Is the Threads API free?

Threads API: Not published. Keyword Search: Not published. Profile Discovery: Not published. The InsightSocial Threads API is pay-per-call: calls start at 10 credits, your first 10 calls up to 100 credits each are free, and failed calls cost nothing.

How do I get Threads data without the official API?

Use a public-data API. InsightSocial has 6 Threads endpoints for public data, with one API key and no Threads app review. A Threads profile lookup costs 10 credits; Pro's 10,000 monthly credits cover about 1,000 of them.

Is it legal to collect public Threads data?

Collecting publicly available data is generally treated differently from accessing private data, but the answer depends on your jurisdiction, Threads's terms and what you do with personal data afterwards. The InsightSocial API reads public data only. Talk to a lawyer for anything commercial.

Does Threads have an API?

Yes. Meta's Threads API publishes and reads posts, manages replies and reads insights for users who authorize your app. Searching public posts and looking up other profiles need approved permissions.

To read public Threads data you do not own, a public-data API is the usual route. InsightSocial has 6 Threads endpoints from 10 credits a call, with one key and no app review.

Official documentation checked 2026-10-05.

The official Threads APIs

API	What it covers	Who can get it	Cost
Threads API	Publishing posts and replies, reading the user's own posts, managing replies, insights.	A Meta app; users grant permissions such as threads_basic and threads_content_publish.	Not published
Keyword Search	Public Threads posts by keyword or topic tag.	Needs the threads_keyword_search permission; without approval it searches only the user's own posts.	Not published
Profile Discovery	Public profile fields and counts for other public profiles.	Needs threads_profile_discovery; standard access looks up only four Meta accounts.	Not published

What the official API does not do

Keyword search allows at most 2,200 queries per user in a rolling 24 hours. source
Profile discovery works only on public profiles with at least 100 followers, by exact username, up to 1,000 lookups a day. source

Public Threads data without the official API

Every Threads endpoint has a published price, and failed calls cost nothing. A few of the 6:

Get a free API key All Threads API endpoints Use it from Claude or ChatGPT

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