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 can I download twitter posts from specific sources for news

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Yes, you can download tweets from specific sources (accounts) for news and archival purposes—but how you do it depends on whether it's your account or someone else's, and on your tech comfort level. Here's a breakdown:

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1. Your own tweets (via X/Twitter)

You can download your full tweet history by ordering an archive through the platform:

• Go to Settings → Your Account → Download an archive of your data.
  
  

• X will prepare a ZIP file containing your tweets (and other data) within ~24 hours elitwilliams.medium.com+14tweetdelete.net+14reddit.com+14.
  
  

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2. Other public users’ tweets via Twitter/X API

• The official API v2/v1.1 lets you fetch tweets from public accounts.
  
  

• Using endpoints like GET /users/:id/tweets or statuses/user_timeline, you can retrieve up to ~3,200 recent tweets per user stackoverflow.com+2stackoverflow.com+2devcommunity.x.com+2elitwilliams.medium.com+2stevesie.com+2stackoverflow.com+2.
  
  

• This requires:
  
  

1. A Twitter Developer account, with API keys/Bearer token.
   
   

2. Code or libraries like Tweepy to script downloads (Python examples are common) stackoverflow.com.
   
   

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3. Third-party tools & scrapers

If you don’t want to code:

• Circleboom: Enter a handle, and it exports up to 3,200 tweets to CSV/Excel stackoverflow.com+8circleboom.com+8elitwilliams.medium.com+8.
  
  

• Apify's X Scraper, Tweet Flash, etc.: Web-based scrapers offering export in JSON/CSV with date filters; may cost per-thousand tweets tweetdelete.net.
  
  

• OutWit Hub (more general web-scraping) could be configured for scraping tweets en.wikipedia.org.
  
  

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💡 Key limitations & considerations

Method	Max tweets/user	Requires login/API	Cost
Your own archive	Unlimited	Yes (your account)	Free
Official API (self)	~3,200	Yes (API keys)	Mostly free up to limits
Circleboom	~3,200	No for other’s	Free or paid tiers
Apify / scrapers	Depends	No	Free tier/$0.10 per 1K tweets livemint.comen.wikipedia.org+7tweetbinder.com+7livemint.com+7arxiv.org+3en.wikipedia.org+3en.wikipedia.org+3geeksforgeeks.org+1stackoverflow.com+1arxiv.org+12tweetdelete.net+12reddit.com+12en.wikipedia.org

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  Since 2023, unofficial or third-party API clients are severely restricted, and free access ended—many scrapers now require payment .
  
  

• If you need tweets older than 3,200 or for historical research, hitting the paid API Pro/Enterprise tier or specialized scraping services is your only reliable option stackoverflow.com+4stevesie.com+4newsdata.io+4.
  
  

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✅ What you can do next

1. For your own tweets: Request the archive directly on X and wait ~24 hrs.
   
   

2. For others' tweets (up to ~3,200):
   
   

• Use Circleboom or similar.
  
  

• Or sign up for a Twitter Developer account and write a simple Python script with Tweepy.
  
  

3. For large or older archives beyond 3,200 tweets:
   
   

Here's a simple Python example using the NewsAPI to fetch the latest headlines. First, you’ll need to:

1. Sign up at https://newsapi.org and get your API key.
   
   

Install the requests library if it's not already installed:

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pip install requests

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✅ Example: Python Script to Fetch Top Headlines

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import requests

# Replace with your actual NewsAPI key

API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here'

URL = 'https://newsapi.org/v2/top-headlines'

# Parameters for the request

params = {

    'country': 'us',        # You can change to 'gb', 'ca', etc.

    'category': 'business', # Options: business, entertainment, health, science, sports, technology

    'apiKey': API_KEY

}

# Make the GET request

response = requests.get(URL, params=params)

# Parse the response JSON

data = response.json()

# Check for success

if response.status_code == 200:

    articles = data.get('articles', [])

    for i, article in enumerate(articles[:5], 1):  # Show top 5 headlines

        print(f"{i}. {article['title']}")

        print(f"   Source: {article['source']['name']}")

        print(f"   URL: {article['url']}\n")

else:

    print(f"Error: {data.get('message', 'Unknown error')}")

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🔄 Output Example

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1. Dow jumps 200 points as tech stocks rally

   Source: CNBC

   URL: https://www.cnbc.com/...

2. Federal Reserve signals rates may stay higher

   Source: Bloomberg

   URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/...

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Would you like an example for a keyword search (e.g. “Tesla” or “inflation”)?

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• Or invest in the API Pro/Enterprise access.
  
  

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TL;DR

• ✅ Yes, you can download tweets from both your own and public accounts.
  
  

• Self-archive: unlimited and free.
  
  

• Public users: up to 3,200 tweets via API or tools.
  
  

• For full archives or research-level access, you'll need paid tools or elevated API tier.
  
  

Let me know which route fits your needs best—happy to guide you through setup or scripting!

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