Overview
Threads API (Meta) covers posts, replies, user profiles, media, insights. The Automize Threads connector covers content publishing + read.
- Regions: Where Threads is available (most countries now).
- Plans: Free with Threads Business profile.
Setting up the connection
Auth type: OAuth 2.0 (Authorization Code).
- Meta Developers → Threads API access.
- OAuth scope: threads_basic, threads_content_publish.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Threads. Paste credentials.
Find your credentials at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/.
Rate limits
Per-app + per-user.
Data model
Threads primitives:
User ─── Threads (posts) ── Replies
└─ InsightsAvailable operations
8 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Create Thread Container | General | Create a container for a new thread |
| Get Insights | General | Get account-level thread insights |
| Get Profile | General | Get the authenticated user profile |
| Get Thread | General | Get a single thread by ID |
| List Replies | General | List replies to a thread |
| List Threads | General | List threads posted by the user |
| Publish Thread | General | Publish a previously created container |
| Reply to Thread | General | Reply to an existing thread |
Operations
Create Thread Container
Create a container for a new thread
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Text text | Yes | text | |
Media Type media_type | Yes | text | |
Image Url image_url | Yes | text | |
Video Url video_url | Yes | text |
Get Insights
Get account-level thread insights
No input parameters.
Tips
- Reach, views, likes, replies, reposts.
Get Profile
Get the authenticated user profile
No input parameters.
Get Thread
Get a single thread by ID
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Thread Id thread_id | Yes | text |
List Replies
List replies to a thread
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Thread Id thread_id | Yes | text |
Tips
- Per post. Threaded conversation.
List Threads
List threads posted by the user
No input parameters.
Publish Thread
Publish a previously created container
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Creation Id creation_id | Yes | text |
Reply to Thread
Reply to an existing thread
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Text text | Yes | text | |
Reply To Id reply_to_id | Yes | text | |
Media Type media_type | Yes | text |
FAQ
- Cross-post from Instagram?
- Meta auto-prompts cross-posting. API enforces same content policies.