# Threads Search Scraper: Keyword Monitor (`themineworks/threads-search-scraper`) Actor

Search public Threads posts by keyword, recent or top ordering. Author, text, engagement counts, media and permalinks. Monitor mode turns any keyword into a standing brand watch that only bills for new posts. No login, no API key. Works in Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP agent.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/themineworks/threads-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [The Mine Works](https://apify.com/themineworks) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, MCP servers
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.20 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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?

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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).
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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

## Threads Search Scraper: Keyword Monitor

> 🏆 Part of The Mine Works' 149-actor portfolio · 40,000+ runs · 200,000+ results delivered across our full distribution stack · 99.9%+ success rate

> 💰 From $1.20 / 1,000 results.

> ⚡ Keyword or phrase search across public Threads posts, recent or top ordering, with a monitor mode built for a standing brand watch. No login, no API key.

> 💸 An empty search or a blocked run is never charged. You pay per post delivered.

Give it a keyword or phrase and get matching public Threads posts. Text, author, timestamps, likes, replies, reposts, media URLs and permalinks. No login, no API key.

### Input

- **searchQuery** (required)
- **maxPosts** caps how many posts come back.
- **Result type** picks `recent` or `top` ordering. Default `recent`.
- **Monitor mode** returns only posts not delivered in an earlier run, so a schedule bills for new posts instead of the same feed every time.

### Turn it into a standing watch

Set **Monitor mode** to true, save the run as a task, then add that task to an Apify Schedule. Every run after the first returns only what is new. You are never charged twice for the same post, and a run that finds nothing new says so in the log rather than looking like a failure.

### Part of the Threads suite

[Threads Scraper](https://apify.com/themineworks/threads-scraper) is the
general-purpose one: 25 fields, 4 modes, no login. These three are focused cuts of it,
each with its own input and its own monitor mode.

- [Threads Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/themineworks/threads-profile-scraper), posts by username
- [Threads Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/themineworks/threads-hashtag-scraper), a tag feed
- [Threads Search Scraper](https://apify.com/themineworks/threads-search-scraper), keyword search (this actor)

### Pricing

| Event | Price (Free plan) | You pay when |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post | $0.002 | A post matching your keyword is delivered to your dataset |

Tiered by Apify plan: Free $0.002, Bronze $0.0018, Silver $0.0016, Gold, Platinum and
Diamond $0.0012. Your plan is shown on your Apify billing page. From 14 September 2026
a one-time Actor Start event of $0.005 is added per run.

An empty search or a blocked run is never charged. You pay only for posts actually
delivered, and with monitor mode on you are never charged twice for the same post.

### Run it on a schedule

Monitor mode is what makes this cheap to run repeatedly: each run after the first returns only posts that were not delivered before.

1. Run it once with the input you want repeated, then click **Save as a task**
   so that exact input is attached to every future run.
2. In the Apify Console go to **Schedules** and create a new one, either a
   preset (hourly / daily / weekly) or a cron expression.
3. Save. It then runs unattended, billed the same pay-per-result way. Nothing
   is charged for the schedule existing.

### Use from Claude, ChatGPT & any MCP agent

Hosted MCP endpoint, no install, OAuth on first connect:

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

Claude Desktop / Cursor config (token auth):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "threads-search-scraper": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=themineworks/threads-search-scraper",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}
```

Ask your agent: *"Search Threads for posts mentioning \[keyword] this week."*

### FAQ

**Do I need to log in or supply an API key?**
No. It searches public Threads posts directly.

**What is the difference between recent and top?**
`resultType: recent` returns matches in reverse-chronological order. `top` returns the
ranking Threads itself surfaces for that query. Recent is the default.

**How is this different from the hashtag scraper?**
This matches a keyword or phrase anywhere in a post's text. The hashtag scraper matches
posts carrying a specific tag.

**Is a keyword with no matches billed?**
No. The post event only fires when a matching post is actually returned.

**Can I cap how many posts come back?**
Yes, `maxPosts` is a ceiling for the whole run, between 1 and 500.

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# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search keyword. Used when mode=search.

## `maxPosts` (type: `integer`):

Maximum posts to return across the whole run. This is a ceiling, not a target: the actor stops as soon as it has enough or every target is exhausted. In search and hashtag mode a high value is usually reached from one query. In profile mode, ONE username caps around 4 to 5 posts (Threads' own logged-out limit) — to actually reach a high maxPosts here, list several usernames in Profile usernames above; the run draws from each until the total is met. You are never charged for posts that do not exist.

## `resultType` (type: `string`):

For search and hashtag modes: 'recent' or 'top'.

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Run on a schedule and get ONLY posts not delivered in a previous run, so a standing keyword watch bills for new mentions instead of the whole result set every time. Keep the query the same across runs.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy. Defaults to datacenter with a fresh rotating session per request, which clears Threads' IP throttling. Switch to residential only if you see persistent blocks.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "",
  "maxPosts": 25,
  "resultType": "recent",
  "monitorMode": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "maxPosts": 25,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("themineworks/threads-search-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 = {
    "maxPosts": 25,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("themineworks/threads-search-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 '{
  "maxPosts": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call themineworks/threads-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,themineworks/threads-search-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/IkPxaoyiRTRTZWEkW/builds/Jce0yhCRcrJQ7in0R/openapi.json