# Track news brands Threads follower counts weekly

**Use case:** 

Feed in news brands and get each one's current Threads follower count and verified badge, ready to re-run weekly so you can chart the growth yourself.

## Input

```json
{
  "profiles": [
    "cnn",
    "nytimes",
    "bbc",
    "wired",
    "natgeo",
    "nasa",
    "espn",
    "gq",
    "instagram",
    "threads",
    "nba",
    "marvel"
  ],
  "testRun": false,
  "onlyFound": false,
  "includeKeywords": [],
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "columns": [
    "handle",
    "userId",
    "fullName",
    "bio",
    "followerCount",
    "verified",
    "isPrivate",
    "profilePicUrl",
    "externalUrl",
    "profileUrl"
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "query": {
    "label": "Profile submitted",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "found": {
    "label": "Found?",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "handle": {
    "label": "Handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "fullName": {
    "label": "Display name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "followerCount": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "verified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isPrivate": {
    "label": "Private account",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "profileUrl": {
    "label": "Profile page",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Threads Profile Lookup: threads profile scraper from $2/1k](https://apify.com/accountable_eel/threads-profile-lookup.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/accountable_eel/threads-profile-lookup.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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