# Threads Scraper: Posts, Replies, Search & Profiles (`ksvan/threads-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Threads (threads.com) without login: posts from any public profile, keyword search results, single posts with their replies, and profile info (followers, bio). Text, date, likes, replies, reposts, quotes, shares, images, videos and links.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ksvan/threads-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [K.S. Van](https://apify.com/ksvan) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Threads Scraper: Posts, Replies, Search & Profiles

Scrape **Threads (threads.com)** with **no login and no browser**. Get posts from any **public profile**, **search results** for a keyword, **single posts with their replies**, and **profile info** (followers, bio, bio links, verified flag). Every post comes with text, date, **likes, replies, reposts, quotes and shares**, images, videos, link preview, mentions and links.

It reads the same public data the logged-out Threads web app loads, so results are fast and complete. Pay only per post delivered.

### What you can paste

- Usernames: `zuck`, `@mosseri`
- Profile links: `https://www.threads.com/@zuck` (threads.net links work too)
- Post links: `https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/DeZtp-TkQHh` (the post plus its replies)
- Keywords in **Search keywords**: `self publishing`, `AI agents`

### What you get

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `type`, `source` | post / reply, profile / search / post / replies |
| `postId`, `code`, `url` | 4006434140014576097, DeZtp-TkQHh |
| `username`, `fullName`, `isVerified`, `userId`, `profilePicUrl` | zuck, Mark Zuckerberg, true |
| `text`, `createdAt` | post text, 2026-10-12T16:56:29+00:00 |
| `likeCount`, `replyCount`, `repostCount`, `quoteCount`, `shareCount` | 2090, 468, 166, 59, 142 |
| `mediaType`, `images`, `videos` | text / image / video / carousel, media URLs |
| `linkPreview`, `links`, `mentions`, `tags` | links and @mentions in the post |
| `isReply`, `replyToUsername`, `parentPostUrl` | reply context |
| `quotedPostUrl`, `repostOfUrl`, `isPinned`, `isEdited`, `isPaidPartnership` | post context |

With **Include profile info** you also get one record per profile (`type: "profile"`): `username`, `fullName`, `followerCount`, `biography`, `bioLinks`, `isVerified`, `profilePicUrl`.

### Use cases

- **Social listening and brand monitoring**: what people say about a topic or brand on Threads.
- **Influencer research**: followers, posting frequency and engagement per post before you reach out.
- **Competitor tracking**: schedule a daily run on competitor profiles with **Posted after**.
- **Audience research**: replies under a viral post show real questions and objections.
- **AI and RAG**: clean post text for sentiment, topic clustering and LLM pipelines.

### How to use

1. Add usernames, profile links or post links, and/or search keywords.
2. Set **Max posts per profile** and **Max replies per post**.
3. Optionally set **Posted after** and turn on **Include profile info**.
4. Run. Each post or reply is one dataset record.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "startUrls": ["zuck", "https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/DeZtp-TkQHh"],
  "searchQueries": ["self publishing"],
  "maxPostsPerProfile": 100,
  "maxRepliesPerPost": 100,
  "includeProfileInfo": true
}
```

### Pricing

- **Post**: charged per post or reply saved to the dataset.
- **Profile info**: charged per profile record, only when **Include profile info** is on.

Sources that fail (profile not found, private, post removed) are reported as `error` records and are **not charged**.

### Limits

- Without login Threads shows about **20 top posts per search keyword**. Add more keywords to collect more.
- Private profiles are not available.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Threads or Instagram account?** No. Only public data that Threads shows to logged-out visitors is collected.

**Is it legal?** It collects publicly available posts. Make sure your use complies with the Threads terms and the data protection rules that apply to you, especially for personal data.

**Something missing?** Open an issue on the Issues tab and I will look at it.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Usernames (zuck, @zuck), profile links (threads.com/@zuck) or post links (threads.com/@zuck/post/CODE). A post link returns the post and its replies.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Optional. Top Threads posts for each keyword (about 20 per keyword, the amount Threads shows without login).

## `maxPostsPerProfile` (type: `integer`):

Newest posts first (pinned posts may come first).

## `maxRepliesPerPost` (type: `integer`):

For post links. 0 = only the post itself.

## `postedAfter` (type: `string`):

Optional YYYY-MM-DD. Stop at older profile posts and skip older search results.

## `includeProfileInfo` (type: `boolean`):

Add one record per profile: full name, followers, bio, bio links, verified flag, avatar.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many posts and replies in total. 0 = no limit.

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

Apify datacenter proxy works well.

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Retries with a fresh proxy IP before a source is reported as failed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "zuck",
    "https://www.threads.com/@mosseri"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerProfile": 50,
  "maxRepliesPerPost": 50,
  "postedAfter": "",
  "includeProfileInfo": false,
  "maxItems": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "maxRetries": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One record per post or reply (plus one profile record per profile when Include profile info is on).

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        "zuck",
        "https://www.threads.com/@mosseri"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ksvan/threads-scraper").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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        "zuck",
        "https://www.threads.com/@mosseri",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    "zuck",
    "https://www.threads.com/@mosseri"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call ksvan/threads-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ksvan/threads-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/JR7ffkJVlaI8AgBgi/builds/EDOjQwK8HS4Ly1eXR/openapi.json