Threads
by canadesk
Collect or Search for Posts and User profiles on Threads. It's fast and costs little!
Opens on Apify.com
About Threads
Collect or Search for Posts and User profiles on Threads. It's fast and costs little!
What does this actor do?
Threads is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.
Key Features
- Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
- Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
- API access for integration with your applications
- Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
- Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation
How to Use
- Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
- Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
- Configure the input parameters as needed
- Run the actor and download your results
Documentation
⚡ Threads public website only returns a limited number of posts. The best way to collect posts is to schedule this Actor on a daily basis, with "since date" set to yesterday/today's date. ## Input - Process (select) - Get User Profile Returns profile information. - Get User Posts / Replies / Reposts Returns profile information and posts. - Search for User Returns usernames matching the search terms. - Search Returns posts matching the search terms. - User Profiles (array) Expected format: Username (microsoft365), ID or URL (https://www.threads.net/@spotify/) - Sort by (select) Pinned first, or most recent. - Since date (string) Applied AFTER data collection. Removes any entry before the specified date. Expected format: YYYY-MM-DD. - Include Raw data (select) Also returns the raw data from Threads (additional fields). ## Output 💡 Media content, such as images, videos, etc., can be found in the "raw" key. Input "includeRaw" must be enabled. Search for User returns: { "id": "625400346", "username": "microsoft365", "full_name": "Microsoft 365", "url": "https://www.threads.net/@microsoft365", "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/357911524_3437512953129560_1652925957295034534_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=EbgIQi5sj4sQ7kNvgG6-qPM&_nc_gid=e9854be2981a401da68a7fee711b6ea1&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYABRpR5TQCHzTtNm5hJXOoMh6-Ctz-mhMwnamNCIu0O8g&oe=67847355&_nc_sid=10d13b", "follower_count": 276234, "biography": "Blocked our calendar to thread", "is_verified": true, "website": "https://clicklinkin.bio/microsoft365", "raw": [] // Full details } Search returns: [ { "id": "3522365518020531801_625400346", "url": "https://www.threads.net/@microsoft365/post/DDh9Ma-stZZ", "text": "It's \"let's circle back after the holidays\" season. 💙", "likes": 129, "replies": 11, "reposts": 8, "quotes": 1, "shared": 2, "timestamp": 1734118714, "date": "2024-12-13", "pinned": false, "user": null, "reply": null, "raw": [] // Full details }, ... ] Get User Profile returns: { "pk": "625400346", "text_post_app_is_private": false, "hd_profile_pic_versions": [ { "height": 320, "url": "https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/357911524_3437512953129560_1652925957295034534_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s320x320_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=EbgIQi5sj4sQ7kNvgGi_Jnu&_nc_gid=994b3785a2254332aa9fca65b577180b&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYB5ar57ZTeoYfK-KC-JDjrhwA8C8y7nM-gGIeOKOYKDlw&oe=6783CA95&_nc_sid=10d13b", "width": 320 } ], "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/357911524_3437512953129560_1652925957295034534_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=EbgIQi5sj4sQ7kNvgGi_Jnu&_nc_gid=994b3785a2254332aa9fca65b577180b&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYD72Yw_IMZO0IuHh4mjyphEMcOc8c0wIv68Z1Jmy-1v_g&oe=6783CA95&_nc_sid=10d13b", "username": "microsoft365", "friendship_status": null, "account_warning": null, "follower_count": 276277, "profile_context_facepile_users": null, "text_app_last_visited_time": null, "biography": "Blocked our calendar to thread", "text_app_biography": { "text_fragments": { "fragments": [ { "fragment_type": "plaintext", "link_fragment": null, "mention_fragment": null, "plaintext": "Blocked our calendar to thread", "tag_fragment": null, "linkified_web_url": null } ] } }, "account_badges": [], "text_post_app_remove_mention_entrypoint": null, "show_text_post_app_replies_tab": true, "is_verified": true, "full_name": "Microsoft 365", "bio_links": [ { "url": "https://clicklinkin.bio/microsoft365", "is_verified": false, "link_id": "18098940622336912" } ], "transparency_label": null, "is_threads_only_user": false, "show_text_post_app_badge": true, "eligible_for_text_app_activation_badge": null, "hide_text_app_activation_badge_on_text_app": false, "text_app_favorite_user_notification_setting": null, "id": "625400346", "gating": null } Get User Posts/Reposts returns: { "user": object, // Same as "Get User Profile" "threads": array // Same as "Search" } Get User Replies returns: { "user": object, // Same as "Get User Profile", "threads": [ { "id": "3537687215457445735_46045452966", "url": "https://www.threads.net/@microsoftteams/post/DEYY8dryCdn", "text": "Our New Years resolution is to check our mic before speaking so we never have to say the words \"sorry I was on mute\" again.", "likes": 1144, "replies": 42, "reposts": 86, "quotes": 10, "shared": 66, "timestamp": 1735945203, "date": "2025-01-03", "pinned": false, "user": { // User to which the account replied to "id": "46045452966", "username": "microsoftteams", "full_name": "", "url": "https://www.threads.net/@microsoftteams", "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/358209840_555660569905506_700622218812049265_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=AY8HdTkxXHIQ7kNvgFdrvQa&_nc_gid=d49061c20a6c433a878e426cdd877edf&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYDgOgSUZt6nr4oKA2yEwxVkZSWR9eO1mmQJG3nmLBsoXQ&oe=67849CC7&_nc_sid=10d13b", "follower_count": 0, "biography": "", "is_verified": true, "website": "" }, "reply": { // Reply content "id": "3539048076592196112_60457800418", "url": "https://www.threads.net/@0/post/DEdOXmYTqoQ", "text": "Aha, so true! Happy New Year!", "likes": 6, "replies": 0, "reposts": 1, "quotes": 0, "shared": 0, "timestamp": 1736107428, "date": "2025-01-05", "pinned": false, "user": null, "reply": null } }, ... ] } ## Limitations ⚠ Threads public frontend only returns the first page of posts. ## Support Always use a proxy! Open a new issue for bugs, please share your Run URL and Input 🎈
Categories
Common Use Cases
Market Research
Gather competitive intelligence and market data
Lead Generation
Extract contact information for sales outreach
Price Monitoring
Track competitor pricing and product changes
Content Aggregation
Collect and organize content from multiple sources
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- Developer
- canadesk
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 87,934
- Active Users
- 268
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