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Threads Search API. Public posts matching your search.

Public posts by keyword, best match or newest. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

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Threads Search API at a glance

Returns the public Threads posts that match a keyword, by best match or newest first, as Threads shows them to a signed-out visitor. Each post has its link, text, publish time, language, topic tag, mentions, photos and videos, author, the post it quotes, its link card, and exact like, reply, repost, quote and share counts.

GET /v1/threads/search_posts

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  • 1 credit per page, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages
  • 22 typed fields null when unknown
  • 20 public posts per page, Threads' best matches (its search ranking)
  • query is all it needs, e.g. coffee

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$ npm install socialtap
query = coffee
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GET /v1/threads/search_postsTry in
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "coffee",
  sort: "newest",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/threads/search_posts?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/threads/search_postsLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs

One schema on 21 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

  • Null means unknown

    A field Threads doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.

  • What it accepts

    Keywords, matched by Threads' own search against post text, topic tags and authors.

  • Write one parser

    Threads, TikTok, Instagram and 18 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring
Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring
Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit with its t3_ prefix).
urlstring
Canonical post URL.
typestring
Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
platform_typestring
The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …).
titlestring
Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms.
textstring
Caption, description or body as plain text.
languagestring
BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it.

Live data from 33 platforms.

TikTokInstagramFacebookYouTubeRedditThreadsSpotifyAmazonApple MusicPinterestRumbleXBlueskyTwitchLinkedInTelegramTikTok ShopKwaiSnapchatSoundCloudTruth SocialKickKomiLnk.BioLinkmeLinktreePillarTikTok Ad LibraryFacebook Ad LibraryFacebook EventsFacebook MarketplaceGoogle Ads Transparency CenterLinkedIn Ad Library

What teams build with the Threads Search API.

  • Monitor mentions of a brand, product or person

  • Find the most engaging posts on a topic

  • Collect posts for social listening and research

Good to know before you build.

  • Threads serves one page of results to a signed-out visitor, so the list ends with end_reason platform_limit, or end when nothing matches.
  • sort=newest is Threads' fresh results, newest first. Threads has no Recent tab or date filter signed out, so since and until filter that one page.
  • view_count is null because Threads shows view counts only to a post's author.
  • The post's topic tag is in hashtags and in platform_specific.threads.topic_tag.
  • A matching reply comes back as a post, and platform_specific.threads.reply_to_author names the account it replies to.

1 credit per page. Failed requests are free.

Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.

Plans and packsHow this endpoint is pricedHow credits work

SourcePrice per successful pagePer 1,000 pages
Platform API api1 credit$0.75–$1.97
Public page page1 credit$0.75–$1.97
  • Cache hits are free.
  • Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
  • A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
  • Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
  • Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.

Questions about the Threads Search API.

More in the API reference.

Can I search an exact phrase?
No. Threads' signed-out search finds nothing for a quoted phrase or for a query with an @ in it, so send the words without quotes.
How much does the Threads Search API cost?
A page of up to 20 public posts costs 1 credit. Every successful page is charged, empty pages included. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.
How do I get the next page?
Repeat the same request with cursor set to page.next_cursor from the previous response, keeping the other parameters. When page.has_more is false there are no more pages. Cursors expire after 24 hours.

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