X.com Tweet Extraction

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name: x-extract

description: Extract tweet content from x.com URLs without credentials using browser automation. Use when user asks to "extract tweet", "download x.com link", "get tweet content", or provides x.com/twitter.com URLs for content extraction. Works without Twitter API credentials.

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# X.com Tweet Extraction

Extract tweet content (text, media, author, metadata) from x.com URLs without requiring Twitter/X credentials.

How It Works

Uses OpenClaw's browser tool to load the tweet page, then extracts content from the rendered HTML.

Workflow

1. Validate URL

Check that the URL is a valid x.com/twitter.com tweet:

2. Open in Browser

browser action=open profile=openclaw targetUrl=<x.com-url>

Wait for page load (targetId returned).

3. Capture Snapshot

browser action=snapshot targetId=<TARGET_ID> snapshotFormat=aria

4. Extract Content

From the snapshot, extract:

**Required fields:**

**Optional fields:**

5. Format Output

Output as structured markdown:

# Tweet by @username

**Author:** Full Name (@handle)  
**Posted:** YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM  
**Source:** <original-url>

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<Tweet text content here>

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**Media:**
- ![Image 1](<media-url-1>)
- ![Image 2](<media-url-2>)

**Engagement:**
- 👍 Likes: 1,234
- 🔄 Retweets: 567
- 💬 Replies: 89

**Thread:** [Part 2/5] | [View full thread](<thread-url>)

6. Download Media (Optional)

If user requests `--download-media` or "download images":

1. Extract all media URLs from snapshot

2. Use `exec` with `curl` or `wget` to download:

```bash

curl -L -o "tweet-{tweetId}-image-{n}.jpg" "<media-url>"

```

3. Report downloaded files with paths

Error Handling

**If page fails to load:**

**If content extraction fails:**

Common Selectors

See [references/selectors.md](references/selectors.md) for detailed CSS/ARIA selectors used by x.com (updated as layout changes).

Limitations

Examples

**Extract single tweet:**

User: "Extract this tweet: https://x.com/vista8/status/2019651804062241077"
Agent: [Opens browser, captures snapshot, formats markdown output]

**Extract with media download:**

User: "Get the tweet text and download all images from https://x.com/user/status/123"
Agent: [Extracts content, downloads images to ./downloads/, reports paths]

**Thread extraction:**

User: "Extract this thread: https://x.com/user/status/456"
Agent: [Detects thread, extracts all tweets in sequence, formats as numbered list]