Twitter List Lookup

Blocks for retrieving information about Twitter/X lists.

Twitter Get List

What it is

This block retrieves information about a specified Twitter List.

How it works

This block queries the Twitter API v2 to retrieve detailed information about a specific Twitter List by its ID. Returns list metadata including name, description, member count, follower count, and privacy status.

The block uses Tweepy with OAuth 2.0 authentication and supports expansions to include owner profile data. Works for both public lists and private lists you own or follow.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
expansions	Choose what extra information you want to get with your Twitter Lists: - Select 'List_Owner_ID' to get details about who owns the list This will let you see more details about the list owner when you also select user fields below.	ListExpansionsFilter	No
user_fields	Choose what information you want to see about list owners. This only works when you select 'List_Owner_ID' in expansions above. You can see things like: - Their username - Profile picture - Account details - And more	TweetUserFieldsFilter	No
list_fields	Choose what information you want to see about the Twitter Lists themselves, such as: - List name - Description - Number of followers - Number of members - Whether it's private - Creation date - And more	ListFieldsFilter	No
list_id	The ID of the List to lookup	str	Yes

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
id	ID of the Twitter List	str
name	Name of the Twitter List	str
owner_id	ID of the List owner	str
owner_username	Username of the List owner	str
data	Complete list data	Dict[str, Any]
included	Additional data requested via expansions	Dict[str, Any]
meta	Metadata about the response	Dict[str, Any]

Possible use case

List Verification: Verify a list exists and check its current details before performing operations on it.

List Discovery: Retrieve information about interesting lists to decide whether to follow them.

Analytics Preparation: Gather list metadata for reporting or analysis purposes.

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Twitter Get Owned Lists

What it is

This block retrieves all Lists owned by a specified Twitter user.

How it works

This block queries the Twitter API v2 to retrieve all Twitter Lists created by a specific user. Results include list IDs, names, and detailed metadata with pagination support for users with many lists.

The block uses Tweepy with OAuth 2.0 authentication and supports expansions to include owner profile data. Only returns public lists unless querying your own account.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
expansions	Choose what extra information you want to get with your Twitter Lists: - Select 'List_Owner_ID' to get details about who owns the list This will let you see more details about the list owner when you also select user fields below.	ListExpansionsFilter	No
user_fields	Choose what information you want to see about list owners. This only works when you select 'List_Owner_ID' in expansions above. You can see things like: - Their username - Profile picture - Account details - And more	TweetUserFieldsFilter	No
list_fields	Choose what information you want to see about the Twitter Lists themselves, such as: - List name - Description - Number of followers - Number of members - Whether it's private - Creation date - And more	ListFieldsFilter	No
user_id	The user ID whose owned Lists to retrieve	str	Yes
max_results	Maximum number of results per page (1-100)	int	No
pagination_token	Token for pagination	str	No

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
list_ids	List ids of the owned lists	List[str]
list_names	List names of the owned lists	List[str]
next_token	Token for next page of results	str
data	Complete owned lists data	List[Dict[str, Any]]
included	Additional data requested via expansions	Dict[str, Any]
meta	Metadata about the response	Dict[str, Any]

Possible use case

List Discovery: Find all public lists created by influencers or thought leaders in your industry.

Account Audit: Review all lists you own to identify ones to update or delete.

Competitive Analysis: Discover how competitors organize their Twitter following through their public lists.

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