# Threads Posts Scraper No Login (`technicaldost/meta-threads-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public Meta Threads profile posts: text, timestamps, like and reply counts, and permalinks. No login required. Pay per post.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/technicaldost/meta-threads-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Technical Dost Solutions](https://apify.com/technicaldost) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 posts

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Meta Threads Scraper

Scrape public [Threads](https://www.threads.net/) profiles and posts without an API key, login, or paid proxy. The Actor loads public profile/post HTML (using crawler-friendly user agents that still receive Meta’s embedded JSON payloads) and extracts one dataset item per post.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `usernames` | string array | `["zuck","instagram"]` | Public usernames without `@`. |
| `postUrls` | string array | `[]` | Optional direct post URLs. |
| `maxResults` | integer | `30` | Maximum posts saved (1–200). |

Example:

```json
{
  "usernames": ["zuck", "instagram"],
  "postUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 30
}
```

### Output

One dataset item per post:

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `postId` | Provider post id |
| `code` | Shortcode used in the permalink |
| `username` | Author username |
| `text` | Post caption/text |
| `timestamp` | ISO 8601 publish time |
| `likeCount` | Like count when present |
| `replyCount` | Reply count when present |
| `mediaUrls` | Image/video URLs |
| `permalink` | Canonical Threads URL |
| `isVerified` | Author verification flag |
| `mediaType` | Source media type code |

Example output (live sample shape):

```json
{
  "postId": "3957216315664483403",
  "code": "Dbq20Xaj8RL",
  "username": "zuck",
  "text": "Announcing Muse Code beta, our multi-agent coding harness...",
  "timestamp": "2026-08-05T18:00:00.000Z",
  "likeCount": 2292,
  "replyCount": 232,
  "mediaUrls": [
    "https://instagram.cdnexample.net/v/t51.82787-15/example.jpg"
  ],
  "permalink": "https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/Dbq20Xaj8RL",
  "isVerified": true,
  "mediaType": 1
}
```

### How it works

1. Requests `https://www.threads.net/@{username}` (or a post URL).
2. Uses Googlebot / Facebook external hit / mobile Safari user agents — desktop Chrome currently receives a shell page without post JSON.
3. Parses `<script type="application/json" data-sjs>` payloads for `thread_items` / post objects.
4. Pushes one billable dataset item per unique post.

### Run locally

```bash
npm install
node src/main.js
```

Node.js 20+ required. Results land in `storage/datasets/default/`.

### Limits

- Only public profiles/posts. Private accounts return nothing.
- Meta can change embedded payload shapes or bot responses without notice.
- No paid proxies or authenticated GraphQL — pure public HTML + embedded JSON.

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Public Threads usernames without the @ prefix. Profile timelines are scraped for each user.

## `postUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional direct Threads post URLs (threads.net or threads.com).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of posts to save across all inputs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "zuck",
    "instagram"
  ],
  "postUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 30
}
```

# 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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "zuck",
        "instagram"
    ],
    "postUrls": [],
    "maxResults": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("technicaldost/meta-threads-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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "zuck",
        "instagram",
    ],
    "postUrls": [],
    "maxResults": 30,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("technicaldost/meta-threads-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 '{
  "usernames": [
    "zuck",
    "instagram"
  ],
  "postUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 30
}' |
apify call technicaldost/meta-threads-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,technicaldost/meta-threads-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/GtaRxLd6mfLTJVbUj/builds/ryBsaYgNmadTuigcC/openapi.json