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POST/v1/detail"platform": "threads"

Threads Detail API

One post by ID or link.

The Threads Detail API returns one public Threads post by ID or link: text, author, likes, comment count, views and publish time, in the same response format as every other SocialToAI call. One call costs 2 credits ($0.004 to $0.0067 depending on the pack); failed calls are free. Call it over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. Last tested 2026-10-17.

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One objectreturned per call
2026-10-17last tested
936 Bsample response, 1 item

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Request and response

curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "platform": "threads",    "id": "Dc3vb5DES3i"  }'
import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post(    "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail",    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"},    json={        "platform": "threads",        "id": "Dc3vb5DES3i",    },)print(response.json())
# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Read this Threads post: Dc3vb5DES3i# Your AI calls the detail tool with:{  "platform": "threads",  "id": "Dc3vb5DES3i"}
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{  "platform": "threads",  "status": "ok",  "items": [    {      "platform": "threads",      "id": "…",      "ref": "…",      "approx": [],      "type": "content",      "url": "https://example.com/…",      "format": "text",      "title": null,      "text": "…",      "published_at": "2026-09-04T15:46:28.000Z",      "author": {        "id": "…",        "username": "…",        "name": "…",        "verified": true,        "followers": null      },      "metrics": {        "likes": 1466,        "comments": 43,        "shares": 9,        "collects": null,        "views": 37509,        "reposts": 111      },      "images": [],      "hashtags": ["…"],      "is_pinned": false    }  ],  "unavailable": ["title", "author.followers", "metrics.collects"],  "cost_credits": 2}
@…·
likes 1,466comments 43shares 9collects nullviews 37,509reposts 111

Names and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.

Sample dataFull response

3 parameters.
1 required.

Send them as a JSON body with POST. Your key goes in the Authorization header, never in the URL.

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
platformstringRequired—Always "threads" on this page.
idstringOne of these—Post code: the last segment of the post's link
urlstringOne of these—Link to the post, written threads.com/@handle/post/code or threads.com/t/code

Where to get what you send.

id

Post code: the last segment of the post's link (e.g. Dc3vb5DES3i)

Every item these return carries its ref; send it as it is:

Or send the web link: the url field of the same items.

The fields of each item.
What Threads cannot give is marked.

FieldTypeMeaning
items[].urlstringA link that opens the item.
items[].formatstringvideo, image, text or article.
items[].titlestringalways nullThe title.
items[].textstringThe body text or caption.
items[].published_atstringWhen it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC.
items[].author.idstringThe author's account ID.
items[].author.usernamestringThe author's handle.
items[].author.namestringThe author's display name.
items[].author.verifiedbooleanWhether the author is verified.
items[].author.followersintegeralways nullThe author's follower count.
items[].metrics.likesintegerLikes.
items[].metrics.commentsintegerComments.
items[].metrics.sharesintegerShares.
items[].metrics.collectsintegeralways nullSaves.
items[].metrics.viewsintegerViews or plays.
items[].metrics.repostsintegerReposts.
items[].imagesstring[]Image addresses.
items[].hashtagsstring[]Hashtags, without the #.
items[].is_pinnedbooleanWhether the author pinned it.
nullFields Threads cannot give

Read null as “Threads did not give this”, not as zero. These are always null on this call:

  • titleThe title.
  • author.followersThe author's follower count.
  • metrics.collectsSaves.

Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format

What to expect.

One call returns one object, with no pages, for 2 credits.

1 call per second per key, 5 after a purchase; going over is not charged. Rate limits

A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. Error codes

Once connected over MCP, these questions use it.

  1. Read this Threads post: Dc3vb5DES3i
    detail {"platform":"threads","id":"Dc3vb5DES3i"}
    2 credits
  2. Search Threads for posts about "nasa", then for the first 3: read this Threads post.
    search {"platform":"threads","query":"nasa"}detail {"platform":"threads","id":"<ref>"} × 3
    8 credits

These ready-made tools call it when they run.

batch-stats
Bulk link data

One row per link with its numbers as they are now. Links that no longer work are marked

The same call on other platforms.

All platforms and prices
POST/v1/detail{ "platform": "threads", "id": "Dc3vb5DES3i" }2 creditsper call
TikTok2 creditsInstagram2 creditsX1 creditReddit2 creditsYouTube2 creditsFacebook2 creditsLinkedIn2 creditsTelegram2 creditsPinterest2 creditsXiaohongshu12 creditsDouyin2 creditsWeibo2 creditsWeChat Articles12 creditsBilibili2 creditsZhihu2 creditsKuaishou2 creditsWeChat Channels12 creditsMeta Ad Libraryno detailGoogle Ads Transparencyno detail
Change one word in the request: platform. The response keeps the same shape.

Questions.
Short answers.

Everything on Threads
Do I need a Threads account or Threads's own API access?
No. You only need a SocialToAI key. The call returns content and account information publicly visible on Threads; you never sign in to Threads or apply for anything there.

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