Threads API Capability

Post lookup

Fetch public metadata and candidate links for a Threads post.

Capability ID threads.post

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 45 seconds

# Post lookup

Fetch public metadata and candidate links for a Threads post.

- Platform: [Threads](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/threads)
- Capability ID: `threads.post`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 45 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "post_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt"
  },
  "capability": "threads.post"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | `string` | No | Threads handle, with or without a leading @. Requires post_id. |
| `post_id` | `string` | No | Threads post shortcode. Requires handle. |
| `post_url` | `string` | No | Canonical public www.threads.com post URL. Do not combine with handle or post_id. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "post_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "canonical_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt",
  "description": "👀🫰🫶😍....\n\n#instagram",
  "handle": "renuka10587",
  "image_url": "https://scontent-lax3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/[redacted:token].jpg?stp=cmp1_dst-jpg_e35_s640x640_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=[redacted:token]&_nc_ohc=yA1vzBkYbYgQ7kNvwH42WSX&_nc_oc=[redacted:token]&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=k3A0UXw7uBkeRRcF1GM3HA&_nc_ss=73289&oh=[redacted:token]&oe=6A8F4C39",
  "partial": false,
  "post_id": "DbK9s5wiLRt",
  "post_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt",
  "request_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt",
  "title": "renuka (@renuka10587) on Threads",
  "visibility": "anonymous_visible"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `canonical_url` | `string` | https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt |
| `description` | `string` | 👀🫰🫶😍....  #instagram |
| `handle` | `string` | renuka10587 |
| `image_url` | `string` | https://scontent-lax3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/[redacted:token… |
| `partial` | `boolean` | false |
| `post_id` | `string` | DbK9s5wiLRt |
| `post_url` | `string` | https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt |
| `request_url` | `string` | https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt |
| `title` | `string` | renuka (@renuka10587) on Threads |
| `visibility` | `string` | anonymous_visible |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

handle string optional

Threads handle, with or without a leading @. Requires post_id.

post_id string optional

Threads post shortcode. Requires handle.

post_url string optional

Canonical public www.threads.com post URL. Do not combine with handle or post_id.

Example https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`canonical_url`	`string`	https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt
`description`	`string`	👀🫰🫶😍.... #instagram
`handle`	`string`	renuka10587
`image_url`	`string`	https://scontent-lax3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/[redacted:token…
`partial`	`boolean`	false
`post_id`	`string`	DbK9s5wiLRt
`post_url`	`string`	https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt
`request_url`	`string`	https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt
`title`	`string`	renuka (@renuka10587) on Threads
`visibility`	`string`	anonymous_visible

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "post_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt" }, "capability": "threads.post" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "post_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt" }, "capability": "threads.post" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "canonical_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt", "description": "👀🫰🫶😍....\n\n#instagram", "handle": "renuka10587", "image_url": "https://scontent-lax3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/[redacted:token].jpg?stp=cmp1_dst-jpg_e35_s640x640_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=[redacted:token]&_nc_ohc=yA1vzBkYbYgQ7kNvwH42WSX&_nc_oc=[redacted:token]&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=k3A0UXw7uBkeRRcF1GM3HA&_nc_ss=73289&oh=[redacted:token]&oe=6A8F4C39", "partial": false, "post_id": "DbK9s5wiLRt", "post_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt", "request_url": "https://www.threads.com/@renuka10587/post/DbK9s5wiLRt", "title": "renuka (@renuka10587) on Threads", "visibility": "anonymous_visible" }