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Threads post search API

Find Threads posts by search terms: text, author, time, likes, replies, reposts; can be limited by publication date. One page of results. Up to 20 items a call; $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/threads/posts/search
Also known assearch threads poststhreads keyword searchfind posts on threadsIn Chinese: Threads 帖子搜索 API
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns20 a pageeverything in one answer, no paging
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive statusChecked daily with real calls · 4 days on record

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The first 7 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:14 UTC.
FieldValue
typeimage
published_at2025-03-07 01:13 UTC
author.verifiedtrue
metrics.likes43,152
metrics.comments3,630
metrics.shares1,775
metrics.reposts3,369
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/threads/posts/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=nasa" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "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.

Size as sent: 21.6 KB in the standard view (8.0 KB compact, 22.5 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "cfa3f7e1-0b26-4d5f-a5a5-c5afc2786515",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "threads.posts.search",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:42:51.000Z",
    "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 18:42 UTC. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 628 B in the standard view (628 B compact, 628 B full).

This example as a JSON file

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.

Parameters

querytextrequired

Search terms. Example: nasa.

sincetime

Published on or after this day (filtered by UTC date; the time of day is ignored). Example: 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z.

untiltime

Published on or before this day (filtered by UTC date; the time of day is ignored). Example: 2026-10-10T00:00:00Z.

viewtext

How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.

fieldslist of text

Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.

Known limits

Returned fields

data.items is a list of post objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.

idtextcompact

ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint

urllinkcompact

Link that opens the post

typetextcompact

Content formatvideoimagetextarticle

titletextcompactThe platform has none

Title

texttextcompact

Body text

Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.

langtextstandardNot provided here

Language of the text

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published_attimecompact

When it was published

authorobjectcompact

Author

author.idtextcompact

Author's account ID

author.usernametextcompact

Author's handle

author.nametextcompact

Author's display name

author.avatar_urllinkstandard

Author's avatar

author.verifiedyes/nostandard

Whether the author is verified

author.followersintegerstandardNot provided here

Author's follower count

metricsobjectcompact

Engagement counts

metrics.likesintegercompact

Likes

metrics.commentsintegercompact

Comments

On this platform: Direct replies

metrics.sharesintegercompact

Shares

On this platform: Times it was shared (sent on)

metrics.favoritesintegercompactThe platform has none

Saves

metrics.viewsintegercompactNot provided here

Views

metrics.repostsintegercompact

Reposts

On this platform: Reposts; quotes are counted apart, in ext.quotes

imageslist of linkstandard

Image addresses

hashtagslist of textstandard

Hashtags, without the #

On this platform: The post's topic tag; a post has at most one

mentionslist of objectstandardNot provided here

Accounts mentioned in the text

mentions[].idtextstandardNot provided here

Account ID

mentions[].usernametextstandardNot provided here

Handle

mentions[].nametextstandardNot provided here

Display name

is_pinnedyes/nostandard

Whether the author pinned it

post_idtextcompactNot provided here

ID of the thread's root post when this is a reply; otherwise null

parent_idtextcompactNot provided here

ID of the item it replies to directly; otherwise null

root_idtextcompactNot provided here

ID of the first-level reply its thread hangs under

ext.quotesintegerfull

Times it was quoted

ext.media_idtextfull

The platform's own number for the post

approximatelist of objectcompact

Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact

approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

approximate[].kindtextcompact

Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound

Typical size of one item: compact 396 B, standard 1.1 KB, full 1.2 KB (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 19:14 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

titleThe platform has none
langNot provided here
author.followersNot provided here
metrics.favoritesThe platform has none
metrics.viewsNot provided here
mentionsNot provided here
mentions[].idNot provided here
mentions[].usernameNot provided here
mentions[].nameNot provided here
post_idNot provided here
parent_idNot provided here
root_idNot provided here

When you are charged

A result with data$0.0020, once per call
An empty result$0.0020
Invalid parameters, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
The most one call can cost$0.0020 (send X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)

Prices as read 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.

Errors

What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNo
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
502upstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

How much does the Threads post search API cost?

$0.0020 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0020.

When am I not charged?

Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

How many items does one call return, and how do I get the next page?

20 items a page. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.

The same thing on other platforms

Bilibili video search$0.0020Douyin video search$0.0200Kuaishou video search$0.0200LinkedIn post search$0.0020TikTok video search$0.0020Weibo realtime search$0.0020X post search$0.0020Xiaohongshu note search$0.0200YouTube video search$0.0020WeChat Channels video search$0.0200WeChat Search articles and videos$0.0200Reddit post search$0.0020Zhihu content search$0.0020Pinterest pin search$0.0020

All 4 Threads endpoints

Threads endpoints
Threads post detail$0.0020Threads post search$0.0020Threads user profile$0.0020Threads user posts$0.0020

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Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/threads/posts/search.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint threads.posts.search (Threads post search).
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dataxapi setupgives the agents on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) the DataXAPI MCP server and the base skill. The key is read from DATAXAPI_API_KEY; none is written into a file.MCP server: https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. The entry for your client is under MCP in the request examples of this page; then ask your agent to call threads.posts.search.Other clients →
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Use the DataXAPI endpoint threads.posts.search (Threads post search). Find Threads posts by search terms: text, author, time, likes, replies, reposts; can be limited by publication date. One page of results.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/threads/posts/search with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code.
Parameters:
- query (required): Search terms. Example: nasa.
- since: Published on or after this day (filtered by UTC date; the time of day is ignored). Example: 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z.
- until: Published on or before this day (filtered by UTC date; the time of day is ignored). Example: 2026-10-10T00:00:00Z.
- view: How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
- fields: Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Price: $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.
The answer is JSON: data.items holds post; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/threads/posts/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=nasa" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/threads/posts/search.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
Threads 帖子搜索 API
Endpoint ID
threads.posts.search
Endpoint
GET /v1/threads/posts/search
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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