Threads Scraper 💰$1/1K – Posts, Profiles, Search, No Login

Threads Scraper – posts, profiles, search & replies · $1 per 1,000 posts

Scrape Threads (by Meta) without an account, cookies or login: keyword and hashtag search, profiles with follower count, bio and links, their latest public posts, and post replies. Every post comes with likes, replies, reposts, quotes, shares, exact date, text, images, videos, links, mentions, hashtags and the topic tag.

About half the price of the most popular Threads scrapers — $1 per 1,000 posts, $2 per 1,000 profiles.

What is Threads Scraper?

Threads shows part of its content to visitors who are not logged in: search results, the latest posts of public profiles and post replies. This Actor reads exactly that — public pages only — and returns one clean row per post or profile in JSON, CSV or Excel. It never logs in and never goes past the "Continue with Instagram" wall, so your Instagram or Threads account is never involved.

It is built for monitoring: brand and competitor mentions, creators' latest posts and engagement, topics and hashtags — run it every hour or day to catch new posts as they appear.

What you can scrape

Input	What you get
🔎 Keywords or hashtags	Posts Threads shows for the keyword, plus the matching topic tag page (e.g. marketing → #Marketing). Multi-word phrases that Threads returns empty are retried as a hashtag (ai agents → #aiagents).
👤 Usernames or profile URLs	Profile row (followers, verified, bio, bio links, profile tags, picture) + latest posts from the Threads, Replies, Media and Reposts tabs
💬 Post URLs	The post with full stats + the replies Threads shows publicly

Mix everything in one run. Duplicates are removed automatically.

What data can Threads Scraper extract?

Posts and replies

Field	Example	Notes
type	post / reply
code, id, url	DfLnIF0F5Uo
text	Happy Halloween, from the crew aboard the space station! 🎃🚀
createdAt	2026-11-01T02:01:27.000Z	Exact date and time
likeCount, replyCount, repostCount, quoteCount, shareCount	16215, 239, 734, 92, 317	likeCount is null when the author hides likes; shareCount is not always shown
mediaType	text, image, video, carousel, repost
images, videos	URLs	Every image / video of the post (carousels included)
links, mentions, hashtags		Extracted from the text and link previews
topicTag	Space Threads	The Threads topic tag of the post
language	en	Detected by Threads
isReply, replyToUsername, parentPostUrl		For replies
quotedPostUrl, repostedPostUrl, repostedBy		Quotes and reposts
isPaidPartnership, isPinned
author	{username, fullName, id, isVerified, profileUrl, profilePicUrl}
source, searchQuery, tag, profileUsername	search, tag, profile:media…	Where the row came from

Profiles: username, fullName, id, url, followerCount, isVerified, isPrivate, biography, bioLinks (url, title), profileTags, profilePicUrl.

How much does it cost to scrape Threads?

Apify plan	Posts and replies (per 1,000)	Profiles (per 1,000)
Free	$1.00	$2.00
Starter	$0.90	$1.80
Scale	$0.80	$1.60
Business and higher	$0.70	$1.40

Warnings (unknown profile, deleted post, keyword with no public posts) are free. There is no start fee.

Real runs — 3 November 2026

Job	Results	Run time	Price
Search marketing, ai agents, nba (100 max each)	48 posts	17 s	$0.048
Profiles @nasa, @netflix, @nytimes, @espn, @mosseri, all four tabs	5 profiles + 60 posts	25 s	$0.070
One post URL (@nasa Halloween post) + replies	1 post + 6 replies	5 s	$0.007

Every post had its like count, date and author. Profiles returned 10–15 posts each (what Threads shows logged-out across the four tabs). Followers on that day: NASA 12.8M, Netflix 8.6M, The New York Times 4.8M, ESPN 4.6M, Adam Mosseri 1.1M.

In that first run Threads returned nothing for the phrase ai agents; the hashtag fallback added the same day now returns posts for it (6 in our check).

Bulk example

Monitoring 30 brand keywords and 50 competitor profiles every day ≈ 30 × 20 + 50 × 12 posts + 50 profiles ≈ 1,250 results per day ≈ $38/month on the free plan — less if you skip the daily profile rows or some tabs.

Price compared with other Threads Actors — 31 October 2026

Main-event prices listed on the Apify Store that day:

Actor	Monthly users (31 Oct)	Listed price per 1,000
futurizerush/meta-threads-scraper	1,947	$2.50
apify/threads-profile-api-scraper	678	$5.00
igview-owner/threads-search-scraper	468	$20.00
watcher.data/search-threads-by-keywords	461	$8.00
automation-lab/threads-scraper	446	$5.00 per post
logical_scrapers/threads-post-scraper	376	$2.50
lergassy/threads-scraper	181	$2.00 per post
This Actor	new	$1.00 per post

Who this is not for

Be clear on what logged-out Threads shows:

• You need a profile's full post history. Threads shows only the latest posts to visitors who are not logged in (10–25 per profile across the four tabs). This Actor does not log in and does not go past that wall. For ongoing coverage, schedule it — new posts are collected as they appear.
• You need hundreds of results for one keyword. Threads shows about 20–40 posts per keyword (search + topic tag) to logged-out visitors. Add more keywords and hashtags instead.
• You need followers / following lists. Not visible without login.
• You need private profiles. You get the profile row and a warning; private posts are never collected.
• You need view counts. Not shown in the logged-out feed.

What's new

• 3 November 2026 — Hashtag fallback: multi-word phrases that Threads returns empty (ai agents) are retried as a hashtag (#aiagents). In-depth documentation with real runs.
• 2 November 2026 — Empty search pages are retried twice with a new IP before warning (Threads sometimes returns 0 for a keyword that has posts).
• 1 November 2026 — Reposts are labelled mediaType: "repost"; empty bio-link titles are returned as null.
• 1 November 2026 — First release: keyword + topic tag search, profiles with four tabs, post URLs with replies.

How to scrape Threads

1. Open the Actor and click Try for free.
2. Add keywords (marketing, #ai), usernames (nasa, @zuck, profile URLs) and/or post URLs.
3. Choose the profile tabs and whether to add the matching hashtag page and replies.
4. Set Max posts per keyword / profile / post.
5. Click Start and export to JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML — or connect Google Sheets, a webhook or your code.

⬇️ Input examples

Brand and topic monitoring

{ "searchQueries": ["notion", "#productivity", "ai agents"], "maxPostsPerSource": 100 }

Search only, without the hashtag page

{ "searchQueries": ["marketing"], "includeTagPage": false, "maxPostsPerSource": 50 }

Profiles with their latest posts (all four tabs)

{ "usernames": ["nasa", "@netflix", "https://www.threads.com/@espn"], "profileTabs": ["threads", "replies", "media", "reposts"] }

Profile statistics with only the main posts tab

{ "usernames": ["mosseri", "zuck", "nytimes"], "profileTabs": ["threads"], "maxPostsPerSource": 10 }

A post and its replies

{ "postUrls": ["https://www.threads.com/@nasa/post/DfLnIF0F5Uo"], "includeReplies": true }

Everything in one run

{
  "searchQueries": ["openai"],
  "usernames": ["openai", "nasa"],
  "postUrls": ["https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/DPx4Yh1kVzr"],
  "maxPostsPerSource": 50
}

Input reference

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	list	["marketing"]	Keywords or hashtags. ~20–40 posts per keyword for logged-out visitors.
usernames	list	["nasa"]	Usernames (zuck, @nasa) or profile URLs (threads.com or threads.net).
postUrls	list		https://www.threads.com/@user/post/CODE or threads.net/t/CODE.
includeTagPage	yes/no	yes	Also scrape the topic tag with the same name as the keyword.
profileTabs	list	all four	threads, replies, media, reposts.
includeReplies	yes/no	yes	Replies of post URLs.
maxPostsPerSource	number	100	Upper limit per keyword, profile or post.
maxConcurrency	number	5	Keywords / profiles / posts processed in parallel.
proxyConfiguration	proxy	Apify Proxy	Datacenter proxy works well.

⬆️ Output examples

Post (real row, 3 November 2026):

{
  "type": "post",
  "code": "DfLnIF0F5Uo",
  "url": "https://www.threads.com/@nasa/post/DfLnIF0F5Uo",
  "text": "Happy Halloween, from the crew aboard the space station! 🎃🚀\n\nShow us your out-of-this-world costumes in the comments!",
  "createdAt": "2026-11-01T02:01:27.000Z",
  "likeCount": 16215,
  "replyCount": 239,
  "repostCount": 734,
  "quoteCount": 92,
  "shareCount": 317,
  "mediaType": "text",
  "links": ["https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfLCpw5FfMO/"],
  "topicTag": "Space Threads",
  "language": "en",
  "isReply": false,
  "author": { "username": "nasa", "fullName": "NASA", "isVerified": true, "profileUrl": "https://www.threads.com/@nasa" },
  "source": "post"
}

Profile:

{
  "type": "profile",
  "username": "nasa",
  "fullName": "NASA",
  "url": "https://www.threads.com/@nasa",
  "followerCount": 12786439,
  "isVerified": true,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "biography": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
  "bioLinks": [],
  "profileTags": ["NASA", "Space Threads", "Science Threads"],
  "profilePicUrl": "https://…"
}

Replies have "type": "reply", replyToUsername and parentPostUrl. Inputs that cannot be read produce a free warning row ("This Threads profile does not exist.", "No public posts found for this keyword.").

Use cases for Threads data

Brand and social listening

Track what people post about your brand, product or competitors, with engagement per post.

Influencer research

Collect follower counts, bios, links and recent engagement of creators.

Trend monitoring

Follow topic tags and keywords daily and spot posts that take off.

Competitor tracking

Watch the latest posts of competitor accounts and their likes, replies and reposts.

Research and AI datasets

Build datasets of public Threads posts with dates, languages and engagement.

Integrations and Threads API

Python:

import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("rt-solutions/threads-scraper").call(run_input={"searchQueries": ["notion"], "maxPostsPerSource": 50})
for p in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    if p["type"] == "post":
        print(p["likeCount"], p["author"]["username"], p["text"][:80])

JavaScript / Node.js:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('rt-solutions/threads-scraper').call({ usernames: ['nasa'], profileTabs: ['threads'] });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.filter((i) => i.type === 'post').map((p) => `${p.likeCount} ${p.text?.slice(0, 60)}`));

HTTP (one call, results in the response):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/rt-solutions~threads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?timeout=120" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQueries":["marketing"],"maxPostsPerSource":20}'

No-code: Make, n8n (HTTP Request node) and Zapier can call the same endpoint. To get each mention only once, deduplicate on code (n8n: Remove Duplicates node → "Remove items processed in previous executions"). Apify's Google Sheets integration and webhooks work too.

Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP agent

Connect the Apify MCP server (https://mcp.apify.com) and allow rt-solutions/threads-scraper. Example request: "Get the latest Threads posts about 'AI agents' and the profiles of @openai and @netflix with their follower counts."

🤖 For AI Agents & LLM Apps

• What the tool does: returns public Threads posts for keywords, latest posts and stats of public profiles, and posts with their replies.
• Minimal inputs: {"searchQueries": ["<keyword>"]}, {"usernames": ["<username>"]} or {"postUrls": ["<url>"]}.
• Volume per source: ~20–40 posts per keyword, ~10–25 per profile, ~10 reply threads per post (logged-out limits).
• Output contract: rows with type = post | reply | profile; warning rows contain no data and are free.
• Deduplication across runs: use code for posts and username for profiles.
• Cost guard: maxPostsPerSource; cost = posts × $0.001 + profiles × $0.002 on the free plan.

❓ FAQ

How do I scrape Threads without logging in?

Enter keywords, usernames or post URLs and run. The Actor reads the public pages of threads.com — no account, cookies or API key.

Is it legal to scrape Threads?

The Actor only reads public pages that anyone can open without an account and collects no private data. Use the data responsibly and in line with the laws that apply to you (e.g. GDPR).

How much does it cost to scrape 10,000 Threads posts?

$10 at $1 per 1,000 posts ($7 on Business). 1,000 profiles cost $2.

Can I get a profile's full post history?

No. Threads shows only the latest posts to visitors who are not logged in, and this Actor does not log in. Schedule it to build a history going forward.

Why do I get only 20–40 posts for a keyword?

That is what Threads shows to logged-out visitors (search results + the matching topic tag). Add more keywords or hashtags.

Why does a multi-word keyword return few posts?

Threads often returns nothing for phrases like ai agents. The Actor then retries the hashtag form (#aiagents); results can still be fewer than for single words.

Can I monitor keywords or accounts?

Yes. Schedule the Actor (every hour, day…) and deduplicate on code.

Why are some fields empty?

likeCount is null when the author hid like counts; shareCount is not always shown; images/videos are empty for text posts; bioLinks is empty when the profile has none.

What about private profiles?

You get the profile row (followers, bio) and a warning; private posts are never collected.

Do threads.net links work?

Yes — threads.net and threads.com URLs, @username, threads.net/t/CODE short links.

Can I get followers lists or view counts?

No — they are not visible without logging in.

Can I export to CSV, Excel or Google Sheets?

Yes — download from the run, or use the Google Sheets integration.

Can I use it with the Apify API or an MCP server?

Yes — see "Integrations" (Python, Node.js, HTTP, Make, n8n, Zapier, MCP).

Limits

• Logged-out limits: ~20–40 posts per keyword, ~10–25 per profile, ~10 reply threads per post.
• No followers lists, view counts or private content.
• Threads sometimes returns empty pages; the Actor retries with new IPs and reports a warning if a page still cannot be read.

Run health

• 3 November 2026: 3 runs, 5 profiles, 115 posts and replies, 0 failed runs.
• Volume test (1 November 2026): 15 keywords + 15 profiles → 489 results in 92 s, 0 duplicates.

Your feedback

Missing a field or found a wrong value? Open an issue in the Issues tab — we answer fast and ship fixes (see "What's new"). If the Actor saved you time, a short review helps other marketers and researchers find it.

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