# Threads Replies Scraper (`logical_scrapers/threads-replies-scraper`) Actor

Export the replies under any public Threads post without logging in: reply text, author, likes, reply counts, media and which comment each reply answers, one row per reply as JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/logical_scrapers/threads-replies-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Goldmine](https://apify.com/logical_scrapers) (community)
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 results

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Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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# README

## Threads Replies Scraper — export the replies under any Threads post, no login

This Threads replies scraper collects the replies under public [Threads](https://www.threads.com/) posts and saves each one as a row: the reply text, its author, likes, reply count, media, and which comment it answers. It works as a Threads comments scraper for any post you can open in a browser while logged out.

Give it one or more post URLs and get back a table of replies you can sort, filter and export to JSON, CSV or Excel. Each row says whether it is a direct reply to the post or a reply to another reply, so conversations can be rebuilt.

### 🚀 Key Features

- 🔎 **Any public post URL** — `threads.com` and `threads.net` links, with or without tracking parameters
- 🧾 **One row per reply** — text, author, verification, likes, replies, reposts, quotes, images, videos and publish time
- 🧵 **Conversation structure** — `depth`, `parentCode` and `replyToUsername` show which comment each reply answers
- 📑 **Limits per post** — `maxItems` caps replies for each post URL, not for the whole run
- 🔁 **Long posts read more completely** — when Threads stops showing replies early, the post is visited again from another IP and the new replies are added
- 🛡️ **No login, no cookies** — reads what Threads shows a logged-out visitor; proxies are included
- ⏱️ **Schedulable runs** — re-run on a schedule to follow the conversation under a post as it grows

### 👥 Who Is This Actor For?

- **Social media managers** — read every reaction to a launch or announcement post in one sheet
- **Brand and reputation analysts** — find complaints, questions and praise in the replies to your brand or a competitor
- **Market researchers** — collect audience opinions on a topic from the posts that started the conversation
- **Community managers** — spot the replies that still need an answer from your account
- 🤖 **AI builders** — feed reply text to a sentiment, topic or summarisation model

### 💡 Common Use Cases

- Export all replies to a Threads post to CSV
- Run sentiment analysis on the comments under a product announcement
- Track how replies to a competitor's post change over a week
- Collect questions people ask under a brand's posts for an FAQ
- Find which replies the post author answered (`isByPostAuthor`, `depth`)

### 🔗 Supported URL Types

| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| **Post on threads.com** | `https://www.threads.com/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC` |
| **Post on threads.net** | `https://www.threads.net/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC` |

Profile, search and hashtag URLs are skipped with a warning. Use the [Threads Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/logical_scrapers/threads-profile-scraper) or the [Threads Search Scraper](https://apify.com/logical_scrapers/threads-search-scraper) for those.

### 📥 Input

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | Array | Public Threads posts to collect replies from, for example https://www.threads.com/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC. threads.net links work too. | Required |
| `maxItems` | Integer | Maximum number of replies to save for each post URL. The limit applies **per post**, not to the whole run. | `100` |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Proxies are included in the price and chosen automatically. Select "Own proxies" to use your own. | `{ "useApifyProxy": true }` |

#### Example Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.threads.com/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
```

### 📤 Output

Each dataset item is one reply.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `postUrl` | String | The post the reply belongs to, as given in the input |
| `postCode` | String | Short code of that post |
| `postAuthor` | String | Username of the post's author |
| `depth` | Number | 1 for a reply to the post, 2 for a reply to that reply, and so on |
| `parentCode` | String | Code of the post or reply this reply answers |
| `replyToUsername` | String | Username of the account being replied to |
| `isByPostAuthor` | Boolean | Whether the post's author wrote this reply |
| `code` | String | Short code of the reply |
| `url` | String | Link to the reply |
| `text` | String | Reply text |
| `attachmentText` | String | Text carried as an attachment, which Threads shows as a collapsed snippet |
| `username` | String | Author of the reply |
| `userVerified` | Boolean | Whether the author is verified |
| `userPk` | String | Author's numeric Threads ID |
| `userPicUrl` | String | Author's profile picture |
| `likeCount` | Number | Likes on the reply |
| `replyCount` | Number | Replies to the reply |
| `repostCount` | Number | Reposts of the reply |
| `quoteCount` | Number | Quotes of the reply |
| `images` | Array | Image URLs attached to the reply |
| `imageCount` | Number | Number of images |
| `videos` | Array | Video URLs attached to the reply |
| `hasGif` | Boolean | Whether the reply is a GIF |
| `gifDescription` | String | The GIF's description, when there is one |
| `publishedAt` | String | When the reply was posted (ISO 8601, UTC) |

#### Example Output

```json
{
  "postUrl": "https://www.threads.com/@mosseri/post/DeZvGAMmu4D",
  "postCode": "DeZvGAMmu4D",
  "postAuthor": "mosseri",
  "depth": 2,
  "parentCode": "DeZwg_Um3KP",
  "replyToUsername": "aprilarotin",
  "isByPostAuthor": false,
  "code": "DeZy1hKicUO",
  "url": "https://www.threads.com/@artalachia/post/DeZy1hKicUO",
  "text": "The more you show up in my feed, the more I dig ya!",
  "attachmentText": null,
  "username": "artalachia",
  "userVerified": false,
  "userPk": "63428780947",
  "userPicUrl": "https://scontent-lga3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/358187219_590698116552879_2844864243921748641_n.jpg",
  "likeCount": 1,
  "replyCount": 1,
  "repostCount": 0,
  "quoteCount": 0,
  "images": [],
  "imageCount": 0,
  "videos": [],
  "hasGif": false,
  "gifDescription": null,
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-12T17:41:45.000Z"
}
```

***

### 💰 Pricing

This Actor is **pay per event** (you pay per result): $0.002 per reply, so **1,000 replies cost $2.00**
plus Apify platform usage. A free Apify account is enough to try it.

***

### ❓ FAQ

#### What is the Threads Replies Scraper?

It is a Threads replies scraper: give it post URLs and it saves the replies under each post as rows of structured data. It also serves as a Threads comments scraper, since replies are how Threads shows comments.

#### Do I need an account, cookies or an API key?

No. The Actor reads what Threads shows a logged-out visitor, so there is nothing to log in with and no account of yours at risk.

#### Do I need a proxy?

Proxies are included in the price and chosen automatically, so the default works without changes. To use your own proxies, select "Own proxies" in the input and enter their URLs.

#### How many replies can I get per post?

`maxItems` caps replies per post URL. Threads decides how many replies it shows a logged-out visitor, and that differs between posts and between visits: some posts show every reply, others stop after the first page. When Threads stops early on a post that lists many more replies, the Actor visits the post again from another IP, up to three visits, and keeps adding replies it has not seen. In our tests on a post with about 500 direct replies, runs collected 320 to 450 of them.

#### Does it get replies to replies?

It saves every reply Threads shows on the post's page, including the replies shown beneath a reply, marked with `depth` 2 or more. Threads shows only part of a long side conversation on the post page; to read all of it, run the reply's own URL as a post.

#### Does it handle pagination automatically?

Yes. It keeps loading further pages of replies until `maxItems` is reached or Threads shows no more.

#### Can I schedule it or integrate it with my app?

Yes — every Apify Actor exposes a REST API, webhooks, and integrations with Zapier, Make, Google
Sheets and Slack, and can be called from an AI agent via the Apify MCP server.

#### Is it legal to scrape Threads?

This Actor accesses only publicly available pages. You are responsible for making sure your use
complies with Threads' terms of service and the laws in your jurisdiction.

#### What if the site changes and the Actor breaks?

Open an issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab. Threads changes its site regularly and the Actor is updated when it does.

***

### 🧩 Part of the Threads Scraper Suite

The suite covers public Threads data: posts with their replies, profiles, hashtags and search. Also try:

- [Threads Post Scraper](https://apify.com/logical_scrapers/threads-post-scraper) — full data and replies for a single post URL
- [Threads Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/logical_scrapers/threads-profile-scraper) — follower count, bio and the latest posts of a profile
- [Threads Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/logical_scrapers/threads-hashtag-scraper) — posts under a hashtag for trend tracking
- [Threads Search Scraper](https://apify.com/logical_scrapers/threads-search-scraper) — posts matching a keyword or hashtag search

See every Goldmine Actor at [apify.com/logical_scrapers](https://apify.com/logical_scrapers).

***

### 📬 Contact & Support

- **Issues & feature requests**: use the Issues tab on this Actor's page — that is where every fix starts.
- **Email**: `coredev.dan@gmail.com`
- **If this Actor saved you time, please leave a ⭐ rating on the Apify Store.** It helps us keep
  it maintained.

# Actor input Schema

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

Public Threads posts to collect replies from, for example https://www.threads.com/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC. threads.net links work too.

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

Maximum number of replies to save for each post URL. The limit applies per post, not to the whole run.

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

Proxies are included in the price and chosen automatically, so you can leave this as it is. To route requests through your own proxies, select "Own proxies" and enter their URLs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.threads.com/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.threads.com/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("logical_scrapers/threads-replies-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": [{ "url": "https://www.threads.com/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("logical_scrapers/threads-replies-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": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.threads.com/@openai/post/DW7RXR7EnRC"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call logical_scrapers/threads-replies-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,logical_scrapers/threads-replies-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/qdxBUMLMEsfuox7gf/builds/SjtvuV48OPkacQDKM/openapi.json