Threads Post API
Scrape Threads Post data with one API call. Returns detailed information about a specific Threads post including the text content, like count, reply count, repost count, media attachments, author info, 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`. A post filed under a Threads topic tag also carries 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. 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.
Last updated August 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns one Threads post's text, like, reply and repost counts, every carousel slide or video URL, author, creation time, and topic tag at post.ext.topic_tag.
Use it when you have a post URL and want that single post rather than a whole feed. If it is a quote post, the quoted post arrives at post.ext.quoted_post.
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What can you do with the Post API?
The Post endpoint gives you structured Threads data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/threads/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.threads.net%2F%40zuck%2Fpost%2FCwABCDEFGHI"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/threads/post",
params={
'url': 'https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/CwABCDEFGHI',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/threads/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.threads.net%2F%40zuck%2Fpost%2FCwABCDEFGHI",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Full URL of the Threads post |
| trim | No | Set to true for a trimmed down version of the response |
What does the Threads Post 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": "youtube",
"endpoint": "/v1/youtube/video",
"data": {
"post": {
"id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"content": {
"text": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
"thumbnail_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg",
"duration_seconds": 214,
"media_urls": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
},
"author": {
"username": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
"display_name": "Rick Astley",
"avatar_url": null,
"verified": null
},
"engagement": {
"views": 1789065639,
"likes": 19216844,
"comments": 2443809,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"published_at": "2009-10-25T06:57:33Z",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"ext": {
"content_type": "video",
"tags": [
"rick astley",
"Never Gonna Give You Up",
"nggyu",
"never gonna give you up lyrics",
"rick rolled",
"Rick Roll",
"rick astley official",
"rickrolled",
"Fortnite song",
"Fortnite event",
"Fortnite dance",
"fortnite never gonna give you up",
"rick roll",
"rickrolling",
"rick rolling",
"never gonna give you up",
"80s music",
"rick astley new",
"animated video",
"rickroll",
"meme songs",
"never gonna give u up lyrics",
"Rick Astley 2022",
"never gonna let you down",
"animated",
"rick rolls 2022",
"never gonna give you up karaoke"
],
"categoryId": "10",
"categoryTitle": "Music",
"topicCategories": [
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music"
],
"duration": "PT3M34S",
"license": "youtube",
"madeForKids": false,
"defaultAudioLanguage": "en",
"hasPaidProductPlacement": false,
"caption": "true",
"description": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. \n\nNever: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! \nFollow this link to get your copy and listen to Rick’s ‘Never’ playlist ❤️ #RickAstleyNever\nhttps://linktr.ee/rickastleynever\n\n“Never Gonna Give You Up” was a global smash on its release in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries including Rick’s native UK and the US Billboard Hot 100. It also won the Brit Award for Best single in 1988. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the track which was the lead-off single and lead track from Rick’s debut LP “Whenever You Need Somebody”. The album was itself a UK number one and would go on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide.\n\nThe legendary video was directed by Simon West – who later went on to make Hollywood blockbusters such as Con Air, Lara Croft – Tomb Raider and The Expendables 2. The video passed the 1bn YouTube views milestone on 28 July 2021.\n\nSubscribe to the official Rick Astley YouTube channel: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/YTSubID\n\nFollow Rick Astley:\nFacebook: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/FBFollowID \nTwitter: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TwitterID \nInstagram: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/InstagramID \nWebsite: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/storeID \nTikTok: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TikTokID\n\nListen to Rick Astley:\nSpotify: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/SpotifyID \nApple Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AppleMusicID \nAmazon Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AmazonMusicID \nDeezer: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/DeezerID \n\nLyrics:\nWe’re no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I\nA full commitment’s what I’m thinking of\nYou wouldn’t get this from any other guy\n\nI just wanna tell you how I’m feeling\nGotta make you understand\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\nWe’ve known each other for so long\nYour heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it\nInside we both know what’s been going on\nWe know the game and we’re gonna play it\n\nAnd if you ask me how I’m feeling\nDon’t tell me you’re too blind to see\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\n#RickAstley #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp #WheneverYouNeedSomebody #OfficialMusicVideo",
"default_language": "en"
},
"flags": {
"deleted": false,
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.012107,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "entertainment",
"estimated_reach": 2146878767
}
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req-8Kq2ZmR4vT9xLb3P",
"cached": false
}Example captured from the YouTube API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your Threads Post response has the same fields.
How does the Threads Post 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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