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Threads Profile Scraper

Collect public Threads profile metadata from one or more profile handles or URLs and export structured results to your Apify Dataset and Key-Value Store.

What this actor does

• Accepts profile URLs, usernames, or @usernames
• Normalizes everything into canonical URLs: https://www.threads.com/@<username>
• Retrieves public profile data (id, username, biography, counts, profile pic URLs…)
• Outputs structured user items to the Dataset
• Does not require a Threads login or cookies

Input

Supported input formats

You can provide:

1) URLs

https://threads.com/@username
https://www.threads.com/@username

2) Usernames

"username"

3) @Usernames

"@username"

Input schema

{
"urls":[
"https://threads.com/@sample_user",
"@another_user",
"plainusername"
],
"usernames":["zuck","@meta"],
"timeoutMs":15000
}

Input fields

• At least one of: urls, url, usernames, username.

Output

Dataset items

The actor produces multiple item types:

User item (main output)

{
"type":"user",
"sourceUrl":"https://www.threads.com/@sample_user",
"id":"73816755568",
"username":"sample_user",
"full_name":"Sample Name",
"biography":"Just a demo 🙂",
"profile_pic_url":"https://instagram.cdn.example/profile.jpg",
"follower_count":123
}

Key-Value Store (SUMMARY.json)

{
"totalUrls":5,
"totalUsers":4,
"collectedAt":"2025-11-12T14:05:10.789Z"
}

Quick start (no code)

1. Open the actor → Run

2. Paste your JSON input

3. When finished:

   • Open Dataset → export JSON/CSV/XLSX
   • Check Key-Value Store → SUMMARY.json

API Usage

Start a run

curl-X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/trantus~threads-user-profile-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN"\
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{
 "urls": ["@sample_user", "anotheruser"],
 "timeoutMs": 15000
 }'

Fetch last run dataset items

$curl"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/trantus~threads-user-profile-scraper/runs/last/dataset/items?token=YOUR_TOKEN"

Node.js Example

const client =newApifyClient({
token:'<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input ={
"urls":[
"https://threads.com/@zuck",
"@zuck"
],
"timeoutMs":15000
};
(async()=>{
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run =await client.actor("FYtwWIDM3wDkTpAjF").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
 console.log('Results from dataset');
const{ items }=await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
 items.forEach((item)=>{
 console.dir(item);
});
})();

FAQ

Q: Can I use just a username instead of a URL?

A: Yes — "username" and "@username" are fully supported.

Q: Can I mix URLs and usernames?

A: Yes, the actor automatically normalizes all inputs.

Q: Do I need a Threads login?

A: No. Everything uses public data.

Q: Does this scrape posts or comments?

A: No — this actor is profile-only.

Changelog

• 1.1.0 – Added support for usernames and @usernames
• 1.0.0 – Initial release (URL-only)

Sample run (demo)

Input

{
"urls":["@sample_user","anotheruser"],
}

Sample Dataset items

[
{
"type":"user",
"sourceUrl":"https://www.threads.com/@sample_user",
"id":"73816755568",
"username":"sample_user"
}
]

Sample SUMMARY.json

{
"totalUrls":2,
"totalUsers":1,
"collectedAt":"2025-11-12T14:05:10Z"
}

Happy scraping! 🚀