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Try the Retrieve a Threads profile API

Returns a public Threads profile by `username` (with or without a leading `@`): name, profile URL, biography, avatar URL, `followers_count` and `threads_count`. Counts are derived from the compact figures shown on the profile page. An unavailable profile returns 404.

What a live request returned

14 Oct 2026: Single record response; 7 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /threads/profile/zuck
Fields with a value in every checked item: username, name, url, biography, avatar_url, followers_count, threads_count

Sample value profiles: followers_count: 5,700,000; url: threads.com; avatar_url: scontent-waw2-1.cdninstagram.com.

Request: GET /threads/profile/{username}
Cost: 8 credits/request
Auth: apiKey
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%, median 2.55 s
Monitored request: GET /threads/profile/zuck

Retrieve a Threads profile API documentation Threads platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/threads/profile/zuck' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
username (path)	string	Yes	zuck	Threads username

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "username": "zuck",
    "name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
    "url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck",
    "biography": "Mostly superintelligence and MMA takes",
    "followers_count": 5700000,
    "threads_count": 151
  }
}

More Threads endpoints

Retrieve a public Threads post Retrieve public replies to a Threads post Retrieve public media posts from a Threads profile Retrieve public posts from a Threads profile Retrieve public items from a Threads profile's Replies tab Retrieve public posts reposted by a Threads profile Discover public topic tags on a Threads profile Search public Threads posts Search posts for a public Threads topic tag

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GETapiKey8 credits/requestthreads.profileResponseDocThreads

GET /threads/profile/{username}

Retrieve a public Threads profile

Response behavior

- Counts are converted from the compact values visible on the public profile page. - Returns 404 when the public profile is unavailable and 503 when the public metadata cannot be parsed safely.

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Path parameters

username

requiredstring

Threads username

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MCP tool

MCP URL

https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp

Tool name

threads_profile

MCP auth

Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLORA_API_KEY

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "username": "zuck",
    "name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
    "url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck",
    "biography": "Mostly superintelligence and MMA takes",
    "followers_count": 5700000,
    "threads_count": 151
  }
}

Endpoint Playground

Try the Retrieve a Threads profile API

What a live request returned

14 Oct 2026: Single record response; 7 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /threads/profile/zuck
Fields with a value in every checked item: username, name, url, biography, avatar_url, followers_count, threads_count

Sample value profiles: followers_count: 5,700,000; url: threads.com; avatar_url: scontent-waw2-1.cdninstagram.com.

Request: GET /threads/profile/{username}
Cost: 8 credits/request
Auth: apiKey
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%, median 2.55 s
Monitored request: GET /threads/profile/zuck

Retrieve a Threads profile API documentation Threads platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/threads/profile/zuck' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
username (path)	string	Yes	zuck	Threads username

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "username": "zuck",
    "name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
    "url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck",
    "biography": "Mostly superintelligence and MMA takes",
    "followers_count": 5700000,
    "threads_count": 151
  }
}

More Threads endpoints

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Endpoint

GETapiKey8 credits/requestthreads.profileResponseDocThreads

GET /threads/profile/{username}

Retrieve a public Threads profile

Response behavior

- Counts are converted from the compact values visible on the public profile page. - Returns 404 when the public profile is unavailable and 503 when the public metadata cannot be parsed safely.

API key required. Paste a full key or rotate one from the API Keys page.

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API key

API key required for live requests. Your key is only used to send requests from this Playground.

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Active Playground key: not configured

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Path parameters

username

requiredstring

Threads username

Add an API key to send a live request.

If an active API key is configured, Copy cURL includes it. Share links never include API keys.

MCP tool

MCP URL

https://mcp.crawlora.net/mcp

Tool name

threads_profile

MCP auth

Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLORA_API_KEY

View docs

Sample responseGET

Shown before your first request. Add an API key and send a request to see the live response, status, latency, and headers.

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "username": "zuck",
    "name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
    "url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck",
    "biography": "Mostly superintelligence and MMA takes",
    "followers_count": 5700000,
    "threads_count": 151
  }
}