GET /v1/threads/post
Threads Post API
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.
10 credits a call · single call · failed calls free · 10 free calls to start
curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/threads/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.threads.com%2F%40zuck%2Fpost%2FDZpPDXbCeTt" \-H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
When to use it
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.
Parameters
Query parameters for GET /v1/threads/post. Send your key in the x-api-key header.
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Full URL of the Threads post, for example https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/DZpPDXbCeTt. Both threads.com and threads.net are accepted. |
| trim | No | Ask for a stripped record. This is a real shape change, not just less whitespace: a trimmed row carries only the id, text, shortcode, like count, timestamp and author, so media, reply count, share count, view count, topic tag, pinned flag and quoted post all come back null. |
Response fields
The same unified schema every platform returns, so code written for Threads works on the other eight. A field the platform did not provide is null and listed in unavailable.
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | An identifier, always a string. Never parse it as a number: several platforms use ids above 2^53. |
| url | string | null | |
| kind | string | null | The format of the post. Format words only, never a platform name. short = short-form vertical video (a reel, a TikTok, a YouTube Short). |
| content.text | string | null | |
| content.media_urls | array | null | |
| content.thumbnail_url | string | null | |
| content.duration_seconds | number | null | |
| author.id | string | null | |
| author.username | string | null | |
| author.display_name | string | null | |
| author.avatar_url | string | null | |
| author.verified | boolean | null | |
| engagement.views | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.likes | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.comments | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.shares | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.saves | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| flags.nsfw | boolean | null | |
| flags.spoiler | boolean | null | |
| flags.pinned | boolean | null | |
| flags.deleted | boolean | |
| flags.likes_hidden | boolean | null | |
| flags.comments_hidden | boolean | null | |
| flags.shares_hidden | boolean | null | |
| flags.views_hidden | boolean | null | |
| flags.saves_hidden | boolean | null | |
| published_at | string | null | ISO-8601 timestamp in UTC, ending in Z. |
| language | string | null | The content's language as the platform states it, e.g. en, pt-BR. Detected languages come later (§7.1). |
| ext | object | null | Platform-specific fields, snake_case. |
Every field, error and example is in the Threads Post API reference.
How much does the Threads Post API cost?
10 credits per successful call.
Failed calls are free
A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits.
Know the price first
Add dry_run=1 and the response quotes the call without making it. Nothing is charged.
One balance
API calls and Chrome extension exports share the same credits, on the free plan too.
Threads Post API: frequently asked questions
Send GET /v1/threads/post with the url parameter and your key in the x-api-key header. 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.
10 credits per successful call. A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits, and an answer from the shared cache costs 2. Pro's 10,000 monthly credits cover about 1,000 calls at 10 credits each. Add dry_run=1 to see the price of a call without making it.
No. There is no Threads app, OAuth flow or app review. One InsightSocial API key works for this endpoint and every other platform, and your first 10 calls priced at 100 credits or less are free.
One call returns the post in the data object of the standard response envelope. Fields the platform did not provide are listed in unavailable, so a null there means unknown, not zero.
You get an error or an empty result, and it costs 0 credits. The API reads public Threads data only, so private accounts and deleted content come back as not found rather than as partial data.
Yes. Add the hosted MCP server at https://api.insightsocial.app/mcp to your AI app and sign in. The assistant finds this endpoint by name, shows its price and calls it with your credits.