Tools for social media data

We introduce here some common tools that can be used for various platforms. You can also search for more tools from other existing repositories or databases, forexample these two:

• University of Amsterdam Digital Methods Initiative DMI's tool database.
• Sciences Po Médialab's tools.

We have listed tools by platform, e.g., all tools used for gathering data from Facebook can be on from the same page. When adding or using a working tool, please use "Added" and "Verified" dates. This helps to keep the list up to date.

General tools helpful in working with social media data:

• Many social media platforms offer APIs (application programming interfaces) to access their data. Postman is a useful application for building the queries.