diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 836722fa..a2b5a282 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ Default
         ``hdoujin``         |
         ``itaku``           |
         ``newgrounds``      |
+        ``[nitter]``        |
         ``[philomena]``     |
         ``pixiv-novel``     |
         ``plurk``           |
@@ -802,6 +803,7 @@ Default
     ``"gallery-dl/VERSION"``
         * ``[Danbooru]``
         * ``mangadex``
+        * ``[nitter]``
         * ``weasyl``
         * ``[wikimedia]``
         * ``zerochan``
@@ -4487,8 +4489,8 @@ Note
     It is possible to use ``"all"`` instead of listing all values separately.
 
 
-extractor.nitter.quoted
------------------------
+extractor.[nitter].quoted
+-------------------------
 Type
     ``bool``
 Default
@@ -4497,8 +4499,8 @@ Description
     Fetch media from quoted Tweets.
 
 
-extractor.nitter.retweets
--------------------------
+extractor.[nitter].retweets
+---------------------------
 Type
     ``bool``
 Default
@@ -4507,8 +4509,8 @@ Description
     Fetch media from Retweets.
 
 
-extractor.nitter.videos
------------------------
+extractor.[nitter].videos
+-------------------------
 Type
     * ``bool``
     * ``string``
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index cdb877f3..37ca8317 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -1139,6 +1139,8 @@
 
         "nitter":
         {
+            "sleep-request": "0.5-1.5",
+
             "quoted"  : false,
             "retweets": false,
             "videos"  : true
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/nitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/nitter.py
index cf463b29..eea8c9cd 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/nitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/nitter.py
@@ -9,16 +9,18 @@
 """Extractors for Nitter instances"""
 
 from .common import BaseExtractor, Message
-from .. import text
+from .. import text, util
 import binascii
 
 
 class NitterExtractor(BaseExtractor):
     """Base class for nitter extractors"""
     basecategory = "nitter"
-    directory_fmt = ("{category}", "{user[name]}")
+    directory_fmt = ("nitter", "{user[name]}")
     filename_fmt = "{tweet_id}_{num}.{extension}"
     archive_fmt = "{tweet_id}_{num}"
+    useragent = util.USERAGENT_GALLERYDL
+    request_interval = (0.5, 1.5)
 
     def __init__(self, match):
         self.cookies_domain = self.root.partition("://")[2]
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ class NitterSearchExtractor(NitterExtractor):
 class NitterTweetExtractor(NitterExtractor):
     """Extractor for nitter tweets"""
     subcategory = "tweet"
-    directory_fmt = ("{category}", "{user[name]}")
+    directory_fmt = ("nitter", "{user[name]}")
     filename_fmt = "{tweet_id}_{num}.{extension}"
     archive_fmt = "{tweet_id}_{num}"
     pattern = BASE_PATTERN + r"/(i/web|[^/?#]+)/status/(\d+())"