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Free Twitter user search

This Twitter user search finds X accounts whose name or bio matches your keywords. Use it to find founders, marketers or brands in a niche without scrolling.

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How it works

  1. 1Type a few words you would expect in a name or bio, like a job title and a topic.
  2. 2We run the search on X and collect the matching accounts.
  3. 3You get a list of profiles with follower counts and whether each accepts DMs.

What you get

  • Name, handle and account id
  • Bio, location and website
  • Followers, following and tweet count
  • Verified and blue check badges
  • Accepts DMs: yes, no or unknown
  • Avatar and join date

Use cases

  • Find people who describe themselves as founders in your market.
  • Build a shortlist of creators in a niche before you plan a sponsorship.
  • Find a company's official account when you only know its name.
  • Collect accounts that accept DMs for a small, targeted outreach test.

How Twitter user search matches accounts

Twitter user search on X looks at names, handles and bios, and the matching is deliberately loose. A search for "crm founder" can return a CRM vendor, a founder who mentions CRM once, and a consultant who sells CRM setup. Each result shows the bio so you can judge fit at a glance.

A few habits give better lists:

  • Use the words people write about themselves. "founder", "head of growth" and "indie hacker" show up in bios far more often than "decision maker".
  • Pair a role with a topic. "devrel kubernetes" is sharper than either word alone.
  • Try a second phrasing. "growth marketer" and "growth marketing" return different people.
  • Check the counts. Very new accounts with no tweets are often abandoned or spam.

The free page shows the first rows of one page of results. Empty bios show as n/a.

Already know the handle?

If you know the exact account, skip the search. The X User Lookup returns that one profile directly. To read what the account posts, use the X Timeline Scraper.

Searching bios is only one way to find accounts that already care about a topic. The followers of a competitor (X Follower Exporter) or the members of a curated list (X List Members) are often closer to what you need.

Search for accounts from your code

The same search runs through the API at /docs/tools/x-user-search. Each page returns profiles plus a cursor for the next page, so a script or an AI agent can page through results and filter on bio text, follower count or DM status.

Questions

Does this search tweets or accounts?
Accounts. It matches names, handles and bios. To search what people tweet, use X Tweet Search.
Why do some results not match my keywords?
X matches bios loosely. It may return accounts that mention only one of your words, or that match on the handle. Read the bio before you treat a result as a fit.
Can I filter by location or follower count?
Not on the free page. The API gives you the location and follower count for every result, so you can filter them in your own code.
Can I search for one specific person?
Yes, type their name. If you already know their handle, X User Lookup is faster and returns the profile directly.
Is this tool free?
Yes. Each visitor gets 10 free runs a day, and each run shows the first rows of the result. With a free account you see the full page, and the API has no daily cap beyond your credits and rate limit.
Is this affiliated with X?
No. ChatterAPI is independent and not affiliated with Reddit, Inc. or X Corp.

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