Threads Search users API
Search Threads users by name or username and get normalized profile records: username, full name, verification, and picture.
$1.20/1k req, pay per request, no subscription.
{"id": "6621340987","username": "shamscharania","fullName": "Shams Charania","isVerified": true,"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/shamscharania_profile.jpg"}
Pricing and providers
Threads Search users API pricing: one API, 2 interchangeable providers
The cheapest provider serves first. If it fails, the next one takes over in the same call.
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Get Threads search users in one request
This sample shows 8 of 9 fields. See every field
{
"found": true,
"data": {
"users": [
{
"id": "6621340987",
"username": "shamscharania",
"fullName": "Shams Charania",
"isVerified": true,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/shamscharania_profile.jpg"
},
{
"id": "6621341122",
"username": "shamskay",
"fullName": "Shamsul Kay",
"isVerified": false,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/shamskay_profile.jpg"
},
{
"id": "6621341340",
"username": "shams_hoops",
"fullName": "Shams Hoops Daily",
"isVerified": false,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/shamshoops_profile.jpg"
}
]
}
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Every field you send and every field you get back, each with a real example.
Last verified 2026-10-31 · uptime and latency measured over 30d
Request body
JSON, posted to this endpoint.
- querystring
shams
The name or username to search Threads users for.
Response
JSON, one example value per field.
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- fullNamestring
Shams Charania
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- idstring
6621340987
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- isVerifiedboolean
true
- profilePicUrlstring
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/shamscharania_profile.jpg
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- usernamestring
shamscharania
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- foundboolean
true
- reason"not_found"
Present only when `found` is false, and says why there is no result. `not_found`: the source states the target does not exist, or returned nothing for it. A `found: false` answer is a successful call, not an error, and `costUsd` is what it actually cost.
FAQ
About the Threads Search users API
The AnyAPI Threads Search users API returns Threads search users data as normalized JSON from one POST call to /v1/run/threads.search_users. Search Threads users by name or username and get normalized profile records: username, full name, verification, and picture. AnyAPI routes each request across 2 sources and falls back automatically when one fails. It costs from $1.20 per 1,000 requests, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Over the last 30 days, 100.0% of Threads search users calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 3.9 seconds across 153 measured calls.
