# SocialAPI.ai, free: Threads profile API

> Resolves a public Threads profile by exact username and returns its public metrics.

SocialAPI.ai's Threads profile API on its Hobby plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 4 of the 5 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Verified, Followers.
You get up to 30,000 calls a month.
We haven't run SocialAPI.ai through [our Threads profile API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-threads-profile-api.txt) 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](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/zapi/rp399000-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 profiles: $0.022.
[ReefAPI](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/reefapi/450-quarterly/llms.txt), [lobstr.io](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly/llms.txt) and [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack/llms.txt) are the best Threads profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/free
- [Threads profile API: 8 providers compared on price and data](https://datacircle.dev/best-threads-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://social-api.ai/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.social-api.ai/v1/platforms/threads/profile-lookup`
- API key: with the plan, on https://social-api.ai/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.social-api.ai/api-reference/threads/look-up-a-public-threads-profile-beta?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing
- Sold by: SocialAPI.ai (https://social-api.ai?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-05

## In the answer

- Completeness: 80%
- Bio: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 profiles: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: Create 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 pitch: Resolves a public Threads profile by exact username and returns its public metrics.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You 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 for: 30,000 calls a month

## Rate limit

- Per day: 1,000
- Per second: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: account_id, username
- Method: GET
- Path: /platforms/threads/profile-lookup

## About the plan

- Plan: Hobby
- Who can get it: anyone 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

## SocialAPI.ai's plans (8)

- [SocialAPI.ai, free](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialAPI.ai, $29 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/29-monthly/llms.txt): $0.967 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialAPI.ai, $109 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/109-monthly/llms.txt): $3.633 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialAPI.ai, $349 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/349-monthly/llms.txt): $11.633 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialAPI.ai, $278 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/278-yearly/llms.txt): $0.772 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialAPI.ai, $1,044 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/1044-yearly/llms.txt): $2.90 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialAPI.ai, $3,348 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/3348-yearly/llms.txt): $9.30 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [SocialAPI.ai, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/contact-us/llms.txt): 80% complete

## SocialAPI.ai's calls (1)

- `GET /platforms/threads/profile-lookup`: [SocialAPI.ai, free](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/free/llms.txt)

## SocialAPI.ai's APIs (1)

- [SocialAPI.ai: Threads profile API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialapi-ai/free/llms.txt)

## SocialAPI.ai: Threads profile API alternatives

- [Threads API (Meta), free](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/threads-api-meta/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [ReefAPI, $90 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/reefapi/90-yearly/llms.txt): $0.75 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [Anakin, $6,432 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/anakin/6432-yearly/llms.txt): $0.788 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [Crawlora, $499 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/crawlora/499-monthly/llms.txt): $0.798 per 1,000, 60% complete
- [lobstr.io, $960 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/lobstr-io/960-yearly/llms.txt): $0.80 per 1,000, 100% complete, live

## 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.

- https://docs.social-api.ai/api-reference/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing
- https://docs.social-api.ai/api-reference/threads/look-up-a-public-threads-profile-beta?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing
- https://docs.social-api.ai/guides/plans?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing
- https://docs.social-api.ai/guides/rate-limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing
- https://social-api.ai/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing
- https://social-api.ai/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=threads-profile-api-pricing