LurkAPI is the best Threads scraper overall: 1,000 posts cost $0.06 ($0.04 on the Growth pack), a page comes back in about 1.2 s, and it pages back to an account's first post. ScrapeCreators suits keyword search by API, Social Fetch a monthly plan, Apify no-code runs, Bright Data big batches of links, and Scrapfly's open-source scraper a free start in Python.
The best Threads scrapers at a glance
| Service | Best for | What it covers | Price per 1,000 posts | Speed | Free to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LurkAPI | An account's posts over time | Profiles, an account's posts back to its first, single posts | $0.06 to $0.04 | 1.2 s a page (median) | 100 credits, then 20 a day, no card |
| ScrapeCreators | Keyword search by API | Profiles, an account's latest 20 to 30 posts, single posts, search | $1.88 to $0.99 per 1,000 requests | 3.12 s average | 100 credits |
| Social Fetch | A monthly plan | Profiles, an account's latest posts, single posts, search | $14 to $1.65 per 1,000 requests | About 3.2 s average | 100 credits, no card |
| Apify (futurizerush) | No-code runs | An account's posts, keyword search | $2.50, plus $0.02 a run on the Free plan | Not published | $5 of usage a month |
| Bright Data | Big batches of links | Profiles and posts, by link | $1.50, or $1.30 on a $499 monthly plan | Batch job | 5,000 records a month |
| Scrapfly's open-source scraper | A free start in Python | A profile and its latest posts | Free | Not published | Open source |
1. LurkAPI: the best Threads scraper overall
LurkAPI turns Threads' public pages into clean JSON: send a handle or a post link and get each post's text, media, likes, replies, reposts and quotes in one request.
- Covers: Profiles, an account's posts page by page back to its first, and single posts.
- Price: 1 credit a call: $0.93 per 1,000 calls on the Pro pack, $0.59 on Growth. That's $0.06 to $0.04 per 1,000 posts.
- Speed: 1.2 s for a page of an account's posts (median).
- Best for: Tracking what accounts post, from this week back to their first post.
Why it's #1
- Cheapest per post: 1,000 posts cost $0.06, or $0.04 on the Growth pack. The next lowest per post here is Bright Data's $1.30, and only on its $499 monthly plan.
- Fastest: a page of an account's posts in 1.2 s. ScrapeCreators, the next fastest that publishes a number, averages 3.12 s.
curl "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/threads/user/posts?handle=netflix&count=20" \-H "x-api-key: $LURK_KEY"Try it on any public account:
GET/v1/threads/user/posts
1 credit per requestRun it to see live data here.
2. ScrapeCreators: best for keyword search by API
ScrapeCreators is a per-request social media API. Its Threads paths match LurkAPI's, so moving over takes a new base URL and key.
- Covers: Profiles, an account's latest posts, single posts, keyword search and user search.
- Price: $1.88 per 1,000 requests, $0.99 on its $497 pack.
- Speed: 3.12 s on average.
- Best for: Keyword search by API.
- Limits: An account's posts stop at roughly its latest 20 to 30, with no next page. The smallest pack is $47.
- Compared with LurkAPI: LurkAPI costs $0.93 to $0.59 per 1,000 requests and keeps paging past the latest 30.
3. Social Fetch: best for a monthly plan
Social Fetch sells API credits in packs that never expire or in monthly plans.
- Covers: Profiles, an account's latest posts, single posts, keyword search and user search.
- Price: $14 per 1,000 requests on its smallest pack, $1.65 on its largest.
- Speed: About 3.2 s on average.
- Best for: Teams that budget a set amount each month.
- Limits: Its account posts endpoint has no pagination, and a monthly plan's credits reset each month.
- Compared with LurkAPI: LurkAPI costs $0.93 to $0.59 per 1,000 requests, below every Social Fetch price, and pages through the whole account.
4. Apify: best for no-code runs
Apify is a store of ready-made scrapers you run from a form or on a schedule. These prices are for futurizerush's Meta Threads Scraper.
- Covers: An account's posts, keyword search and profiles.
- Price: $2.50 per 1,000 posts on every plan, plus $0.02 a run on the Free plan.
- Speed: Not published.
- Best for: Scheduled runs with no code, keyword searches included.
- Limits: It bills per post.
- Compared with LurkAPI: The same 1,000 posts cost $0.06 to $0.04 on LurkAPI.
5. Bright Data: best for big batches of links
Bright Data's Threads Scraper API takes lists of profile and post links and collects them as a job.
- Covers: Profiles and posts, by link.
- Price: $1.50 per 1,000 records, $1.30 on its $499 monthly plan.
- Speed: Runs as a batch job.
- Best for: Up to 5,000 links in one call.
- Limits: It bills per record and takes no keywords.
- Compared with LurkAPI: 1,000 posts cost $0.06 to $0.04 on LurkAPI, answered live.
6. Scrapfly's open-source scraper: best for a free start in Python
Scrapfly publishes its Threads scraper as free, open-source Python.
- Covers: A profile, its follower count and its latest posts.
- Price: Free to run yourself; the repo's ready-made version needs a Scrapfly API key.
- Speed: Not published.
- Best for: Trying Threads data in your own code.
- Limits: About 15 posts per account in a logged-out browser, and search needs a login.
- Compared with LurkAPI: LurkAPI's 100 free credits read about 1,600 posts, older pages included, with nothing to maintain.
Which Threads scraper for which job
- An account's posts for a month or since launch: LurkAPI, because 1,000 posts cost $0.06 and the pages go back to its first post.
- Profiles in bulk (followers, bio, links, verified): LurkAPI, at $0.93 per 1,000. Apify's profile scraper charges $5.00.
- One post's text, media and counts: LurkAPI, $0.93 per 1,000 posts.
- Keyword search: Meta's Threads API, free once Meta approves your app; without the review, ScrapeCreators or Social Fetch, from $0.99 per 1,000 searches.
- Replies under a post: an Apify replies scraper, from $2.00 per 1,000.
- Scheduled runs with no code: Apify.
- One video, once: our free Threads video downloader.
Try it on the accounts you track: 100 free credits cover about 1,600 of their posts, with no card.
