Threads User Posts API
Returns a Threads user's most recent posts, usually about 15 for 1 credit. Send limit above 15 (up to 50) to collect more of the same feed, with view counts and display names filled in.
GET /v1/threads/user/postsLast updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Threads User Posts API
Use it for a recent-activity window of about 15 posts. Set limit above 15 for deeper history on the same feed, or use search for a keyword lookup.
From the API reference
Returns the most recent posts from a Threads user. By default you get the window the upstream bundles, typically about 15 posts, for 1 credit. Each post includes the text content, like count, reply count, repost count, media attachments, and creation timestamp. Carousel posts return every slide as an array in content.media_urls; video posts return a playable video URL there with the cover frame in content.thumbnail_url. Posts filed under a Threads topic tag also carry that tag name at post.ext.topic_tag (e.g. bali, dokter gigi) with its stable id at post.ext.topic_tag_id; both are absent on untagged posts, which are the majority. Quote posts are fully resolved: a post that quotes another usually carries no caption or media of its own, so the text and video shown on its page are returned under post.ext.quoted_post as { id, url, author, text, media_urls, thumbnail_url }. That attachment belongs to a different account, so it is kept there rather than merged into content, and post.content always stays this post's own content. The field is absent on posts that are not quote posts. post.flags.pinned says whether the author pinned the post to their profile. post.ext.quote_count and post.ext.reshare_count complete the reshare picture that engagement.shares (plain reposts) only starts. A call with no limit, or limit at 15 or below, is that same window for 1 credit, and engagement.views is null on those rows: the default source does not publish a view count on list items. Send limit above 15, up to 50, to collect more of the same feed from a second source: measured 09/09/2026 on @zuck, the default call returned 15 and limit=50 returned 32 top-level posts going back to 25/09/2025. That deeper read is metered at 3 credits per post returned, and it is the lane that carries engagement.views and post.author.display_name (the default window has neither). To get both on the default window instead, send include=engagement: each post is looked up on /v1/threads/post by its permalink in the same call, and only the view count and the display name are copied onto the row, so nothing already on it changes and computed.engagement_rate is filled from the views it gains. It costs 1 credit per post filled, adds 4 to 12 seconds (never more than 15), and a data.hydration block reports the rows looked up, filled and served from cache and the credits held and kept. A post the lookup could not fill is refunded and named by data._warnings: ["engagement_partial"]. A response is still a single page with no cursor. For a keyword search of older posts, use /v1/threads/search with a date window or /v1/search/everywhere.
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Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchWhat can you do with the User Posts API?
The User Posts endpoint gives you structured Threads data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/threads/user/posts: Metered: holds 1 credit per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 44: this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 44 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/threads/user/posts?handle=zuck&since=2026-09-01&trim=true" && cat response.json# GET /v1/threads/user/posts: Metered: holds 1 credit per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 44 # this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/threads/user/posts"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(params):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.get(
URL,
params=params,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
params = {
"handle": "zuck",
"since": "2026-09-01",
"trim": "true",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/threads/user/posts: Metered: holds 1 credit per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 44_000; // this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/threads/user/posts");
url.searchParams.set("handle", "zuck");
url.searchParams.set("since", "2026-09-01");
url.searchParams.set("trim", "true");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters worth sending
since=2026-09-01Returns only posts after this date, so a daily poll pays only for the pages with new posts.trim=trueSame price, lighter payload: drops the bulky raw fields.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| handle | Yes | Threads username without the @ symbol |
| since | No | Only posts published on or after this date: YYYY-MM-DD (midnight UTC) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Older posts are left off the page, and the page that reaches one ends the walk: `next_cursor` is not returned and `pagination.stopped_at` is `since`. Pinned posts sit out of date order and never end the walk. The page still costs what a page costs, so a daily poll pays for the pages it walks and no more. |
| stop_at_id | No | The id (`post.id`) or URL (`post.url`) of the newest post you already hold. The page stops just before it: that post and everything after it are left off, `next_cursor` is not returned, and `pagination.stopped_at` is `known_id`. A pinned post never counts as the stop point. If it is not on this page the page is returned in full with its cursor, so keep walking. `pagination.stopped_at` is `end` when the list ran out first and `null` while there is more to walk. |
| trim | No | Ask the upstream for a stripped record. This is a real shape change, not just less whitespace: a trimmed row carries only the id, text, shortcode, like count, timestamp and author, so media, reply count, share count, view count, topic tag, pinned flag and quoted post all come back null. Same 1 credit either way, so send it only when the text and the like count are all you need. Ignored when `limit` is above 15, because the deeper source has no trimmed mode. |
| limit | No | How many posts to collect, 1 to 50. Leave it off, or send 15 or less, and nothing changes: you get the bundled window for exactly 1 credit. Above 15 the posts come from a deeper source and the call is metered at 3 credits per post actually returned, so an account with only 20 public posts costs 60 credits however high you set this. |
| include | No | Send `engagement` to fill `engagement.views` and `post.author.display_name` on each post of the default window by looking it up on `/v1/threads/post` in the same call. 1 credit per post filled from a fresh lookup (15 at most); posts served from that lookup's cache (10 minutes) and posts it could not fill are free. Adds 4 to 12 seconds, never more than 15. One token only: `engagement`. Beside a `limit` above 15 it costs nothing, because those rows already carry both fields. (engagement) |
| until | No | Only rows published on or before this date: YYYY-MM-DD (that whole UTC day is included) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Newer rows are left off each page and the walk does not stop, so older pages follow. A row with no date is kept. `published_before`, `end_date` and `to_date` are accepted and applied as `until`. |
What does the Threads User Posts API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "threads",
"endpoint": "/v1/threads/user/posts",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "3996155940894885511",
"url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/Dd1MqfcG0aH",
"content": {
"text": "We believe superintelligence will create significant new opportunities for all people and businesses. Meta already serves billions of people at scale and helps hundreds of millions of businesses reach customers. Today we are starting the next major pillar of our business, Meta Enterprise Platform, to help businesses use AI to grow and transform in new ways as well.",
"media_urls": null,
"thumbnail_url": null,
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": "zuck",
"display_name": null,
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/825322135_17989325280103224_1252773933700107438_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gHAvvgkHO46pUE5q2vnmLUY0pl3DdUZUNRT5E_7gpcGIKrJYr7l1iiarldDUU1sIOw&_nc_ohc=zzy0VpJKOQMQ7kNvwERh1-I&_nc_gid=fg32RurBuZNT2dAjc8sO0A&edm=AA3DLpEBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQOhnegtcwSCQp8FcPfGkgAoXntv2yJUmaxHOEoIUibnbw&oe=6AC595EB&_nc_sid=d92198",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": null,
"likes": 2616,
"comments": 2445,
"shares": 162,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-09-28T12:35:32.000Z",
"ext": {
"published_at_epoch": 1790598932,
"quote_count": 150,
"topic_tag": null,
"reshare_count": 174,
"topic_tag_id": null
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null,
"vs_creator": {
"ratio": 1.42,
"metric": "likes",
"reason": null
}
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "3994109866205639942",
"url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/Ddt7cL5EfUG",
"content": {
"text": "Agrippa said it's time to get back to work 😎",
"media_urls": [
"https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/823965183_17989304049103224_2823186847710225415_n.webp?_nc_cat=110&ig_cache_key=Mzk5NDA5NjMwNTI0NDIwMTIwNQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMjE2MC5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=K_fp4afjatQQ7kNvwH2Fovp&_nc_oc=Adr8t0CqBhk51DpFoXvBN0y6WlNAA91kXSCIZr9_TLwTAjGIWxSybOyGTkfarC5uTBk&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=fg32RurBuZNT2dAjc8sO0A&_nc_ss=7a22e&oh=00_AQMF3bXQ-J5nTOAVt2dacbGe5N-D3O91MUhHIrWNVdgzhA&oe=6AC5AD45",
"https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/821972247_17989304061103224_4453555141637471915_n.webp?_nc_cat=106&ig_cache_key=Mzk5NDA5NjMwNTc1NTg1Mjg1OQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMTYzOC5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=0Rs1QdoBv1UQ7kNvwE8x9rv&_nc_oc=Adr8fF1MbaZ6uiEUgDRMGlI-MgbruDe1v1W0ROWxeCM0X4aDgXFq9G5qw323lztDcTo&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=fg32RurBuZNT2dAjc8sO0A&_nc_ss=7a22e&oh=00_AQOA-J2ib-VBaThFhtBNhlYxKCwFPBoIOGemknxQClK3XQ&oe=6AC59C1C"
],
"thumbnail_url": null,
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": "zuck",
"display_name": null,
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/825322135_17989325280103224_1252773933700107438_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gHAvvgkHO46pUE5q2vnmLUY0pl3DdUZUNRT5E_7gpcGIKrJYr7l1iiarldDUU1sIOw&_nc_ohc=zzy0VpJKOQMQ7kNvwERh1-I&_nc_gid=fg32RurBuZNT2dAjc8sO0A&edm=AA3DLpEBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQOhnegtcwSCQp8FcPfGkgAoXntv2yJUmaxHOEoIUibnbw&oe=6AC595EB&_nc_sid=d92198",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": null,
"likes": 5032,
"comments": 497,
"shares": 259,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-09-25T16:50:21.000Z",
"ext": {
"published_at_epoch": 1790355021,
"quote_count": 47,
"topic_tag": null,
"reshare_count": 140,
"topic_tag_id": null
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null,
"vs_creator": {
"ratio": 2.74,
"metric": "likes",
"reason": null
}
}
}
],
"total": null,
"_sc_terminal": true,
"creator_baseline": {
"baseline": {
"rows_used": 10,
"median_views": null,
"median_likes": 2226,
"median_comments": 456,
"median_gap_hours": 47.43,
"median_saves_per_view": null,
"median_shares_per_view": null
},
"reason": null,
"rows_used": 10,
"cadence": "measured"
},
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 1,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 10,
"stopped_at": "since"
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T15:39:56.508Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Threads User Posts API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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