Just a simple script I made that fetches a user's Twitter followers list. Combined with a crontab running on a daily basis so I can find out who unfollows me :)
Actually, you can change the TWITTER_USER and just stalk whoever you want ;)
Need to define 2 environment variables
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
TWITTER_USER |
username or handle. Begins with the “@” symbol, is unique per account, and appears in the profile URL. |
TWITTER_TOKEN |
Used for authorization. It can be fetched by launching Twitter on your browser after being logged-in and copying the authorization header of any request. |
Just run the script!
./main.py
date='2023/02/15', followers=77, added_names=['Mendy Landa (LandaMendy)', 'Tal Borenstein (talboren)'], removed_names=[]Run crontab -e to add a new cronjob
- Define the environment variables
- Define interval, check crontab.guru
- Store logs to a log file
Here's an example running the script on a daily basis:
TWITTER_USER=<user_to_stalk>
TWITTER_TOKEN=<auth_token>
...
0 0 * * * <path/to/repo>/twitter-stalker/main.py >> <path/to/repo>/twitter-stalker/log.txt 2>&1
The repo has a Grafana deployment based on Docker Compose.
- Deploy
make grafana - Open the browser at http://localhost:3000/d/twitter-trends