Threads Profile
threads.profile
Get a public profile from its handle: name, bio, followers, following and how many threads it has posted.
At a glance
- Endpoint ID
threads.profile- Price
- 0.75 credits per call; failed calls are free
- Runs for up to
- 45 seconds
Request
Send the endpoint ID as capability and its fields as input. Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key first.
curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "capability": "threads.profile", "input": { "handle": "instagram" }}'
import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{ "capability": "threads.profile", "input": { "handle": "instagram" }}''')response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", { method: "POST", headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "capability": "threads.profile", "input": { "handle": "instagram" }}),});if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));
Input
| Field | Type | Required | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
handle |
string | yes | The profile's handle, such as instagram, with or without @. |
Response
A finished call answers with HTTP 200; the data is in results[0].data, and billing.credits_charged is what it cost. A call still running after the wait answers 202: see jobs and results.
This is results[0].data from a real run:
{ "name": "Instagram", "title": "Instagram (@instagram) • Threads, Say more", "followers": 38400000, "canonical_url": "https://www.threads.com/@instagram", "description": "38.4M Followers • 1.5K Threads • Discover what's new on Instagram 🔎✨. See the latest conversations with @instagram.", "following": 0, "threads_count": 1500}
Fields
| Field | Type | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | The account's name. | |
followers |
integer | Followers, as Threads shows them. | 38,400,000 |
following |
integer | How many accounts it follows. | 0 |
threads_count |
integer | Threads posted, as Threads shows it. | 1500 |
canonical_url |
string | The profile's address. | https://www.threads.com/@instagram |
title |
string | The page title Threads shows. | Instagram (@instagram) • Threads, Say more |
description |
string | The page description Threads shows. | 38.4M Followers • 1.5K Threads • Discover what's new on Instagr… |
If a call fails
A failed call costs nothing. The response carries an error.code you can branch on; Errors and retries lists every code and which ones to retry.
Other Threads endpoints
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