Threads API
4 endpoints read Threads: posts, users. From $0.0020 a call. No Threads login and no cookie; a failed call is free.
One call, as it came back
A recorded call, fields already tidied up: ready for an AI or a spreadsheet.The first 7 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:14 UTC.
Run it in the Playground · $0.0020{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "e29e0cba-d1da-4448-a7fa-8bee6608fc4e",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "DAFGOBWKcB_",
"url": "https://www.threads.com/@fieldnotes_studio/post/DAFGOBWKcB_",
"type": "image",
"text": "Everything I wish I knew about nasa before starting.",
"published_at": "2025-03-07T01:13:54.000Z",
"author": {
"id": "56049947906",
"username": "fieldnotes_studio",
"name": "Field Notes Studio",
"avatar_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/492990253_10899382458156062_n.jpg",
"verified": true
},
"metrics": {
"likes": 43152,
"comments": 3630,
"shares": 1775,
"reposts": 3369
},
"images": [
"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/482950892_19970165314554455_n.jpg"
],
"hashtags": [],
"is_pinned": null
},
// … 18 more
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": null,
"cursor_expires_at": null,
"has_more": false,
"returned": 19
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "threads.posts.search",
"result_status": "complete",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:14:46.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {
"title": "platform",
"lang": "capability",
"author.followers": "capability",
"metrics.favorites": "platform",
"metrics.views": "capability",
"mentions": "capability",
"post_id": "capability",
"parent_id": "capability",
"root_id": "capability"
},
"billing": {
"amount": "0.002",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.998"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:14 UTC. Names, text and IDs are examples, and so are the links: none is the recorded one (the page shows no one's personal data); the figures are as recorded. Long lists are cut. The request ID, cursor and balance are made up.
What you can get
Each row is an endpoint: what it returns and what one call costs.
What people build with it
Ready-made tasks your AI can run on Threads data. Each is a few calls under a spending cap.
Competitor account monitoring
“What did competitors post this week, and which post took off?”
Keyword search and mentions
“What is being said about this brand or keyword on each platform?”
Account check-up
“How is this account doing?”
Ask about Threads right inside Claude or Cursor
Add the DataXAPI MCP server and the AI finds the Threads endpoint it needs and calls it; answers link back to the source. You pay for the calls it makes.
https://api.dataxapi.com/mcpStart in three steps
The call shown here is Threads post search. Every other Threads endpoint is called the same way and answers in the same envelope.
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Call it, or let your AI call it
One GET from your code. Or paste this prompt into your agent with your key in it: it sets itself up, then finds and calls these endpoints by itself.
Read the same shape every time
Items are in data.items (one object in data.item), the next page in page.next_cursor, the charge in meta.billing.amount. A failed call is not charged.
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/threads/posts/search" \ --data-urlencode "query=nasa" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.threads.posts.search(query="nasa") print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";
const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.threads.posts.search({ query: "nasa" });
console.log(result.data.items);dataxapi call threads.posts.search query=nasa
{
"mcpServers": {
"dataxapi": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${DATAXAPI_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}Add this to your MCP client, then ask your agent to call threads.posts.search.
Edge cases
What the Threads endpoints do at their edges, and what to check when a call does not return what you expected.
- Page sizes
- A list returns 15 to 30 items a page, depending on the endpoint. Each list is one page: there is no next page to ask for.
- Fields it cannot give
- 4 of the 4 endpoints cannot fill every field of the object they return. Each endpoint's page lists which, and every answer repeats them in
meta.unavailable: a missing field is never a silent zero. - The post code
- A post is named by the last segment of its link: threads.com/@handle/post/<code> or threads.com/t/<code>.
- One page only
- Search and an account's posts each return one page: the platform shows no more to someone not signed in.
- Dates go by the UTC day
sinceanduntilfilter by the UTC date; the time of day is ignored.- Missing and not public read the same
- A post or account that does not exist and one that is not public get the same answer: not found, not charged.
- No saves; few views
- Posts come without a save count, and search results and an account's posts without a view count.
Questions about the Threads API
Short answers. The details are on each endpoint's page.
How is the Threads API priced?
Per call, no subscription. All 4 endpoints cost $0.0020 a call. You are charged when data comes back; a failed call costs nothing.
Do I need a Threads account or a cookie?
No. One DataXAPI key is all you hold: no Threads login, no cookie, no device to keep alive. The endpoints return publicly visible data only.
Is the data live?
A call fetches from Threads at that moment, and meta.fetched_at says when. A result is kept for 24 hours, so a retry with the same Idempotency-Key is not charged again.
Is an empty result charged?
A list that comes back empty is charged its price: the search was run. Reading one object that does not exist answers not_found and is free.
What happens when Threads changes something?
A call that fails is not charged, whatever the reason. An endpoint that is paused answers capability_paused, also free, and GET /v1/catalog/status says what is up right now.
Related
Call Threads with one key.
Free trial on sign-up: up to 50 calls at $0.0020. No card. No Threads login, no cookie, no subscription. A failed call is free.