# Threads account posts

> One page of a public account's Threads posts, with text, media and engagement.

- **Request:** `GET https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/threads/user/posts`
- **Auth:** `x-api-key` header ([get a free key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard))
- **Cost:** 1 credit per call. Validation errors, `401`/`402`/`429` rejections and `5xx` failures are free; `not_found` is charged ([how charging works](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#credits)).
- **MCP tool:** `threads_user_posts` on `https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp`
- **Freshness:** responses are cached for up to 1 minute
- **Try it live:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/threads/user-posts#try (no signup)
- **Platform:** [Threads](https://lurkapi.com/docs/threads.md) (threads.com)
- **Web page:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/threads/user-posts

## When to use this

Read the account's public posts in the feed order returned by Threads, including linked self replies. `count` counts feed groups, so the number of individual posts can be larger. Pinned posts may appear ahead of newer posts. Pass `next_cursor` back as `cursor` with the same handle to continue; null means the end. Unknown accounts return 404 `not_found` and private ones 403 `not_public`. Incomplete responses are upstream errors, never empty success pages.

## Parameters

All parameters go in the query string.

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | string | yes |  |  | Threads username, with or without @, or its threads.com / threads.net profile URL. | `zuck` |
| `cursor` | string | no |  |  | Opaque `next_cursor` from the previous response. Keep the same handle when continuing. |  |
| `count` | integer | no | `10` |  | Number of feed groups to request, from 1 to 20; default 10. A linked thread can contain multiple posts. |  |

## Example request

Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with your key, or set `LURKAPI_KEY` for the code. [Get a free key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard).

curl:

```bash
curl "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/threads/user/posts?handle=zuck" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

JavaScript:

```js
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  handle: "zuck",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/threads/user/posts?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.LURKAPI_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!data.success) throw new Error(`${data.code}: ${data.error}`);
console.log(data.posts);
```

Python:

```python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/threads/user/posts",
    params={
        "handle": "zuck",
    },
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["LURKAPI_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
data = res.json()
if not data["success"]:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{data['code']}: {data['error']}")
print(data["posts"])
```

## Example response

A real response from this endpoint, captured from the live API and trimmed to a couple of items. Strings over 96 characters (mostly signed media URLs) are cut short and end in `…`.

200 OK (application/json):

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "3996155940894885511",
      "code": "Dd1MqfcG0aH",
      "url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/Dd1MqfcG0aH",
      "text": "We believe superintelligence will create significant new opportunities f…",
      "created_at": "2026-09-28T12:35:32.000Z",
      "like_count": 2525,
      "reply_count": 2393,
      "repost_count": 155,
      "quote_count": 148,
      "author": {
        "id": "63055343223",
        "username": "zuck",
        "name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
        "is_verified": true,
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/825322135_179893…"
      },
      "media": [],
      "is_reply": false,
      "is_pinned": false
    },
    {
      "id": "3996155941205275653",
      "code": "Dd1Mqfum3QF",
      "url": "https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/Dd1Mqfum3QF",
      "text": "Meta Enterprise Platform will use our strengths that few other companies…",
      "created_at": "2026-09-28T12:35:32.000Z",
      "like_count": 628,
      "reply_count": 57,
      "repost_count": 15,
      "quote_count": 1,
      "author": {
        "id": "63055343223",
        "username": "zuck",
        "name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
        "is_verified": true,
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/825322135_179893…"
      },
      "media": [],
      "is_reply": true,
      "is_pinned": false
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "AQHTDqxWB6zj4m3ifjfhSzUWaAKIEawVXR3MOFSYxxAzMitQ4z6sq0p2X_X-r607YZQLFZ3yIBSykpsL3FJDJKY-_w",
  "has_more": true
}
```

## Response fields

Every field of a successful response. `[]` marks a list: `a[].b` is the `b` of each item in `a`. **nullable** fields can be `null`; **optional** fields can be missing.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | `true` | Always true here; errors have `success: false`. |
| `credits_remaining` | `number` | Your balance after this call. On anonymous playground calls: free tries left today. |
| `credits_charged` | `number` | Credits this call cost; 0 on free endpoints. On anonymous playground calls: tries used (1). |
| `posts` | `object[]` | Public posts in feed order, including linked self replies; post ids are unique within this page. |
| `posts[].id` | `string` | Numeric Threads post id, returned as a string. |
| `posts[].code` | `string` | Post shortcode used in its public URL. |
| `posts[].url` | `string` | Canonical public post URL on threads.com. |
| `posts[].text` | `string` | Post text; empty for posts that contain only media. |
| `posts[].created_at` | `string`, nullable | Publication time in ISO 8601; null when unknown. |
| `posts[].like_count` | `number`, nullable | Likes when fetched; null when Threads omits the count. |
| `posts[].reply_count` | `number`, nullable | Direct replies when fetched; null when unknown. |
| `posts[].repost_count` | `number`, nullable | Reposts when fetched; null when unknown. |
| `posts[].quote_count` | `number`, nullable | Quote posts when fetched; null when unknown. |
| `posts[].author` | `object`, nullable | Public author metadata; null when no usable author identity is included. |
| `posts[].author.id` | `string` | Numeric Threads account id, returned as a string. |
| `posts[].author.username` | `string` | Account username without @. |
| `posts[].author.name` | `string`, nullable | Display name; null when the public post omits it. |
| `posts[].author.is_verified` | `boolean`, nullable | Whether the author has a verified badge; null when unknown. |
| `posts[].author.profile_pic_url` | `string`, nullable | Profile picture URL; null when the public post omits it. |
| `posts[].media` | `object[]` | Attached media in source order; empty for text-only posts. |
| `posts[].media[].type` | `string` | Whether the URL is an image or a playable video file. |
| `posts[].media[].url` | `string` | Largest public image or video file URL supplied by Threads; these CDN links can expire. |
| `posts[].media[].width` | `number`, nullable | Media width in pixels; null when unknown. |
| `posts[].media[].height` | `number`, nullable | Media height in pixels; null when unknown. |
| `posts[].is_reply` | `boolean`, nullable | Whether this is a reply to another post; null when unknown. |
| `posts[].is_pinned` | `boolean`, nullable | Whether Threads marks the post as pinned; null when unknown. |
| `next_cursor` | `string`, nullable | Pass as `cursor` for the next page; null at the end. |
| `has_more` | `boolean` | Whether Threads reports another page. False when next_cursor is null. |

## Pagination

Pass a cursor from a previous response as `cursor` to load more (see [When to use this](#when-to-use)). Each call costs 1 credit.

## Caching and freshness

Responses are cached for up to 1 minute, so a repeat call within that window can return the same data. It still costs 1 credit.

## Errors

Errors return `{ success: false, error, code, docs }` with the HTTP status below. Validation errors, `401`/`402`/`429` rejections and `5xx` failures are free; `not_found` is charged ([how charging works](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#credits)). [All error codes](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#errors).

| Status | Code | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `missing_api_key` | No API key. Send it in the `x-api-key` header. |
| 401 | `invalid_api_key` | The key is unknown or was revoked. |
| 402 | `insufficient_credits` | Not enough credits for this call. Buy a pack or wait for tomorrow's top-up. |
| 403 | `not_public` | The platform confirmed this account or content isn't available to logged-out visitors. Use a publicly visible target. Charged when the platform was checked. |
| 404 | `not_found` | The endpoint, or the thing you asked for (ad, post, subreddit), doesn't exist. Charged when the platform was checked. |
| 405 | `method_not_allowed` | Endpoints take GET with query params. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Too many calls at once. Wait for the `retry-after` seconds, then retry. |
| 500 | `internal_error` | Something broke on our side. Retry; 5xx errors are free. |
| 502 | `upstream_error` | The platform didn't give a usable answer. Retry; 5xx errors are free. |
| 503 | `upstream_busy` | All our connections to the platform are busy. Retry in a few seconds; 5xx errors are free. |
| 504 | `upstream_timeout` | The platform took over 30 seconds to answer. Retry; timeouts are free. |

## Use it in Claude

Once LurkAPI is [connected to Claude](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#claude), this endpoint is the `threads_user_posts` tool. Ask in plain English, for example:

Ask Claude:

```text
Use LurkAPI's threads_user_posts with handle "zuck" and summarize what you find.
```

Claude calls `threads_user_posts` with arguments like these, and each call costs 1 credit:

Tool arguments:

```json
{
  "handle": "zuck"
}
```

Tool results skip nulls and empty lists to save tokens.

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