Threads Profile Scraper

Cheap, normalized public-profile scraping for Threads — one clean record per handle.

What it does

Give it a list of Threads handles (or profile URLs); it returns one normalized record per handle: profile identity, follower/engagement counts, external links, profile-picture URL (+ sha256 if downloaded), and platform-specific extras under platformData. Status is always one of ok | not_found | private | restricted | error.

Input

Field	Type	Notes
handles	array	Handles or profile URLs (required)
proxyConfiguration	proxy	Optional
maxConcurrency	integer	Parallel requests (default 8)
fetchProfilePic	boolean	Download the image (URL is always included)

Transport & cost

• Transport: Chrome impersonation over direct egress (free).
• Cost: free over direct egress (~$0.250/1k if forced through residential). Comparable Apify actors charge around $2.50 / 1,000.
• Owner profile from the page Relay JSON; stream-aborted after the owner block.

Pricing (pay-per-result)

• Recommended: $0.50 per 1,000 results ($0.00050 / result).
• Cost to run ≈ $0.10/1k → this is ~5x markup (set to undercut the market where needed).
• Incumbent comparison: $2.50/1k.

Example output (real)

{
  "platform": "threads",
  "inputUrl": "https://www.threads.com/@creativeoptic",
  "handle": "creativeoptic",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-03T22:46:29Z",
  "status": "ok",
  "bytesWire": 43670,
  "profile": {
    "id": "76682240408",
    "username": "creativeoptic",
    "url": "https://www.threads.com/@creativeoptic",
    "fullName": "#CreativeOPTIC",
    "biography": "❤️ We love each and everyone of you\n🏆 #1 Digital Hub For The Creator Generation. Your Source For Tech, Creators and Inno…",
    "externalUrls": [],
    "followersCount": 31027,
    "followsCount": 0,
    "postsCount": 0,
    "isBusinessAccount": false,
    "private": false,
    "verified": false,
    "joinedRecently": false,
    "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/537061073_17845605870552409_8097629406257305658_n.jpg?stp=dst-jp…",
    "profilePicUrlHD": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/537061073_17845605870552409_8097629406257305658_n.jpg?stp=dst-jp…",
    "profilePic": {
      "sha256": "73ed32b808f1fb8463c3aa6c765bb350cbd1b769044525bdb9cafb38b8fbc066",
      "storedKey": "pfp/th/76682240408.jpg",
      "path": "/v/t51.82787-19/537061073_17845605870552409_8097629406257305658_n.jpg"
    },
    "platformData": {
      "pk": "76682240408"
    }
  },
  "posts": [],
  "signals": {
    "isActive": false,
    "hasExternalUrl": false
  }
}

Public data only. This actor gathers public profile metadata; it does not log in or access private content.