Threads Search & Profile Scraper

Search Threads.net by keyword or scrape any public profile's posts — no account required. Extract post text, author details, like count, reply count, repost count, and timestamps in bulk.

Features

• Keyword search — find posts matching any topic across all of Threads
• Profile scraping — extract recent posts from any public Threads account
• No login required — uses Threads' publicly accessible server-rendered pages
• Engagement metrics — like count, reply count, repost count, and quote count
• Deduplication — the same post is never returned twice across queries
• Challenge detection — skips bot-protection pages and logs a warning
• Pay-per-result — only pay for posts you receive

Use with AI Agents (MCP)

Connect this actor to any MCP-compatible AI client — Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, Cursor, VS Code, or custom agents.

Apify MCP server URL:

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nanoscrape/threads-search-scraper

Example prompt once connected:

"Use threads-search-scraper to search Threads for 'sustainable fashion' and return the 20 most recent posts with author names and like counts."

Clients that support dynamic tool discovery (Claude.ai, VS Code) will receive the full input schema automatically via add-actor.

Data Extracted

Field	Example
post_id	"3368741234567890123"
text	"Just launched our new AI feature!"
author_username	"zuck"
author_name	"Mark Zuckerberg"
author_verified	true
like_count	42500
reply_count	1230
repost_count	870
quote_count	140
posted_at	"2026-05-01T14:30:00Z"
post_url	"https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/C6abc123xyz"
has_media	false
search_query	"AI art"
source_platform	"threads.net"
scraped_at	"2026-05-04T11:00:00Z"

Pricing

Pay-per-result pricing. You only pay for posts you receive.

Event	Price	Description
Actor start	$0.25	One-time container startup fee
Post scraped	$0.50 / 1,000	Each Threads post returned

Examples:

• 100 posts = $0.30 total ($0.25 start + $0.05 results)
• 1,000 posts = $0.75 total
• 5,000 posts = $2.75 total

No monthly fees. No minimum spend.

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
searchQueries	string[]	Keywords to search on Threads.net	—
profileUrls	string[]	Profile URLs or usernames to scrape	—
maxPostsPerQuery	integer	Max posts per search or profile	50
maxResults	integer	Hard cap on total posts (0 = unlimited)	0
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify proxy settings	Auto

Usage Examples

Search by keyword

{
  "searchQueries": ["AI art", "machine learning"],
  "maxPostsPerQuery": 50
}

Scrape a public profile

{
  "profileUrls": ["@zuck", "https://www.threads.net/@natgeo"],
  "maxPostsPerQuery": 30
}

Combine search and profiles with result cap

{
  "searchQueries": ["climate change"],
  "profileUrls": ["bbcnews", "nytimes"],
  "maxPostsPerQuery": 50,
  "maxResults": 200
}

Notes

• Threads uses server-side rendering: the first page of results is available without executing JavaScript.
• Threads does not expose public paginated API endpoints without authentication, so each search or profile fetch returns one batch of SSR posts.
• If a profile requires login to view, the actor logs a warning and skips it.
• For monitoring social topics over time, run the actor on a schedule via Apify's scheduler.