# Threads Scraper Goat (`goat255/threads-scraper-goat`) Actor

All-in-one Instagram Threads (Meta) scraper. One run gives you profile metadata + recent public posts + engagement counts + media URLs. No login, no API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/goat255/threads-scraper-goat.md
- **Developed by:** [Goutam Soni](https://apify.com/goat255) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Threads Scraper Goat - Profile + Posts in One Run

The **all-in-one Instagram Threads (Meta) scraper**. Pass a list of usernames; get one clean record per user containing full profile metadata, recent public posts, media URLs, and engagement counts. No Threads / Meta API key, no login, no per-run start fee.

### What this Threads scraper does

For each handle, the actor returns one normalised record containing the full profile object plus recent public posts with media and engagement counts. All records share a single ordered schema.

Perfect for **lead generation, audience research, influencer outreach, content / sentiment pipelines, brand monitoring, and competitor analysis** in the Meta Threads ecosystem.

### Why use this all-in-one Threads scraper

- **One actor, one run, one record per user** with both profile + posts.
- **No login.** Public profiles only.
- **Fast and lightweight** - cheap to run at scale.
- **Exact follower count and per-post engagement counts.**
- **Clean ordered schema** - drop straight into a spreadsheet, CRM, or downstream NLP.
- **Residential proxy rotation built in.**

### What data you get per user

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "username": "nasa",
  "fullName": "Example Brand",
  "userId": "28829152388",
  "followerCount": 12044478,
  "followingCount": null,
  "postCount": null,
  "isVerified": true,
  "bio": "Example bio text",
  "externalUrl": "http://www.example.com",
  "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.threads.com/@nasa",
  "recentPostCount": 5,
  "recentPosts": [
    {
      "code": "DZDxufkkrca",
      "url": "https://www.threads.com/@nasa/post/DZDxufkkrca",
      "takenAt": "2026-06-01T21:51:47.000Z",
      "text": "Based on the latest data, the energy released at breakup ...",
      "likeCount": 408,
      "replyCount": 1,
      "repostCount": 13,
      "quoteCount": 2,
      "reshareCount": 3,
      "imageUrl": null,
      "videoUrl": null
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-02T11:30:00.000Z"
}
````

#### Threads data scrapability - honest table

| Field | Available without login? |
|---|:---:|
| Profile identity (username, name, ID, bio, link, avatar, verified) | yes |
| **Follower count** | yes - exact integer |
| Following count, post count | no - not exposed logged-out |
| First page of public posts (text, media, engagement counts) | yes |
| Deep post history (full pagination) | no - login required |
| Followers / following lists | no - login required |

This is everything Threads exposes publicly. The actor returns all of it.

### How to use the Threads Scraper

1. Click **Try for free** on the actor page.
2. Enter the **usernames** to scrape. Handles, `@handles`, or full URLs all work.
3. Leave the **proxy** on default (Apify residential).
4. Click **Save & Start**. Download in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML.

### Top use cases

- **Lead generation + content audit in one pass** - enrich a list of handles with bios, follower counts, and recent posts.
- **Influencer outreach** - filter by follower count + post recency.
- **Sentiment / brand monitoring** - feed downstream NLP with profile + posts per account.
- **Competitor analysis** - track what your competitors post alongside their audience size.
- **CRM enrichment** - one row per contact handle with Threads footprint.
- **AI / NLP training data** - clean structured input for fine-tuning or classification.

### Pricing

Pay-per-event. **No per-run start fee.** Failed lookups are never billed.

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Per profile returned | $0.005 |
| Per post returned | $0.001 |

Example: 50 handles with about 6 posts each = $0.005 × 50 + $0.001 × 300 = $0.55. Apify's $5 platform free credit applies on first use.

### Integrations

#### Apify API

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{DATASET_ID}/items?format=json"
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("goat255/threads-scraper-goat").call(run_input={
    "usernames": ["nasa", "mosseri"],
})
for r in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"@{r['username']:15}  {r['followerCount']:>12,}  posts={r['recentPostCount']}")
```

#### JavaScript / Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('goat255/threads-scraper-goat').call({
    usernames: ['nasa'],
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(r => console.log(`@${r.username}: ${r.followerCount} followers, ${r.recentPostCount} posts`));
```

#### No-code

Send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, Amazon S3, HubSpot, or any webhook via [Apify Integrations](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations).

### FAQ

#### Do I need a Threads or Meta API key?

No. Public profiles only, no developer account required.

#### Why use this instead of the separate profile and post actors?

This actor is the right choice when you need both in one place per handle - one Apify run, one dataset row per account, paired profile + posts. If you only need one or the other, the dedicated **Threads Profile Scraper** or **Threads Post Scraper** are cheaper per result.

#### Why are following count and post count null?

Those numbers are not exposed in the logged-out view by the platform. They are gated behind login by Meta.

#### How many posts per handle?

Typically 4 to 10 of the most recent public posts per profile. Deep pagination is not available to any logged-out scraper.

#### What if I get a `profile_unavailable` error?

Switch to residential proxy if you are not already on one, or wait a few minutes - the flag clears with IP rotation.

#### Can I export to CSV / Google Sheets / Excel?

Yes - JSON / CSV / Excel / XML / HTML all supported, plus native integrations.

### Related Apify actors

- 👤 [Threads Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/goat255/threads-profile-scraper) - profile metadata only, cheaper per result.
- 📝 [Threads Post Scraper](https://apify.com/goat255/threads-post-scraper) - posts only, by handle or URL.
- 🐦 [Twitter / X Scraper](https://apify.com/goat255/twitter-scraper-goat) - Twitter all-in-one.
- 📷 [Instagram Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/goat255/instagram-profile-scraper) - Instagram profiles with public emails.

### Support

Found a missing field or a bug? Open an issue on the actor page. Reviews are read and replied to.

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Threads handles (with or without @) or full profile URLs. Example: nasa, @zuck, https://www.threads.com/@mosseri.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy. RESIDENTIAL is the default and recommended option for the most reliable results.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Parallel profile fetches.

## `includeRawPosts` (type: `boolean`):

Also include the full unparsed post objects from the page payload (large). Off by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "nasa",
    "zuck",
    "mosseri"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "includeRawPosts": false
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "nasa",
        "zuck",
        "mosseri"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("goat255/threads-scraper-goat").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "usernames": [
        "nasa",
        "zuck",
        "mosseri",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("goat255/threads-scraper-goat").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "usernames": [
    "nasa",
    "zuck",
    "mosseri"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call goat255/threads-scraper-goat --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=goat255/threads-scraper-goat",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Threads Scraper Goat",
        "description": "All-in-one Instagram Threads (Meta) scraper. One run gives you profile metadata + recent public posts + engagement counts + media URLs. No login, no API key.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "RvgTvU7H1uqJpo66A"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/goat255~threads-scraper-goat/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-goat255-threads-scraper-goat",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
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                    "content": {
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/goat255~threads-scraper-goat/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-goat255-threads-scraper-goat",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
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                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/goat255~threads-scraper-goat/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-goat255-threads-scraper-goat",
                "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": [
                    "usernames"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "usernames": {
                        "title": "Usernames or profile URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Threads handles (with or without @) or full profile URLs. Example: nasa, @zuck, https://www.threads.com/@mosseri.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Apify proxy. RESIDENTIAL is the default and recommended option for the most reliable results.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true,
                            "apifyProxyGroups": [
                                "RESIDENTIAL"
                            ]
                        }
                    },
                    "maxConcurrency": {
                        "title": "Max concurrency",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 20,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Parallel profile fetches.",
                        "default": 5
                    },
                    "includeRawPosts": {
                        "title": "Include raw post objects",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Also include the full unparsed post objects from the page payload (large). Off by default.",
                        "default": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```