Threads Scraper — Posts, Profiles & Replies | Engagement Rate | No Login

The deepest Meta Threads analytics tool on Apify — no API key, no login, no cookies.

$1.50 per 1,000 results. See pricing.

Why This Scraper?

Feature	This Actor	Top competitor
Modes	4	3
Engagement rate	Yes	No
Quote count	Yes	Yes
Thread replies	Yes	No
User replies	Yes	No
Login required	No	No
Price per 1k	$1.50	$2.00+

4 Scraping Modes

profiles — Profile Data + Engagement Rate

Extract bio, follower/following counts, verified status, and calculated engagement rate based on the last 20 posts.

{
    "mode": "profiles",
    "profiles": ["zuck", "mosseri"]
}

Sample output:

{
    "username": "mosseri",
    "fullName": "Adam Mosseri",
    "bio": "Father of three boys, head of Instagram and supporter of Threads.",
    "followerCount": 964700,
    "followingCount": 0,
    "isVerified": true,
    "engagementRate": 0.09,
    "url": "https://www.threads.net/@mosseri"
}

posts — User Timeline Posts

Get recent posts with full engagement metrics including quote count.

{
    "mode": "posts",
    "profiles": ["zuck"],
    "maxResults": 20
}

Sample output:

{
    "id": "3870872187813562164",
    "url": "https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/DW4Gb79kQc0",
    "text": "Today we're sharing our new model family, Muse...",
    "username": "zuck",
    "userVerified": true,
    "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T15:59:05.000Z",
    "likeCount": 2740,
    "replyCount": 312,
    "repostCount": 89,
    "quoteCount": 45,
    "images": [],
    "videos": [],
    "hashtags": [],
    "mentions": [],
    "isReply": false
}

thread — Full Thread with Replies

Get the original post plus all reply chains — perfect for conversation analysis.

{
    "mode": "thread",
    "postUrls": ["https://www.threads.net/t/C8H5FiCtESk"]
}

replies — User's Replies to Others

See what a user is saying across Threads — all their replies to other people's posts. Great for competitive intelligence and sentiment tracking.

{
    "mode": "replies",
    "profiles": ["mosseri"],
    "maxResults": 50
}

Output Fields

Posts & Replies

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique post ID
code	string	Short code (used in URL)
url	string	Direct link to the post
text	string	Full post text
username	string	Author's handle
userVerified	boolean	Blue checkmark
publishedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp
likeCount	number	Total likes
replyCount	number	Total replies
repostCount	number	Total reposts
quoteCount	number	Total quote posts
images	string[]	Image CDN URLs
videos	string[]	Video CDN URLs
hashtags	string[]	Extracted #hashtags
mentions	string[]	Extracted @mentions
isReply	boolean	Is this a reply?

Profiles

Field	Type	Description
username	string	Threads handle
fullName	string	Display name
bio	string	Profile bio text
profilePicUrl	string	Avatar URL
followerCount	number	Followers
followingCount	number	Following
isVerified	boolean	Verified account
isPrivate	boolean	Private account
engagementRate	number	Avg engagement / followers (%)
externalUrl	string	Website link from bio

How It Works

Input (usernames, post URLs)
         │
         ▼
   ┌─────────────┐
   │  GraphQL API │ ← Fast, ~0.005 CU/request
   │  + CSRF auth │   Automatic token extraction
   └──────┬──────┘
          │ If blocked or empty response
          ▼
   ┌─────────────┐
   │  Playwright  │ ← Headless browser fallback
   │  + intercept │   Captures API responses from page
   └──────┬──────┘
          │
          ▼
   Structured JSON → Dataset

• GraphQL layer: extracts CSRF + LSD tokens, sends authenticated API requests
• Playwright fallback: headless Chromium with response interception
• HTML meta fallback: for profiles — extracts from og:tags when APIs fail
• Anti-detection: Chrome 131+ User-Agents, randomized delays, per-request proxy rotation

Pricing

$1.50 per 1,000 results — pay per event.

Volume	Cost
100 results	$0.15
1,000 results	$1.50
10,000 results	$15.00
100,000 results	$150.00

Quick Start

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("skipper_lume/threads-scraper").call(run_input={
    "mode": "posts",
    "profiles": ["zuck"],
    "maxResults": 20,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"@{item['username']}: {item['text'][:80]}... ({item['likeCount']} likes)")

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('skipper_lume/threads-scraper').call({
    mode: 'profiles',
    profiles: ['zuck', 'mosseri'],
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item => {
    console.log(`@${item.username}: ${item.followerCount} followers, ${item.engagementRate}% engagement`);
});

Use Cases

Industry	Use Case	Mode
Marketing	Influencer vetting with engagement rates	profiles
PR	Monitor executive responses	replies
Sales	Prospect research & enrichment	profiles + posts
Agencies	Competitor content analysis	posts
Research	Conversation mining	thread
Recruiting	Candidate research	profiles + replies

Integrations

• Google Sheets — auto-export
• Webhooks — trigger on completion
• REST API — programmatic access
• Zapier / Make / n8n — automated pipelines
• Slack / Email — notifications
• AWS S3 / Google Cloud — dataset storage

Tips

• Use residential proxies (RESIDENTIAL group) for best reliability
• Keep maxResults at 50–200 for optimal speed
• 1 GB memory is enough for most runs
• Schedule recurring runs for continuous monitoring

FAQ

Q: Do I need a Threads account? A: No. Public profiles and posts only. No login, no tokens.

Q: What's engagement rate? A: Average (likes + replies) per post divided by follower count, as a percentage. Calculated from the last 20 posts.

Q: Can I get quote counts? A: Yes — quoteCount is included in every post. Most competitors don't extract this.

Q: What's the replies mode for? A: It scrapes all replies a user has written to other people's posts. Useful for competitive intelligence — see how executives/influencers interact with others.

Q: Can I scrape private accounts? A: No. Only public profiles and posts.

Changelog

v1.2 (April 2026)

• Added replies mode — scrape all replies written by a user
• Added quoteCount to post output
• Added engagementRate to profile output (auto-calculated from last 20 posts)
• Now 4 modes: profiles, posts, thread, replies

v1.1 (April 2026)

• CSRF + LSD token authentication for GraphQL
• Response interception in Playwright
• HTML meta tag fallback for profiles
• Chrome 131+ User-Agents, per-request proxy rotation

v1.0 (April 2026)

• Initial release: profiles, posts, thread scraping