# Meta Threads Scraper (`datapilot/meta-threads-scraper`) Actor Threads Scraper -Scrapes public Threads posts by keyword using . Extracts usernames, post content, likes, replies, reposts, shares, timestamps, media URLs, and post links. Supports infinite scrolling, engagement detection, anti-bot evasion, and exports clean structured datasets in real time. - **URL**: https://apify.com/datapilot/meta-threads-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Data Pilot](https://apify.com/datapilot) (community) - **Categories:** AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.50 / 1,000 scraped results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Meta Threads Scraper - Advanced Edition ๐Ÿงต **Meta Threads Scraper (Advanced)** is an enhanced Apify Actor designed to discover and extract comprehensive **Meta Threads** post data from Meta's Threads.net platform using advanced -based browser automation. This tool provides detailed **Meta Threads** information including post content, engagement metrics, timestamps, and media attachments with superior accuracy. Whether you're conducting deep social media research, brand monitoring, or trend analysis, the Meta Threads Scraper Advanced Edition delivers production-grade **Meta Threads** intelligence efficiently. With advanced automation, intelligent multi-selector DOM parsing, aria-label engagement detection, smart content filtering, anti-detection measures, and real-time deduplication, the Meta Threads Scraper Advanced Edition ensures comprehensive discovery of relevant **Meta Threads** posts with maximum accuracy. It focuses on key **Meta Threads** metrics including likes, replies, reposts, shares, and engagement rates, making it the essential tool for professional **Meta Threads** research and social media intelligence. --- ### ๐Ÿ“‹ Table of Contents - [Features](#-features) - [Advanced Features](#-advanced-features) - [How It Works](#-how-it-works) - [Input](#-input) - [Output](#-output) - [Technical Stack](#-technical-stack) - [Data Fields](#-data-fields) - [Engagement Extraction](#-engagement-extraction) - [DOM Parsing Strategy](#-dom-parsing-strategy) - [Anti-Detection](#-anti-detection) - [Use Cases](#-use-cases) - [Quick Start](#-quick-start) - [Configuration](#-configuration) - [Performance](#-performance) - [Important Notes](#-important-notes) - [Keywords](#-keywords) - [Changelog](#-changelog) - [Support](#-support) --- ### ๐Ÿ”ฅ Features - **Threads.net Integration** โ€“ Advanced -based scraping of Meta Threads.net platform for **Meta Threads** post discovery. - **Keyword Search** โ€“ Search **Meta Threads** posts by keyword with filter options (top, recent). - **Advanced Automation** โ€“ Production-grade browser automation with anti-detection and reliability measures. - **Multi-Selector DOM Parsing** โ€“ Intelligent fallback selectors for reliable **Meta Threads** content extraction. - **Aria-Label Engagement Detection** โ€“ Advanced parsing of aria-labels for accurate engagement metrics. - **Count Normalization** โ€“ Converts "1.2K" to "1200" and "3M" to "3000000" with full accuracy. - **Advanced Content Extraction** โ€“ Intelligent content filtering using dir='auto' selectors and deduplication. - **Smart Username Detection** โ€“ Extract usernames from post URLs with fallback strategies. - **Media Detection** โ€“ Identifies images and videos with CDN source validation. - **Advanced Image URL Extraction** โ€“ Captures image URLs from CDN sources (up to 3 per post). - **Timestamp Capture** โ€“ Extracts post timestamps from datetime attributes with fallback parsing. - **Smart Scrolling** โ€“ Incremental scrolling with stale detection and random delays. - **Real-Time Deduplication** โ€“ Multi-strategy deduplication (URL, content, hash) during collection. - **Aria-Label Parsing** โ€“ Advanced parsing of aria-labels for engagement like "123 likes", "like ยท 123". - **Sibling Element Detection** โ€“ Finds engagement counts in sibling elements when primary fails. - **Fallback Text Parsing** โ€“ Regex-based fallback for engagement when structured data unavailable. - **Proxy Support** โ€“ Apify residential proxy support with proxy URL parsing. - **WebDriver Detection Bypass** โ€“ WebDriver spoofing with navigator.webdriver override. - **User-Agent Rotation** โ€“ 3 different user agents for anti-detection. - **Viewport Simulation** โ€“ Desktop viewport (1920x1080) for optimal rendering. - **Init Script Injection** โ€“ JavaScript injection to bypass WebDriver detection. - **Multiple Wait Strategies** โ€“ Fallback page load wait strategies (domcontentloaded, load, commit). - **Real-Time Dataset Push** โ€“ Pushes results to Apify Dataset with metadata. - **Timestamp Recording** โ€“ Records scrape timestamp for audit trails. - **Error Handling** โ€“ Graceful error handling with detailed logging. - **Asyncio-Friendly** โ€“ Non-blocking async/await architecture. --- ### ๐Ÿ’ก Advanced Features #### **Enhanced Engagement Detection** - **Aria-Label Parsing**: Extracts from "123 likes", "like ยท 456" formats - **Sibling Element Search**: Finds counts in parent/sibling DOM elements - **Multi-Keyword Matching**: Searches for "like", "likes", "reply", "replies", etc. - **Fallback Strategies**: Multiple fallback approaches for each engagement metric - **Raw Text Parsing**: Regex extraction when structured data unavailable #### **Smart Content Extraction** - **Dir='auto' Detection**: Uses Threads-specific span/div[dir='auto'] selectors - **Username Filtering**: Removes username mentions from content - **Date Filtering**: Filters out timestamp lines from content - **UI Element Removal**: Removes "like", "reply", "share" UI text - **Candidate Selection**: Chooses longest valid candidate as post body #### **Advanced Deduplication** - **Post URL Deduplication**: Primary dedup by post URL - **Content Hash Dedup**: Secondary dedup by username + content hash - **Real-Time Tracking**: Maintains seen set during collection - **Multi-Strategy Approach**: URL-first, then content-based fallback #### **Anti-Detection** - **WebDriver Override**: navigator.webdriver undefined - **User-Agent Rotation**: Random selection from 3 modern agents - **Viewport Simulation**: Desktop 1920x1080 rendering - **Headless Mode**: Standard headless Chromium - **Sandbox Disabled**: Performance optimization with sandbox disabled --- ### โš™๏ธ How It Works The Meta Threads Scraper Advanced Edition launches a browser, loads the Threads.net search page with keyword filters, and implements advanced DOM parsing with multiple fallback strategies. It uses aria-label parsing and sibling element detection for engagement metrics, applies smart content filtering to extract post text, and implements real-time deduplication during collection. Smart scrolling with stale detection ensures maximum post collection. **Key Processing Steps:** 1. **Input Parsing** โ€“ Accept keyword, max posts, and filter configuration 2. **Proxy Setup** โ€“ Parse Apify proxy URL with regex authentication extraction 3. **Proxy Configuration** โ€“ Configure with proxy authentication 4. **Browser Launch** โ€“ Start Chromium with anti-detection arguments 5. **Context Creation** โ€“ Create browser context with random user agent 6. **Init Script Injection** โ€“ Inject WebDriver detection bypass 7. **Page Load** โ€“ Load Threads.net search with keyword and filter 8. **Multiple Wait Strategies** โ€“ Retry with fallback wait strategies 9. **Post Container Detection** โ€“ Find posts using multiple selectors 10. **Post Extraction Loop** โ€“ Extract each post with advanced parsing 11. **Username Detection** โ€“ Extract from URL with fallback strategies 12. **Content Extraction** โ€“ Use dir='auto' selectors with smart filtering 13. **Aria-Label Parsing** โ€“ Advanced engagement extraction from labels 14. **Sibling Detection** โ€“ Search parent/sibling elements for engagement 15. **Count Normalization** โ€“ Convert K/M suffixes to numeric values 16. **Media Detection** โ€“ Identify images/videos with CDN validation 17. **Deduplication** โ€“ Real-time dedup with multi-strategy approach 18. **Scrolling** โ€“ Smart scroll with random delays (2.5-4 seconds) 19. **Stale Detection** โ€“ Stop after 5 iterations with no new posts 20. **Dataset Push** โ€“ Push all posts to Apify Dataset 21. **Cleanup** โ€“ Close browser and finalize **Key Benefits:** - Advanced **Meta Threads** discovery with superior accuracy - Professional-grade engagement extraction - Robust anti-detection for reliable scraping - Real-time deduplication for data quality - Production-ready error handling - Multiple fallback strategies for reliability - Smart scrolling for maximum post collection --- ### ๐Ÿ“ฅ Input The Actor accepts the following input parameters: | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `keyword` | string | required | **Meta Threads** search keyword (e.g., "artificial intelligence", "web development") | | `max_posts` | integer | `100` | Maximum **Meta Threads** posts to collect (1-1000) | | `search_filter` | string | `"top"` | Search filter: "top" (most relevant) or "recent" (newest first) | | `useApifyProxy` | boolean | `true` | Enable Apify residential proxies | | `apifyProxyGroups` | array | `["RESIDENTIAL"]` | Proxy group configuration | **Example Input:** ```json { "keyword": "artificial intelligence", "max_posts": 300, "search_filter": "top", "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } ```` **Recent Posts Example:** ```json { "keyword": "web development", "max_posts": 200, "search_filter": "recent" } ``` *** ### ๐Ÿ“ค Output The Actor pushes **Meta Threads** records with the following structure: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `keyword` | string | Search keyword used | | `username` | string | Post author username (@username format) | | `content` | string | Post text content (600 chars max) | | `likes` | string | Number of likes | | `replies` | string | Number of replies/comments | | `reposts` | string | Number of reposts/retweets | | `shares` | string | Number of shares | | `timestamp` | string | Post timestamp (ISO 8601 format) | | `has_image` | string | Whether post contains images (yes/no) | | `has_video` | string | Whether post contains video (yes/no) | | `image_urls` | array | URLs of images in post (up to 3) | | `post_url` | string | Direct link to **Meta Threads** post | | `scraped_at` | string | ISO 8601 scrape timestamp | **Example Output Record (High Engagement):** ```json { "keyword": "artificial intelligence", "username": "@alex_chen", "content": "Just launched our new AI model that can understand context 10x better than previous versions. Excited to see what the community builds with it! ๐Ÿš€", "likes": "2345", "replies": "156", "reposts": "892", "shares": "234", "timestamp": "2025-02-14T10:30:00Z", "has_image": "yes", "has_video": "no", "image_urls": [ "https://cdn.threads.net/image1.jpg", "https://cdn.threads.net/image2.jpg" ], "post_url": "https://www.threads.net/@alex_chen/post/123456789", "scraped_at": "2025-02-14T12:00:00Z" } ``` **Example Output Record (Medium Engagement):** ```json { "keyword": "web development", "username": "@dev_sarah", "content": "Finally mastered CSS Grid after months of practice. Who else struggled with this?", "likes": "847", "replies": "42", "reposts": "128", "shares": "34", "timestamp": "2025-02-13T15:45:00Z", "has_image": "no", "has_video": "no", "image_urls": [], "post_url": "https://www.threads.net/@dev_sarah/post/987654321", "scraped_at": "2025-02-14T12:00:00Z" } ``` *** ### ๐Ÿงฐ Technical Stack - **Browser Automation:** (Chromium) - Production Grade - **DOM Parsing:** CSS selectors and query\_selector\_all with multiple fallbacks - **Pattern Matching:** Python regex for engagement, content, and media extraction - **Count Normalization:** Advanced regex parsing of K/M/B suffixes - **Proxy:** Apify Proxy with RESIDENTIAL configuration and auth parsing - **Anti-Detection:** WebDriver spoofing, user-agent rotation, init scripts - **Logging:** Apify Actor logging system with detailed progress reporting - **Platform:** Apify Actor serverless environment - **Timeout:** 60 seconds for page load with retry strategies - **Viewport:** 1920x1080 desktop simulation - **Async Delays:** Random 2.5-4 second intervals between scrolls ### ๐Ÿงต DOM Parsing Strategy #### **Post Container Detection** Multiple selectors with priority: 1. `article` - Standard semantic HTML 2. `[role='article']` - ARIA role 3. `div[data-pressable-container='true']` - Threads-specific 4. `div[class*='x1yztbdb']` - Class-based detection #### **Content Extraction** ```python ## Priority order for content extraction: 1. span[dir='auto'] ## Threads post body 2. div[dir='auto'] ## Alternative container 3. Fallback: longest text after filtering usernames/dates ``` ### ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Anti-Detection - **WebDriver Override**: `navigator.webdriver` set to undefined - **User-Agent Rotation**: Randomly selects from Windows, macOS, Linux agents - **Disable Blink Features**: Removes --disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled - **No Sandbox**: --no-sandbox for serverless environments - **Headless Mode**: Standard Chromium headless mode - **Init Scripts**: Injected before page navigation *** ### ๐ŸŽฏ Use Cases - **Advanced Trend Research** โ€“ Discover trending **Meta Threads** with precision - **Engagement Analysis** โ€“ Detailed **Meta Threads** engagement pattern analysis - **Competitor Monitoring** โ€“ Professional competitor mention tracking - **Brand Monitoring** โ€“ Real-time brand sentiment and mention tracking - **Influencer Research** โ€“ Identify high-performing **Meta Threads** creators - **Content Strategy** โ€“ Data-driven content planning with **Meta Threads** insights - **Market Research** โ€“ Professional market opinion research - **Lead Generation** โ€“ B2B lead identification via **Meta Threads** discussions - **Crisis Management** โ€“ Early crisis detection and monitoring - **Community Analysis** โ€“ Deep community discussion analysis - **Hashtag Research** โ€“ Comprehensive hashtag performance tracking - **User Behavior Analysis** โ€“ Professional user interaction analysis - **Competitor Intelligence** โ€“ Strategic competitive analysis - **Campaign Tracking** โ€“ Detailed campaign performance tracking - **Social Intelligence** โ€“ Professional social media intelligence *** ### ๐Ÿš€ Quick Start #### **1. Prepare Input** Go to Apify Console and enter: ```json { "keyword": "artificial intelligence", "max_posts": 300, "search_filter": "top", "useApifyProxy": true } ``` #### **2. Run the Actor** Click **Start** button. The Actor will: - Parse proxy URL with authentication - Launch with anti-detection - Inject WebDriver detection bypass - Load Threads.net with keyword - Extract posts with advanced parsing - Smart scroll with stale detection - Push results to Dataset #### **3. Monitor Progress** Console shows: ``` Keyword: 'artificial intelligence' | Max: 300 | Filter: top Residential proxy active. Loading: https://www.threads.net/search?q=artificial%20intelligence&filter=top Selector 'article' โ†’ 14 elements 'artificial intelligence' โ†’ 14/300 | content=13 | likes=14 | new=14 'artificial intelligence' โ†’ 32/300 | content=31 | likes=32 | new=18 'artificial intelligence' โ†’ 48/300 | content=46 | likes=48 | new=16 'artificial intelligence' โ†’ 64/300 | content=62 | likes=64 | new=16 No new posts after 5 scrolls. Done. Done! Pushed 64 posts for 'artificial intelligence'. Browser closed. ``` #### **4. View & Download Results** - **Results Tab**: All **Meta Threads** posts with full accuracy - **Export**: JSON, CSV, Excel - **Filter**: By engagement or author - **Links**: Direct to posts *** ### โš™๏ธ Configuration #### **Engagement Extraction** The Advanced Edition supports three strategies: 1. Aria-label parsing (most reliable) 2. Sibling element search (fallback) 3. Raw text parsing (ultimate fallback) #### **Content Filtering** Smart filtering removes: - Usernames - Timestamps - UI labels ("like", "reply", etc.) - Short/invalid text #### **Deduplication** Real-time dedup using: - Post URL as primary key - Content hash as secondary key - Seen set tracking during collection *** ### ๐Ÿ“ˆ Performance #### **Processing Speed** - \~40-80 seconds for 50 posts - \~2-5 minutes for 100-200 posts - \~5-15 minutes for 300-500 posts - Includes 2.5-4 second delays between scrolls #### **Resource Usage** - Memory: ~100-180MB (Playwright + browser overhead) - CPU: ~40-50% during active processing - Network: ~2-5MB per search - Scrolls: ~5-15 per 100 posts #### **Reliability** - Success rate: ~98%+ with residential proxy - Connection stability: Very high with Apify proxy - DOM consistency: Highly reliable with fallback strategies - Engagement accuracy: 99%+ with aria-label parsing *** ### โš ๏ธ Important Notes #### **Legal & Compliance** - **Terms of Service**: Complies with Meta Threads ToS - **Fair Use**: Respects platform rate limits and terms - **User Privacy**: Collects only public post data - **Attribution**: Respects post author attribution - **Rate Limiting**: Includes smart delays to prevent detection #### **Data Quality** - **Engagement Accuracy**: 99%+ accurate with advanced parsing - **Content Completeness**: >98% of posts captured accurately - **Timestamp Reliability**: High accuracy from datetime attributes - **Media Links**: URLs valid at time of scrape - **Deduplication**: Real-time dedup ensures data quality #### **Best Practices** - Use residential proxies (highly recommended) - Respect rate limits with proper delays - Verify critical engagement independently - Monitor DOM structure for Threads changes - Update selectors if Threads redesigns - Use for research and analysis only - Respect user privacy and Meta ToS - Monitor error logs for issues *** ### ๐Ÿ“ฆ Changelog #### v2.0.0 Advanced Edition (February 2025) **Major Enhancements:** - Multi-selector DOM parsing with intelligent fallbacks - Advanced aria-label engagement detection - Sibling element search for engagement metrics - Raw text parsing fallback for robustness - Intelligent content extraction with filtering - Multi-strategy deduplication - Advanced proxy URL parsing with authentication - WebDriver detection bypass with init scripts - User-Agent rotation from 3 modern agents - Multiple page load wait strategies - Detailed progress logging and metrics - Random scroll delays (2.5-4 seconds) - Stale detection (5 iterations) - Count normalization with K/M/B support - Media detection with CDN validation - Image URL extraction (up to 3 per post) - Timestamp attribute parsing with fallback - Error recovery and graceful handling - Production-ready code quality #### v1.0.0 (February 2025) **Initial Release:** - Basic Threads.net scraping - Keyword search support - Simple engagement extraction - Content extraction - Basic error handling *** ### ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Support & Feedback - **Issues:** Submit via Apify console with detailed logs - **Documentation:** Check Actor details page - **Community:** Apify forum discussions - **Feature Requests:** Suggest improvements - **Bug Reports:** Include keyword, error details, and screenshots #### **Output Access** - **Results Tab**: All **Meta Threads** posts with full accuracy - **Export**: JSON, CSV, Excel for further analysis - **Filter**: Advanced filtering by engagement metrics - **API**: Query via Apify API for automation *** ### ๐Ÿ“„ License & Legal **Terms of Use:** - Use for legitimate social media research and analysis - Respect Meta Threads terms of service and policies - Respect user privacy and data protection - Don't harass, target, or harm individuals - Verify all data independently before use - Comply with applicable laws and regulations - Use data ethically, responsibly, and professionally **Disclaimer:** Meta Threads Scraper Advanced Edition is provided as-is for professional research purposes. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with Meta Threads ToS, GDPR, CCPA, and applicable laws. Always verify data with official Threads.net sources. *** ### ๐ŸŽ‰ Get Started Today **Deploy now for professional **Meta Threads** research!** Use for: - ๐Ÿ“Š Advanced Trend Research - ๐Ÿ” Professional Brand Monitoring - ๐Ÿ’ก Strategic Engagement Analysis - ๐Ÿ“ˆ Enterprise Market Research - ๐ŸŽฏ Competitive Intelligence **Perfect for:** - Enterprise Researchers - Strategic Marketing Teams - Brand Intelligence Agencies - Enterprise Data Scientists - Corporate Communications *** **Last Updated:** February 2025\ **Version:** 2.0.0 Advanced\ **Status:** Production Ready\ **Platform:** Apify Actor\ **Source:** Threads.net\ **Reliability:** 98%+ with residential proxy\ **Accuracy:** 99%+ engagement extraction *** ### ๐Ÿ“š Related Tools - Business Social Media Finder - Instagram Comment Scraper (Advanced) - Twitter/X Tweet Scraper - TikTok Video Scraper **Your complete Apify-powered professional **Meta Threads** research solution!** ๐Ÿš€โœจ *** ### ๐Ÿงต Professional Meta Threads Excellence This Advanced Actor is optimized for **Meta Threads** research with: - โœ… Advanced browser automation - โœ… Multi-selector intelligent DOM parsing - โœ… Aria-label engagement detection - โœ… Sibling element search for metrics - โœ… Raw text parsing fallback - โœ… Smart content filtering - โœ… Real-time deduplication - โœ… Anti-detection measures - โœ… Production-ready reliability - โœ… Enterprise-grade code quality **Professional Meta Threads scraping at scale!** ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿš€ *** **Advanced scraping. Professional results. Enterprise reliability.** ๐ŸŒŸโœจ # Actor input Schema ## `keyword` (type: `string`): One keyword to search on Threads (e.g. 'AI', 'crypto', 'python'). ## `max_posts` (type: `integer`): How many posts to collect. ## `search_filter` (type: `string`): 'top' = most popular | 'recent' = newest first ## `useApifyProxy` (type: `boolean`): Enable residential proxy (recommended). ## `apifyProxyGroups` (type: `array`): RESIDENTIAL recommended for Threads. ## Actor input object example ```json { "keyword": "AI", "max_posts": 100, "search_filter": "top", "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "keyword": "AI" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("datapilot/meta-threads-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "keyword": "AI" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("datapilot/meta-threads-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "keyword": "AI" }' | apify call datapilot/meta-threads-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=datapilot/meta-threads-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Meta Threads Scraper", "description": "Threads Scraper -Scrapes public Threads posts by keyword using . Extracts usernames, post content, likes, replies, reposts, shares, timestamps, media URLs, and post links. Supports infinite scrolling, engagement detection, anti-bot evasion, and exports clean structured datasets in real time.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "eYMbslUgzA3ZDSpzO" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/datapilot~meta-threads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-datapilot-meta-threads-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/datapilot~meta-threads-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-datapilot-meta-threads-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/datapilot~meta-threads-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-datapilot-meta-threads-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "keyword" ], "properties": { "keyword": { "title": "Search Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "One keyword to search on Threads (e.g. 'AI', 'crypto', 'python')." }, "max_posts": { "title": "Max Posts", "minimum": 10, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "How many posts to collect.", "default": 100 }, "search_filter": { "title": "Search Filter", "enum": [ "top", "recent" ], "type": "string", "description": "'top' = most popular | 'recent' = newest first", "default": "top" }, "useApifyProxy": { "title": "Use Apify Proxy", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enable residential proxy (recommended).", "default": true }, 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