TwitterShots Skill

Generate high-quality screenshots of Twitter/X posts via REST API.

Prerequisites

• API key from TwitterShots Account Settings
• Store the key securely (environment variable TWITTERSHOTS_API_KEY recommended)

Extract Tweet ID

Parse tweet ID from various URL formats:

https://twitter.com/username/status/1617979122625712128
https://x.com/username/status/1617979122625712128
https://twitter.com/username/status/1617979122625712128?s=20

Extract pattern: /status/(\d+) → Tweet ID is the numeric part after /status/

API Request

Endpoint: GET https://api.twittershots.com/api/v1/screenshot/:statusId

Required Header:

X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY
Accept: image/svg+xml, image/png, text/html

Common Parameters

Usage Examples

Basic Screenshot (SVG)

curl -X GET "https://api.twittershots.com/api/v1/screenshot/1617979122625712128?format=svg&theme=light" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: image/svg+xml" \
  -o tweet.svg

Dark Theme PNG

curl -X GET "https://api.twittershots.com/api/v1/screenshot/1617979122625712128?format=png&theme=dark" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: image/png" \
  -o tweet.png

Instagram Ready (4:5 ratio)

curl -X GET "https://api.twittershots.com/api/v1/screenshot/1617979122625712128?format=png&aspectRatio=4:5&theme=light" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: image/png" \
  -o tweet-instagram.png

Get URL Instead of Buffer

curl -X GET "https://api.twittershots.com/api/v1/screenshot/1617979122625712128?returnType=url&format=svg" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response:

{
  "url": "https://i.twittershots.com/twitter-screenshots/2025/12/15/tweet-1617979122625712128-xxx.svg",
  "format": "svg",
  "tweetId": "1617979122625712128"
}

Minimal Style (No Stats)

curl -X GET "https://api.twittershots.com/api/v1/screenshot/1617979122625712128?format=png&showStats=false&showViews=false&showTimestamp=false" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: image/png" \
  -o tweet-minimal.png

Custom Background

# Gradient background
curl -X GET "https://api.twittershots.com/api/v1/screenshot/1617979122625712128?format=png&containerBackground=linear-gradient(90deg,%23003f5b,%232b4b7d,%235f5195)" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: image/png" \
  -o tweet-gradient.png

Python Example

import requests
import os

def screenshot_tweet(
    tweet_id: str,
    format: str = "png",
    theme: str = "light",
    aspect_ratio: str = "auto",
    show_full_text: bool = True,
    media_layout: str = "grid",
    time_zone_offset: str = "UTC+0",
    height: str = "auto",
    background_image: str = None,
    **kwargs
) -> bytes:
    """Generate a screenshot of a tweet."""
    api_key = os.environ.get("TWITTERSHOTS_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise ValueError("TWITTERSHOTS_API_KEY environment variable not set")
    
    params = {
        "format": format,
        "theme": theme,
        "aspectRatio": aspect_ratio,
        "showFullText": str(show_full_text).lower(),
        "mediaLayout": media_layout,
        "timeZoneOffset": time_zone_offset,
        "height": height,
        **kwargs
    }
    
    if background_image:
        params["backgroundImage"] = background_image
    
    response = requests.get(
        f"https://api.twittershots.com/api/v1/screenshot/{tweet_id}",
        headers={
            "X-API-KEY": api_key,
            "Accept": f"image/{format}" if format != "html" else "text/html"
        },
        params=params
    )
    response.raise_for_status()
    return response.content

# Extract tweet ID from URL
def extract_tweet_id(url: str) -> str:
    import re
    match = re.search(r'/status/(\d+)', url)
    if match:
        return match.group(1)
    raise ValueError(f"Could not extract tweet ID from: {url}")

# Usage
tweet_url = "https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1617979122625712128"
tweet_id = extract_tweet_id(tweet_url)
image_data = screenshot_tweet(tweet_id, format="png", theme="dark")

with open("tweet.png", "wb") as f:
    f.write(image_data)

Response Headers

Monitor quota via response headers:

• X-Quota-Remaining: Remaining requests
• X-Quota-Limit: Total quota for period

Error Handling

Workflow

1. Parse input: Extract tweet ID from URL or use directly if numeric
2. Apply defaults: Use format=png and theme=light unless the user explicitly sets either value
3. Build request: Construct URL with desired parameters
4. Execute: Make GET request with API key header
5. Handle response: Save buffer to file or use returned URL
6. Report: Show quota remaining from response headers