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POST
/
v1
/
tasks
Add Tasks
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lobstr.io/v1/tasks \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'
Add Twitter search results to scrape by providing search URLs from X.com (Twitter). The scraper will extract tweets matching your search query.

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Headers

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Authorization
string
required
Your API authentication token. Value: Token YOUR_API_KEY
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Content-Type
string
required
Request body format. Value: application/json

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Request Body

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
squidstringYesHash of your squid configured with the Twitter Search Results Scraper
tasksarrayYesArray of task objects, each containing a url field

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Task Object

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
urlstringYesTwitter search URL (e.g., https://x.com/search?q=keyword&src=typed_query&f=top)

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Search URL Parameters

Twitter search URLs support various filters via query parameters:
ParameterDescription
qSearch query (URL encoded)
f=topShow top results
f=liveShow latest results
f=userShow people results
f=imageShow image results
f=videoShow video results
Perform your search on Twitter/X first, apply filters, then copy the URL to preserve all search parameters.
Use f=live to get the most recent tweets matching your query.
Advanced search operators like from:username, since:2024-01-01, and filter:media are supported in the query.

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Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/tasks" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "squid": "YOUR_SQUID_HASH",
    "tasks": [
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/search?q=artificial%20intelligence&src=typed_query&f=top"
      }
    ]
  }'

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Response

200
{
  "duplicated_count": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "9fb224b5e2ce36942a74d1e94dd1cf14",
      "created_at": "2025-07-07T09:53:32.017225",
      "is_active": true,
      "params": {
        "url": "https://x.com/search?q=artificial%20intelligence&src=typed_query&f=top"
      },
      "module": 178,
      "object": "task"
    }
  ]
}