Threads User Profile

Get the full profile for a single Threads user by username. Returns biography, follower count, verification status, profile picture (standard and high resolution), the external bio links displayed on the profile, and the topic tags shown on the profile.

Endpoint

GET /v1/threads/user

Price: $0.006 per request Free tier: 50 requests/month

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`username`	Yes	Threads username, with or without leading @ (max 100 characters)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`user`	object	Profile data object
`user.username`	string	Threads username
`user.full_name`	string	Display name
`user.user_id`	string	Threads user ID
`user.biography`	string	Profile biography text
`user.follower_count`	integer	Number of followers
`user.is_verified`	boolean	Whether the user is verified
`user.is_private`	boolean	Whether the account is private
`user.profile_pic_url`	string	URL to standard-resolution profile picture
`user.profile_pic_url_hd`	string	URL to high-resolution profile picture
`user.bio_links`	array	External bio link objects shown on the profile (`url`, `title`); empty array when the profile has no links
`user.profile_tags`	array	Topic tags shown on the profile (`name`, `display_name`); empty array when none
`user.url`	string	Link to the profile

Example Request

cURL

curl "https://apidirect.io/v1/threads/user?username=zuck" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://apidirect.io/v1/threads/user",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={"username": "zuck"}
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "user": {
    "username": "zuck",
    "full_name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
    "user_id": "63055343223",
    "biography": "Mostly superintelligence and MMA takes",
    "follower_count": 5673124,
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_private": false,
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../photo.jpg",
    "profile_pic_url_hd": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../photo_640x640.jpg",
    "bio_links": [
      {"url": "https://www.meta.com", "title": "meta.com"}
    ],
    "profile_tags": [
      {"name": "aithreads", "display_name": "AI Threads"}
    ],
    "url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck"
  }
}