Client-side browser script that celetes tweets from your profile posted after a specific date and time while respecting rate limiter

delete_tweets.js

/**
 * @description Deletes tweets from your profile posted after a specific date and time.
 * @instructions Paste this entire script into your browser's developer console
 *               on your Twitter/X profile page (e.g., https://x.com/your-username)
 *               and press Enter.
 * DISCLAIMER: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOUR ACCOUNT MIGHT GET FLAGGED/SUSPENDED. I BEAR NO RESPONSIBILITY
 */
async function deleteSpamTweets() {
    // --- CONFIGURATION ---
    // Set the cutoff date and time. Tweets posted AFTER this time will be deleted.
    // Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS
    const CUTOFF_DATE = new Date('2025-06-27T05:00:00');

    // Set a random delay between actions to avoid rate limits.
    // Values are in milliseconds (e.g., 5000 = 5 seconds).
    const MIN_DELAY_MS = 5000;  // 5 seconds
    const MAX_DELAY_MS = 10000; // 10 seconds

    // --- SCRIPT LOGIC (No need to edit below this line) ---
    console.log(`Starting tweet deletion process.`);
    console.log(`Will delete tweets posted after: ${CUTOFF_DATE.toLocaleString()}`);

    // Helper function for creating a randomized delay
    const sleep = (ms) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
    const randomDelay = () => Math.floor(Math.random() * (MAX_DELAY_MS - MIN_DELAY_MS + 1)) + MIN_DELAY_MS;

    let tweetsDeleted = 0;

    // Main loop to continuously find and delete tweets
    while (true) {
        // Find all tweet articles currently visible on the page
        const articles = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('article[data-testid="tweet"]'));

        if (articles.length === 0) {
            console.log("No more tweets found on the page. Scrolling down to load more...");
            window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);
            await sleep(3000); // Wait for new tweets to load

            // Check again after scroll; if still no tweets, we might be done.
            if (document.querySelectorAll('article[data-testid="tweet"]').length === 0) {
                console.log("Finished: No more tweets could be found.");
                break;
            }
            continue; // Restart the loop to process newly loaded tweets
        }

        let tweetsFoundInBatch = 0;

        for (const article of articles) {
            // Find the timestamp of the tweet
            const timeElement = article.querySelector('time');
            if (!timeElement || !timeElement.dateTime) {
                continue; // Skip if tweet has no timestamp
            }

            const tweetDate = new Date(timeElement.dateTime);

            // Check if the tweet is new enough to be deleted
            if (tweetDate > CUTOFF_DATE) {
                tweetsFoundInBatch++;
                console.log(`[TARGET FOUND] Tweet from ${tweetDate.toLocaleString()}. Preparing to delete.`);

                // 1. Click the "More" button (...)
                const moreButton = article.querySelector('[data-testid="caret"]');
                if (!moreButton) {
                    console.error("Could not find the 'More' button for a target tweet. Skipping.");
                    continue;
                }
                moreButton.click();
                await sleep(1000); // Wait for the dropdown menu to appear

                // 2. Click the "Delete" option from the menu
                const menuItems = document.querySelectorAll('div[role="menuitem"]');
                const deleteOption = Array.from(menuItems).find(item => item.textContent.includes('Delete'));

                if (!deleteOption) {
                    console.error("Could not find the 'Delete' option in the menu. Skipping.");
                    // Try to close the menu by clicking the body
                    document.body.click();
                    continue;
                }
                deleteOption.click();
                await sleep(1000); // Wait for the confirmation dialog

                // 3. Click the final "Delete" confirmation button
                const confirmButton = document.querySelector('[data-testid="confirmationSheetConfirm"]');
                if (!confirmButton) {
                    console.error("Could not find the final confirmation button. Skipping.");
                    document.body.click();
                    continue;
                }
                confirmButton.click();
                tweetsDeleted++;
                console.log(`[SUCCESS] Tweet deleted. Total deleted so far: ${tweetsDeleted}`);

                // Wait for a random period before processing the next tweet
                const delay = randomDelay();
                console.log(`Waiting for ${delay / 1000} seconds to avoid rate limits...`);
                await sleep(delay);

            } else {
                 // This tweet is older than the cutoff, so we assume all subsequent tweets are also old.
                 console.log(`Found a tweet from ${tweetDate.toLocaleString()}, which is before the cutoff. Assuming all older tweets are safe.`);
                 console.log(`Process finished. Total tweets deleted: ${tweetsDeleted}.`);
                 return; // Exit the entire function
            }
        }

        // If we processed a batch but didn't find any tweets to delete, it means we've reached older content.
        if (tweetsFoundInBatch === 0) {
             console.log("No more tweets found after the cutoff date. Process complete.");
             break;
        }
    }
}

// Run the function
deleteSpamTweets();

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