# Threads Profile Search Scraper (`easyapi/threads-profile-search-scraper`) Actor

Discover public Threads accounts by keyword. Get handles, bios, follower counts, and profile URLs for creator and brand research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/threads-profile-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Threads Profile Search Scraper

Discover public Meta Threads accounts by keyword. Export handles, bios, follower counts, verification status, and profile URLs for creator research, local business discovery, and lead building.

### ✨ Key Features

- 🔎 Find public Threads profiles by keyword or phrase
- 📍 Tip: include a place name (e.g. `Taipei restaurant`) for local account discovery
- 👤 Handle, display name, bio, and follower count
- ✅ Verified status when available
- 🔗 Profile and avatar URLs
- 📋 Structured JSON output, streamed while the run is in progress

### 💪 Why Choose This Actor?

- **Focused**: Profile discovery mode only
- **Simple**: Keywords in, profile matches out
- **Structured**: Renamed, integration-friendly field names
- **Practical**: Useful for outreach lists and account research

### 🎯 Perfect For

- 🧑‍💼 Creator and influencer discovery
- 🏪 Local business / niche account research
- 📢 Brand and competitor account mapping
- 🤖 Enrichment pipelines and automation

### 📝 Input Requirements

- `keywords` (required): Keywords used to find public accounts (max 20)
- `maxProfilesPerKeyword` (optional): Max matches to keep per keyword (up to 10)

#### Input Example

```json
{
  "keywords": ["AI", "Taipei coffee"],
  "maxProfilesPerKeyword": 10
}
```

#### Output Example

```json
{
  "handle": "example_creator",
  "displayName": "Example Creator",
  "followers": 12500,
  "isVerified": false,
  "bio": "Building with AI...",
  "searchQuery": "AI",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.threads.com/@example_creator",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-30T11:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### 🚀 How to Use

1. Add one or more discovery keywords
2. Optionally set `maxProfilesPerKeyword` (max 10)
3. Click **Start**
4. Download results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML

### 📌 Notes

- Only public profiles are available; match quality depends on what Threads returns at run time
- Each keyword returns up to about **10** public account matches
- This actor covers **Find Profiles** mode only

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Keywords used to discover public Threads accounts, e.g. AI, photographer, or Taipei restaurant. Tip: add a place name for local discovery. Max 20.

## `maxProfilesPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of public profile matches to keep for each keyword (up to 10). Threads returns at most about 10 matches per keyword.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "AI"
  ],
  "maxProfilesPerKeyword": 10
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "AI"
    ],
    "maxProfilesPerKeyword": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/threads-profile-search-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": ["AI"],
    "maxProfilesPerKeyword": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/threads-profile-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "AI"
  ],
  "maxProfilesPerKeyword": 10
}' |
apify call easyapi/threads-profile-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=easyapi/threads-profile-search-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tld8MQZMRKMM0UIYs/builds/ImDfk2isPLwP08bUk/openapi.json