Threads User Search API
Find Threads users by keyword, useful for influencer discovery, competitor research, and building targeted audience lists.
Python | 1 | import requests |
| 2 | |
| 3 | root = "https://ensembledata.com/apis" |
| 4 | endpoint = "/threads/user/search" |
| 5 | params = { |
| 6 | "name": "orlandomagic", |
| 7 | "token": "YOUR-TOKEN-HERE" |
| 8 | } |
| 9 | |
| 10 | res = requests.get(root+endpoint, params=params) |
| 11 | print(res.json()) |
| 12 |
Why Developer Teams Use Our API
Find Relevant Accounts Fast
Search Threads by name or topic to surface accounts worth following or vetting.
Influencer Discovery
Build outreach shortlists by searching for creators active in a specific niche.
No Login Required
Search Threads users through a simple API call, no account session needed.
Live Search Rankings
Results reflect who's currently active and relevant on Threads for a given term.
Structured Profile Previews
Get clean, structured account previews instead of parsing search result pages yourself.
Competitor Account Mapping
Search for accounts in your niche to see who else is active in the space.
Scrape Threads Data Effortlessly
Our Threads user search API returns matching profiles, follower counts, and bio data, making it straightforward to identify and vet relevant creators.
New Platform Scouting
Identify Threads creators building an audience early, before it gets crowded.
Niche Match Ranking
Get Threads accounts ranked by relevance to your search term.
Outreach List Export
Turn Threads search results into a structured list ready for outreach.
Threads Scraping Features
Discover Threads accounts that match your influencer criteria or target audience without spending hours browsing through the platform manually.
- Search Threads profiles by keyword and get follower counts and bio data for each match.
- Identify creators building an audience early on Threads before the platform gets crowded.
- Search an exact handle to use this endpoint as a direct profile lookup as well.
- See verification status returned alongside follower count for every matching profile.
- Build and maintain an internal creator database by running repeated searches over time.
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Contact usFrequently Asked Questions
It returns Threads user profiles matching a search keyword, including follower counts and bio data.
Yes, searching relevant keywords surfaces accounts associated with that topic, which is useful for influencer discovery and vetting.
This endpoint returns matching user profiles, while Posts by Keyword returns matching posts, so use this one when you specifically need account-level results.
Yes, follower counts and bio data are included for each matching profile, helping you quickly assess relevance.
A single request returns a page of matching profiles, generally a few dozen, ranked by relevance to the search term.
Yes, verification status is returned alongside follower count and bio for each matching profile.
Yes, searching an exact username typically returns that account as the top or only result, functioning as a direct lookup as well as a broader search.
Private accounts can appear in the results list, but detailed profile data like follower count is limited to what's publicly visible for that account.
Yes, many customers run repeated searches across relevant keywords to build and maintain an internal database of creator profiles.