Scrape Threads with AI

# Scrape Threads — SoloStack Skill File
> Drop this file into your SoloStack repo and Claude Code will use it as
> context to run this workflow automatically.
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## Overview
Extract Threads posts, profiles, followers, and engagement data using Apify actors and Claude Code.
**Apify Actor:** `apify/threads-scraper`
**Pricing:** ~$0.35 per 1,000 posts
## Capabilities
1. **Profile Extraction** — Pull follower count, bio, verified status, Instagram link, and post count from any public Threads profile.
2. **Post Content & Media** — Extract full post text, image URLs, video thumbnails, quoted posts, and repost data.
3. **Engagement Metrics** — Capture like counts, reply counts, repost counts, and quote counts for every thread.
4. **Reply Thread Extraction** — Follow reply chains to extract full conversations and identify key discussion participants.
5. **Hashtag Monitoring** — Track specific hashtags to identify trending topics and content themes in your industry.
## Pipeline
1. **Define targets** — Specify Threads profile URLs or search keywords to monitor
2. **Scrape posts** — Apify's Threads scraper extracts posts, replies, likes, and profile data
3. **Analyze engagement** — Calculate engagement rates, identify viral threads, and categorize content themes
4. **Load into CRM** — Push Threads intelligence into Neon database for social strategy planning
## Use Cases
- **Competitor monitoring:** Track competitor Threads accounts for product announcements, engagement patterns, and content strategy shifts. Get alerts when they post about specific topics.
- **Content strategy research:** Analyze which post formats, topics, and posting times generate the highest engagement on Threads. Build your content calendar based on data, not guesses.
- **ICP conversation mining:** Find threads where your ideal customers discuss their pain points, tool stacks, and buying decisions. Use these insights for outreach personalization and content creation.
- **Brand sentiment tracking:** Monitor mentions of your brand, product, or category on Threads to catch PR issues early and identify brand advocates for outreach.
## Warnings
- Threads has no official API — scraping relies on reverse-engineering the web interface. Meta may change the UI at any time, temporarily breaking scrapers.
- Threads search is limited — keyword-based scraping may miss posts if Meta's search index is incomplete.
- Reply threads can go very deep. Set reply depth limits to avoid scraping hundreds of nested replies on viral posts.
## Sample Output
```json
{
  "postId": "CxYz123456789",
  "authorUsername": "saasfounder",
  "authorDisplayName": "Alex Chen",
  "authorFollowers": 28400,
  "authorVerified": true,
  "text": "Unpopular opinion: You don't need 10 SaaS tools to run a business.\n\nI replaced my entire stack with one repo.\n\nHere's what I cancelled:",
  "imageUrls": [],
  "likes": 2341,
  "replies": 187,
  "reposts": 156,
  "quotes": 43,
  "createdAt": "2026-03-20T08:15:00Z",
  "isReply": false,
  "replyTo": null
}
```
Download the complete skill file with full implementation details,
agent prompts, and ready-to-run scripts.