# Threads Profile Scraper

> Threads Profile Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Retrieves public profile information for a Threads user by their handle

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.orthogonal.com/scrapecreators/v1/threads/profile
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/threads-profile-scraper-5745f84b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_aZtOW3vXSmOB8ZYzwfEZL

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability threads-profile-scraper-5745f84b
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the Threads profile for the handle @zuck and give me their bio, follower count, and any other public info?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically retrieve public Threads profile information for a specific user handle — especially for creator research, influencer vetting, competitive analysis, or social media monitoring workflows. Prefer this over manual lookup when processing multiple profiles or integrating profile data into an automated pipeline.

## Known failure modes

- Handle not found or account does not exist returns an error or empty result
- Private or deactivated Threads accounts may return limited or no data
- Rate limiting or platform blocks may cause failed scrapes
- Handle typos result in no profile found
- Threads platform changes may break scraping and return incomplete data

## How this service works

Threads

## Output

Returns public Threads profile data for the given handle, typically including username, display name, bio/description, follower count, following count, post count, profile picture URL, and other publicly visible account metadata.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "handle": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Threads username"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/threads-profile-scraper-5745f84b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.orthogonal.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.orthogonal.com/llms.txt)