How to Scrape Threads User Search Results
This tutorial shows how to use Threads User Search Results API to scrape and crawl structured Threads data in real-time.
Identify relevant Threads creators and accounts with our user search API and retrieve matching profiles, follower counts, and bio data to streamline influencer vetting and outreach.
Access Threads Data in 3 Steps
Start crawling Threads user discovery data. Follow these steps to extract social media data in minutes.
Create Your Account
Go to our registration page and make an account. It's free, no credit card, and you get credits right away to play around with.
Verify Your Email Address
You'll get a verification email, click the link in it. Once that's done, you can grab your API token from the dashboard.
Make Your First API Call
Copy the code snippet below, swap in your API key, and run it. You'll get Threads data back as JSON within a few seconds.
Code Sample
Here's a JavaScript example to get you going. Swap out the token and you're good, works the same way in any language that can make HTTP requests. Start collecting user discovery data via our REST API!
JavaScript | 1 | const root = 'https://ensembledata.com/apis' |
| 2 | const endpoint = '/threads/user/search' |
| 3 | const params = { |
| 4 | "name": "orlandomagic", |
| 5 | "token": "YOUR-TOKEN-HERE" |
| 6 | } |
| 7 | |
| 8 | const queryString = new URLSearchParams(params).toString(); |
| 9 | const url = `${root}${endpoint}?${queryString}`; |
| 10 | |
| 11 | await fetch(url) |
| 12 | .then(response => response.json()) |
| 13 | .then(data => console.log(data)) |
| 14 | .catch(error => console.error(error)); |
| 15 |
Parameters
Example Response
Explore the fields returned by this endpoint. Click a row to expand nested objects and arrays, hover a value to copy it, or use "Expand all" to see everything at once.
dataarray1 item · schema from #0 1 item
nodeobject12 fields
Response Codes
Status codes this endpoint can return, so you can handle errors before they surprise you in production.
API Pricing
Fetch Threads Data at Scale
Crawl Threads user search results at scale for influencer outreach, competitor mapping, or building audience research datasets.
Profile Match
Find Threads user profiles matching any keyword you search.
Follower Counts
See follower counts returned for each matching profile.
Bio Data
Get bio text to quickly assess creator relevance at a glance.