# Watch accounts

Starts a run when a collected public account post matches your watch list and include/exclude terms. Sampled collector coverage, not an unrestricted X firehose. Posts without a verified mint can notify, but cannot authorize an entry.

Node ID: `twitter-watch-accounts` · Category: Sources · Minimum plan: Tier 2 and above

Human page: https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/twitter-watch-accounts

## How it works

Starts a graph run when a newly collected public post is authored by one of your handles. Handles are comma-separated and @ is optional.

Optional include terms require at least one literal word/phrase match; any excluded term rejects the post. Each post/token event is deduplicated, including across restarts.

## Settings

| Setting | Config key | Initial value | Details |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Public handles | `handles` | None | Comma-separated handles. Only sources covered by the shared collector can emit posts. |
| Include terms | `include` | None | Optional comma-separated literal terms. At least one must match. |
| Exclude terms | `exclude` | None | A matching excluded term rejects the post. |
| Maximum post age | `maximumAgeSeconds` | 900 | Editor range: 15 to 3600. |

### Stored defaults

```json
{
  "handles": "",
  "include": "",
  "exclude": "",
  "maximumAgeSeconds": 900
}
```

## Connections

These lists show compatible node types, not approval of every graph. Branch, position context, subscription, no-cycle and complete-exit rules also apply. A node cannot connect to itself.

Accepts from: [Start](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/start), [Balance](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/balance-check)

Connects to: [Find mentions](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/twitter-find-mentions), [Narrative match](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/twitter-narrative-match), [Evidence decider](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/evidence-decider), [Twitter traction](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/twitter-traction), [Token filter](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/token-filter), [Balance](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/balance-check), [Entry chase](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/entry-chase), [Demand confirmation](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/demand-confirmation), [Open trade](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/open-trade), [Telegram notification](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/telegram-notify), [Discord notification](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/discord-notify), [Skip trade](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/skip-trade), [End](https://docs.orbi.gg/nodes/end)

## Before you run

- Requires Tier 2. Running graphs request public account subscriptions in the existing isolated collector. Feeds share its quota and cooldowns; pending or capacity-limited is unknown, not zero activity. This is sampled polling, not all X or a guaranteed real-time feed.

- Original post and first observation times remain separate. Activation and resume do not replay old posts. Only exact contract text plus a current verified market quote can create a trading candidate; a post with no mint can still notify.

[Full graph rules](https://docs.orbi.gg/guides/graphs) · [Paper assumptions](https://docs.orbi.gg/guides/paper-trading)