ScrapingBot vs TwittrAPI
A side-by-side look at the ScrapingBot and TwittrAPI MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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ScrapingBotSocial MediaPublic web data for AI agents: scrape any page, plus Google, TikTok, Instagram and Amazon as JSON.36FairAuth: api key requiredT
TwittrAPISocial Media · Local subprocess (stdio)Read public Twitter/X data: tweets, profiles, followers, search. No X developer account.56GoodAuth: api key requiredVerdict: choose ScrapingBot for social media work; choose TwittrAPI for social media as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
SChoose ScrapingBot when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
SCRAPINGBOT_API_KEY.
TChoose TwittrAPI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
TWITTRAPI_API_KEY, RAPIDAPI_KEY, RAPIDAPI_HOST, TWITTRAPI_BASE_URL, TWITTRAPI_RESPONSE_FORMAT, TWITTRAPI_X_COOKIE, TWITTRAPI_X_PROXY, TWITTRAPI_X_CHAT_PASSCODE. - You want tools like
get_user_by_username, get_user_by_id, username_to_id.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S ScrapingBot | T TwittrAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | SCRAPINGBOT_API_KEY | TWITTRAPI_API_KEYRAPIDAPI_KEYRAPIDAPI_HOSTTWITTRAPI_BASE_URLTWITTRAPI_RESPONSE_FORMATTWITTRAPI_X_COOKIETWITTRAPI_X_PROXYTWITTRAPI_X_CHAT_PASSCODE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 28 |
| Full listing | View ScrapingBot | View TwittrAPI |
Tools & capabilities
ScrapingBot tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
TwittrAPI tools 28
get_user_by_usernameProfile by handle, including the numeric user IDget_user_by_idProfile by numeric user IDusername_to_idResolve a handle to its user IDusers_by_idsProfiles for up to 500 user IDs at onceget_user_tweetsA user's tweetsget_user_tweets_and_repliesA user's tweets and repliesget_user_mediaA user's tweets with photos or videosget_followersA user's followersget_followingAccounts a user followsget_verified_followersA user's verified followerssearch_tweetsSearch with X operators; Top, Latest, People, Photos or Videosget_tweetA tweet and its reply thread- +16 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
ScrapingBot
No confirmed install command for ScrapingBot yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
TwittrAPI
{
"mcpServers": {
"twittrapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"twittrapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTRAPI_API_KEY": "YOUR_TWITTRAPI_API_KEY_HERE",
"RAPIDAPI_KEY": "YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY_HERE",
"RAPIDAPI_HOST": "YOUR_RAPIDAPI_HOST_HERE",
"TWITTRAPI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_TWITTRAPI_BASE_URL_HERE",
"TWITTRAPI_RESPONSE_FORMAT": "YOUR_TWITTRAPI_RESPONSE_FORMAT_HERE",
"TWITTRAPI_X_COOKIE": "YOUR_TWITTRAPI_X_COOKIE_HERE",
"TWITTRAPI_X_PROXY": "YOUR_TWITTRAPI_X_PROXY_HERE",
"TWITTRAPI_X_CHAT_PASSCODE": "YOUR_TWITTRAPI_X_CHAT_PASSCODE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
ScrapingBot is categorized under Social Media and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. TwittrAPI belongs to Social Media and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick ScrapingBot for social media work and TwittrAPI for social media.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. ScrapingBot has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
ScrapingBot has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. TwittrAPI is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add scrapingbot and twittrapi as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, ScrapingBot has a quality signal of 36/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. TwittrAPI has 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.