Threads Search Scraper: Keyword + Profile Posts, $0.50 per 1,000 Posts

Search Threads.net by keyword or scrape any public profile's recent posts. Each post includes text, author username, verified badge, like_count, reply_count, repost_count, quote_count, posted_at timestamp, a has_media flag, and the direct post URL. Mix keywords and profile URLs in the same run, with results deduplicated across all inputs. No login required.

What you can scrape

• Post identity: post_id, post_url, author_username, author_name, author_verified
• Content: text (up to 2,000 chars), has_media flag, posted_at timestamp
• Engagement: like_count, reply_count, repost_count, quote_count
• Provenance: search_query (which keyword produced this post), source_platform, scraped_at
• Input flexibility: mix searchQueries and profileUrls in the same run, with auto-deduplication

Primary use cases

• Trend monitoring on Threads. Poll keywords like "AI art" or "iOS 18" every hour to track narrative shifts on Threads vs other platforms
• Brand mention surveillance. Search your brand name and competitor names, route results to Slack via a webhook
• Verified-creator discovery. Filter by author_verified to find blue-checkmark creators posting in your niche
• Engagement benchmarking. Compare like_count and reply_count distributions across keywords or accounts
• Cross-platform content audit. Pair with the Twitter scraper to see how the same author performs on X versus Threads

API example

# Start a run via the Apify API
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~threads-search-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "searchQueries": ["AI art", "travel photography"],
    "profileUrls": ["https://www.threads.net/@zuck"],
    "maxPostsPerQuery": 50,
    "maxResults": 0
  }'

# Or use with AI agents via MCP:
# https://mcp.apify.com?tools=santamaria-automations/threads-search-scraper

Integrations

• n8n, Make, Zapier: trigger runs and route posts to Slack, Notion or CRM via webhook
• AI Agents (MCP): Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex
• Python, Node.js: Apify SDK for programmatic access
• Google Sheets, Airtable: keywords in, post feed with engagement out

Output fields

Related Actors

• Twitter / X Profile + Tweets Scraper: same content audit on X / Twitter
• Reddit Scraper: subreddit posts, comments, search and users
• TikTok Profile Scraper: TikTok profile data for the same creators