Threads Public Intelligence API

Extract public Threads posts from profile usernames and keyword searches without login or external API keys.

What it returns

Each Dataset row is a contentful public Threads post with:

• source mode and target
• exact source URL
• post ID and short code
• canonical Threads post URL
• post text
• timestamp
• likes, replies, reposts, quotes, and views when publicly available
• reply flag
• author ID, username, full name, verified status, and avatar
• media URLs
• hashtags and mentions
• scrape timestamp

Input

{
  "profiles": ["zuck", "nasa"],
  "searchQueries": ["artificial intelligence"],
  "maxResultsPerTarget": 12,
  "enableResidentialFallback": false
}

You can provide profiles, searches, or both.

Reliability

Production routing is automatic:

1. direct public Threads SSR
2. on HTTP 403/429, open a circuit breaker for the blocked direct egress
3. rotate through Apify datacenter proxy
4. optionally use Residential-US only as a last resort when enabled

The Actor does not use browser automation, login cookies, anonymous GraphQL persisted queries, or third-party scraping APIs.

Data-quality rules

• only contentful posts are saved
• deterministic per-target deduplication
• exact profile/search source target retained
• canonical Threads URL when public username and post code are available
• engagement fields are returned only when publicly present
• no fabricated metrics

Pricing

Pay per event:

• threads-post
  • FREE: $0.0032/post
  • BRONZE: $0.0031/post
  • SILVER: $0.0030/post
  • GOLD / PLATINUM / DIAMOND: $0.0029/post
• threads-target: $0.0005 per successfully processed profile or search target
• apify-actor-start: $0.00005
• minimum run spending limit: $0.20

The Actor reads the run's pay-per-event spending limit and conservatively bounds the number of accepted targets using the FREE-tier worst case before starting work.

Notes

Threads is a live social platform. Search results and engagement counts can change between runs. Public logged-out surfaces can also apply temporary rate limits; the Actor's automatic egress fallback is designed for this case.