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SocialAPI.ai pricing: Threads profile API

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80% complete: 4 of the 5 key fields we checkSee the 5 fields

$0.00per 1,000 profilesWe haven't run SocialAPI.ai through our Threads profile API benchmark yet.This plan is free. We rank 146 plans for Threads profile APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.998 per 1,000 profiles or less.Zapi's Rp399,000 monthly plan is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 profiles: $0.022.ReefAPI, lobstr.io and ScrapeCreators are the best Threads profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.
Plan: Hobby one of SocialAPI.ai's 8 plans
Call: GET /platforms/threads/profile-lookup SocialAPI.ai's only call
API: Threads profile API SocialAPI.ai's only API

About this item

  • Freshness. We don't know how fresh this plan's data is.
  • 4 of the 5 key fields we check. Bio, Photo, Verified, Followers.
  • Nothing to pay. You get up to 30,000 calls a month.
  • One call. You send account_id and username to GET /platforms/threads/profile-lookup. The call returns the account's profile.
  • Who can get it: anyone 18 or older with the legal capacity to enter binding agreements. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

SocialAPI.ai: Threads profile API alternatives

SocialAPI.ai alternatives: every Threads profile API provider ranked

The table starts with SocialAPI.ai's cheapest paid plan. Next come plans from other providers with the price per 1,000 profiles closest to SocialAPI.ai's. We also show the Threads API (Meta) plan. Its price is farther from the price of SocialAPI.ai's cheapest paid plan.

SocialAPI.ai, $278 yearlyThreads API (Meta), freeReefAPI, $90 yearlyAnakin, $6,432 yearlyCrawlora, $499 monthlylobstr.io, $960 yearly
$ per 1,000 profiles$0.772$0.00$0.75$0.788$0.798$0.80
Completeness80%80%100%80%60%100%
Billingyearlyfreeyearlyyearlymonthlyyearly
Pay$278$0$90$6,432$499$960
Enough for30,000 calls a monthnot published10,000 calls a month680,000 calls a month625,000 calls a month100,000 results a month
Freshnessunknownunknownliveunknownunknownlive
Who can get itanyone 18 or older with the legal capacity to enter binding agreementsanyone with a Meta app on the Threads use case and a Threads user access token holding the threads_basic and threads_profile_discovery permissions, with standard access only @meta, @threads, @instagram and @facebook can be looked upanyoneanyone 18 or older, for professional, commercial or business useanyoneprofessionals, not consumers

Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-05.

  1. docs.social-api.ai/api-reference/openapi.json
  2. docs.social-api.ai/api-reference/threads/look-up-a-public-threads-profile-beta
  3. docs.social-api.ai/guides/plans
  4. docs.social-api.ai/guides/rate-limits
  5. social-api.ai/pricing
  6. social-api.ai/terms

Product details

The key fields this plan's answer can hold, then each filled column in its row on the sheet.

  • Bio
  • Photo
  • Links, not in the answer
  • Verified
  • Followers
Price
$ per 1,000 profiles$0.00
Percall
Billingfree
Charges
Also pays forCreate or schedule a post · Reply to a comment · Reply to a review · Reply to a mention · Send a message in a conversation · Send a template message · from the same budget: 164 other calls
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchResolves a public Threads profile by exact username and returns its public metrics.
Data
Keep datano limit
Use dataYou must: Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, Comply with the terms of service and policies of each connected Platform, Obtain all necessary consents and authorizations from your end-users before processing their data through our Service, Use API Data in accordance with applicable data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), Implement reasonable security measures to protect your API keys [...] You may NOT use the Service to: Violate laws or regulations: Including data protection, anti-spam, consumer protection, and intellectual property laws, Spam or harass: Send unsolicited bulk messages, automated spam replies, or harassing content through the API, Scrape or circumvent: Use the API to scrape platform data beyond what the API provides, or to circumvent platform rate limits or restrictions, Fake engagement: Create fake reviews, fake comments, fake likes, or any form of artificial engagement, Impersonation: Impersonate other users, brands, or entities through the API, Resell raw API access: Resell or redistribute the API as a standalone service without adding substantial value, Malicious activity: Use the API for phishing, malware distribution, credential harvesting, or any harmful purpose, Circumvent billing: Create multiple accounts, use technical means to avoid usage tracking, or otherwise circumvent our billing system, Excessive load: Intentionally overload our infrastructure or interfere with service availability for other users, Violate platform policies: Use the API in ways that violate Instagram, Facebook, Google, TikTok, YouTube, X/Twitter, or LinkedIn's terms of service [...] LinkedIn data. Data you receive through SocialAPI from LinkedIn APIs, including member profile and activity data such as commenter names, headlines and pictures, may only be used to manage the LinkedIn Page or profile it was obtained for. You may not use it for lead generation, CRM or marketing automation sync, ad targeting, audience building, account-based marketing, mass messaging or any other advertising or sales purpose, and you may not share it with third parties or across your own customers. [...] The Free Tier is intended for evaluation and development purposes. Commercial use at scale should upgrade to a Paid Plan.
Plan
Pay$0
Enough for30,000 calls a month
Rate limit
Per day1,000
Per second1
Batch1
Speed
Answerin the call
The call
You sendaccount_id, username
MethodGET
Path/platforms/threads/profile-lookup
About the plan
PlanHobby
Who can get itanyone 18 or older with the legal capacity to enter binding agreements
The 10 fields the plan's answer can hold

username, name, profile picture, bio, followers, verified, likes count, quotes count, reposts count, views count

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