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Threads post search

Beta GET /v1/threads/search

GET /v1/threads/search

Posts matching a keyword: one page of about 15 to 20 results, no paging. start_date and end_date filter the page by post date (Threads does not apply them itself).

  • Cost: 1 credit
  • Status: Beta. Built and tested against recorded responses; the shape may still gain fields.
  • Cache: Results are kept up to 30 days; send max_age_days to reuse them for free.
  • Timeout: A request still running after about 25 seconds answers 202 with a job to poll (Batch and jobs).

Parameters#

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringyesSearch terms. Also accepted as keyword, q.
start_datestringnoOnly posts from this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Also accepted as startDate.
end_datestringnoOnly posts up to this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Also accepted as endDate.

Every request also accepts:

  • cursor: the cursor from the previous page (Pagination).
  • trim: true for a smaller response without null fields and extra.
  • raw: true to also get the platform's original object as raw.
  • max_age_days: accept a cached result up to this many days old, for 0 credits (Caching).

Example request#

Set your key in the environment first (see Authentication).

curl
curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/threads/search" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=basketball"
Python
import os
import requests

params = {
    "query": "basketball",
}
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/threads/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},
    params=params,
)
body = res.json()

if body["ok"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])
TypeScript
const url = new URL("https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/threads/search");
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  "query": "basketball"
}).toString();
const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY! },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.ok) {
  console.log(body.data);
} else {
  console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
}
n8n
{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "SocialScrape Threads post search",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/threads/search",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "query",
              "value": "basketball"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "x-api-key",
              "value": "={{ $env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {}
}

Example response#

This is a sample from a recorded response, lists and long text are shortened. Status 200.

{
  "ok": true,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 4999,
  "cached": false,
  "cached_at": null,
  "request_id": "req_1606b873a2f08bbcddca5a85",
  "data": {
    "object": "list",
    "items": [
      {
        "object": "post",
        "platform": "threads",
        "id": "4018945814638194513",
        "url": "https://www.threads.com/@bookmakerstips/post/DfGKezVDW9R",
        "type": "image",
        "author": {
          "id": "77238389559",
          "handle": "bookmakerstips",
          "name": "Book Makers",
          "url": "https://www.threads.com/@bookmakerstips",
          "avatar_url": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/752994703_17893726308573560_3020655541855839830_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_...",
          "verified": false
        },
        "title": null,
        "text": "BOOOOOOM 💥 💥 \nBasketball done and dusted ✅️\nCongratulations ❤️ 🎉",
        "published_at": "2026-10-29T23:14:57Z",
        "duration_seconds": null,
        "language": "en",
        "hashtags": null,
        "mentions": null,
        "stats": {
          "views": null,
          "likes": 2,
          "comments": 0,
          "shares": 0,
          "saves": null,
          "dislikes": null
        },
        "media": {
          "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/879745885_17911689090573560_4594557330892881901_n.webp?_nc_cat=100&ig_cache_key=NDAxODk0NTgxNDYzODE5NDUxMw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkZFRUQueHBpZHM...",
          "video_url": null,
          "audio_url": null,
          "image_urls": [
            "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/879745885_17911689090573560_4594557330892881901_n.webp?_nc_cat=100&ig_cache_key=NDAxODk0NTgxNDYzODE5NDUxMw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkZFRUQueHBpZHM..."
          ],
          "width": 1125,
          "height": 491
        },
        "song": null,
        "location": null,
        "is_pinned": false,
        "is_sponsored": false,
        "extra": {
          "code": "DfGKezVDW9R",
          "full_id": "4018945814638194513_77238389559",
          "quotes": 0,
          "reply_control": "everyone",
          "reposts": 0
        }
      },
      {
        "object": "post",
        "platform": "threads",
        "id": "4018825113767779372",
        "url": "https://www.threads.com/@atlantadream/post/DfFvCX4jBws",
        "type": "video",
        "author": {
          "id": "63232452248",
          "handle": "atlantadream",
          "name": "Atlanta Dream",
          "url": "https://www.threads.com/@atlantadream",
          "avatar_url": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/842005499_17989100859108249_9049345542735375395_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDAwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_...",
          "verified": true
        },
        "title": null,
        "text": "A SCRIBBLE, G SCRIBBLE ✍️. THE BIG AG! ALLISHA GR🅰️Y \n\nFrom timely buckets to a stellar defensive effort, Lish came in like the beat on 24s! She is YOUR @albertapp Player of the Game ✅",
        "published_at": "2026-10-29T19:15:38Z",
        "duration_seconds": null,
        "language": "en",
        "hashtags": null,
        "mentions": [
          "albertapp"
        ],
        "stats": {
          "views": null,
          "likes": 1531,
          "comments": 30,
          "shares": 176,
          "saves": null,
          "dislikes": null
        },
        "media": {
          "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/879376656_984030317470177_849654799963576848_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ig_cache_key=NDAxODgyNTExMzc2Nzc3OTM3Mg%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI...",
          "video_url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t16/f2/m84/AQOmaKESeWr8pOkJ3c0O-kE__uVf5E8p_LHJKVMYjtYHBejzxWKEh-KI9gXBY2g9OvzIjjTXIGvQ6OsicXX8VcvVW1V7I5CYd8oQUGc.mp4?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=...",
          "audio_url": null,
          "image_urls": null,
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1350
        },
        "song": null,
        "location": null,
        "is_pinned": false,
        "is_sponsored": false,
        "extra": {
          "code": "DfFvCX4jBws",
          "full_id": "4018825113767779372_63232452248",
          "quotes": 18,
          "reply_control": "everyone",
          "reposts": 158,
          "shares_sent": 16
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "parent": null
  },
  "cursor": null,
  "has_more": false
}

Response#

A list of Post objects in data.items, with data.cursor and data.has_more.

See Data models for every field. The envelope around data is described in Responses.

Errors#

Failures are free: credits_charged is 0. Branch on error.code, never on the message.

CodeHTTPRetryMeaning
invalid_params400noA parameter is missing, unknown or has the wrong type.
not_found404noThe platform says this profile, post or item does not exist.

Every request can also fail with the account and platform errors listed on the Errors page.