https://github.com/tableflip/twitter-screen-name

Extract a twitter screen name from a twitter URL or `@username` string. Return `null` if not valid.
https://github.com/tableflip/twitter-screen-name

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Extract a twitter screen name from a twitter URL or `@username` string. Return `null` if not valid.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tableflip/twitter-screen-name
• Owner: tableflip
• License: isc
• Created: 2016-02-19T11:54:55.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-02-19T12:06:25.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-24T01:43:32.379Z (11 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 3.91 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# twitter-screen-name [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/tableflip/twitter-screen-name.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/tableflip/twitter-screen-name) [![Dependency Status](https://david-dm.org/tableflip/twitter-screen-name.svg)](https://david-dm.org/tableflip/twitter-screen-name)

Extract a twitter screen name from a twitter URL or `@username` string. Return `null` if not valid.

## Example

```js

var twitterScreenName = require('twitter-screen-name')

twitterScreenName('http://twitter.com/_alanshaw') // -> _alanshaw

twitterScreenName('https://www.twitter.com/_alanshaw') // -> _alanshaw

twitterScreenName('http://twitter.com/_alanshaw/status/695527644901801984') // -> _alanshaw

twitterScreenName('@_alanshaw') // -> _alanshaw

twitterScreenName('_alanshaw') // -> _alanshaw

// etc.

twitterScreenName('http://example.org/foo/') // -> null

twitterScreenName('toolongfortwitter') // -> null

// etc.

```