities you want to collect. Community links look like https://x.com/i/communities/1493446837214187523. You can also paste the numeric community ID on its own. |
postSource | string | optional | Which public post feed to collect. All merges the popular and media feeds; Top keeps X's ranked posts; Media keeps posts with photos or videos. |
sort | string | optional | How to order the collected posts. Top keeps X's popular order; Latest and Most liked/Viewed re-sort the collected rows. |
maxPosts | integer | optional | Upper bound on posts per community. X exposes roughly 1-66 unique public posts per community (typically 20-66), so a larger number is not a guarantee. |
includeAbout | boolean | optional | Add a community row with the name, description, member count, creation date, banner, topic, join policy and rules. |
includeMembers | boolean | optional | Add one row per publicly visible member: the creator, the full exposed moderator list and the community facepile, expanded with public profile details. |
includeActiveMembers | boolean | optional | Add the authors of the collected posts as member rows with role active. This is the cookieless substitute for a full member directory, which requires login on X. |
maxMembers | integer | optional | Cap on member rows per community when either member option is on. The creator and moderators are kept first. |
dateFrom | string | optional | Only keep posts created on or after this date. |
dateTo | string | optional | Only keep posts created on or before this date. |
minimumLikes | integer | optional | Only keep posts with at least this many likes. |
minimumViews | integer | optional | Only keep posts with at least this many views. |
minimumReplies | integer | optional | Only keep posts with at least this many replies. |
minimumRetweets | integer | optional | Only keep posts with at least this many retweets. |
language | string | optional | Only keep posts written in this language. |
authorVerifiedOnly | boolean | optional | Keep only posts whose author is verified or blue-verified. |
proxyConfiguration | object | optional | Optional. The actor works without a proxy; use one only for large or repeated runs. |
3. Start an Actor run
Set APIFY_TOKEN in your environment. Python 3.10 or newer is sufficient; this recipe uses no third-party packages.
Execution may incur charges. Review current pricing on Apify. The request asks for a 120-second timeout and a charge limit; these settings are subject to Apify’s pricing and do not guarantee an all-inclusive spending cap.
import json
import os
import urllib.request
# Save the schema-derived example as input.json; review and edit it first.
with open("input.json", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
actor_input = json.load(stream)
token = os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"]
request = urllib.request.Request(
"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/426ZUFce9JRGaj4Mc/runs?timeout=120&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.50",
data=json.dumps(actor_input).encode("utf-8"),
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
method="POST",
)
# This starts a potentially billable run. Do not automatically retry this POST.
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=40) as response:
run = json.load(response)["data"]
print("Run ID:", run["id"])
print("Status:", run["status"])
# Inspect and download results in Apify Console once the run succeeds.
4. Inspect the actual results
Open the run in Apify Console and wait for a successful completion. Use the published output schema to locate results and the dataset schema to understand declared views. Missing or optional record fields must not be treated as guaranteed values.
Community profile, rules, top/media posts with engagement metrics, and optional creator, moderator, facepile and active-member rows from a public X Community.
Questions before you run
Which inputs are required?
The published required fields are communityUrls
What does this guide verify?
The fields, prefills, and schema links are rendered from the published build. This is a usage recipe, not a paid live extraction test. Source availability and collection results can vary.
What if the run request times out?
Check Apify Console before retrying. The first request may already have created a run. Do not automatically repeat a run-creation POST.
Generated from source build YF4pzdKaKvCueXzye and its README and schemas. Source changes regenerate this guide; no third-party editorial claims are inferred.